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World We Dare to Imagine Part 3: Matthew University

Many students in university, especially older students, leave college because of many reasons. Some of these reasons include; college taking too long, inability to pass certain GE classes, financial burden, or family circumstances. In a world where we claim higher education is so important, we make it exceedingly difficult for those with real responsibilities, difficult circumstances, and little time to get their life started to get their degree and make an impact in the world. So we thought of a way to fix that. Introducing Matthew University, an accredited, non-profit university aiming to solve this problem.  Matthew University functions like a trade school: your only focus is on career-relevant skills. No GE requirement. No foreign language requirement. No four-year grind. Fifty majors. 12-24 months. Start the rest of your life. Our model is based on you, the student. We want you to succeed, and we want you to graduate as quickly as possible and begin making your impact, at a co...
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World We Dare to Imagine

 I honestly don't know anything about what my first step into changing the world could be. If I'm honest, when I think about what I wanna change, I can only think of somewhat selfish thoughts, in the sense that the way I would "better the world" is in ways that benefit me. I suppose I don't feel I'm in any position to make any large change in the world. I feel if I'm going to make any change at all, it would be in changing the lives of those close to me. I feel that's the most realistic way that I would create change. My family and I have gone through the wringer if I'm going to be honest. Without getting into it too much, things have been rough for a long time, and I went to USC for the sole purpose of changing that. That's been my goal ever since I got here. I never went to parties or did anything stupid to risk losing my chance here because this has been so important to me. All I've wanted is to put myself in a position to help my family...
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Random Post 2

 As the semester comes to a close, all I can think about is the future. Right this moment, I'm thinking of these last two classes I need to take to truly graduate. I'm thinking of where I'm going to take them, whether it be here or back home, or potentially somewhere else. I'm thinking of how I'm going to manage working and paying off loans while going to class at the same time. I'm wondering if it's truly worth it to even finish those last two classes considering the cost.  But I also think about what happens after that. I expect to spend the next year or so of my life in Bakersfield, which I've called home forever. But after that, I'm not so sure. The goal is to move up to the bigger markets and to do that, I need to leave home. And with that distance comes more questions. What happens then? Where am I going to go next? Will this really get me what I want? Is what I want, really what I want? I say it is now, but how do I know for sure that in ten y...
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AMDP Investment Proposal

    To: Clark Hansen, AMDP CEO From: Justin White, R&D Analyst at AMDP Date: March 5th 2024 Subject: SpaceX Investment Opportunity As a research and development analyst at AMDP, I would like to introduce you to a spacecraft manufacturing company called SpaceX. Here is what my proposal will cover:  Our investment standards at AMDP: Triple Bottom Line, Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Enterprise, and Carbon Footprint.  SpaceX overview: what it is, its history, its finances, how it fits with our standards, etc.  Other opinions on SpaceX. My final recommendation. AMDP Investment Standards AMDP aims to support companies that promote prosperity, people and the planet, as is our Triple Bottom Line. Our Triple Bottom Line refers to our goal that companies focus on societal and environmental goals as much as profit. Corporate Social Responsibility: a self-regulating business model that ensures a company is socially accountable to itself, its stakeholders ...
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Book 2, Post 1

 For my second book, I've decided to read Resilient by Dr. Rick Hanson. I will be honest and say I'm a bit behind as I've actually just gotten the book, but I'm going to start reading it this weekend. The reason I chose this book is, honestly, because the title stood out to me. I interpreted it as a book on how to gain mental toughness, which I feel I do a good job of staying mentally strong but can always get better. I think a lot of people can benefit from having good mental toughness. Especially now as a senior and preparing to enter the workforce, I'm well aware that things are only going to get harder before they start getting easier, and so a refresher on how to roll with those punches would be good for me.  I became even more certain of my desire to read this book upon reading the writing from a former student of the class who read the book. The student wrote how the book helped him learn how to better cope with mental stress, and as I said before, I think th...
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Random Post 1

 Something I've been worried about ever since this semester started has been the job search. I have a job ready and set up back home if I need it, which is great. However this is not what I want for the rest of my life. The job I have set up is a regular multimedia journalist job. My goal in this career is to be a sports journalist, and that's my greatest dream. That's what worries me; how long is it going to take until that dream is realized? I'm very confident in my own abilities. I know I can be a superb on-air presence, I know I'm a good interviewer, I know I can consistently find new stories to report on and I know I can be creative with my stories and give viewers something they want to see. The problem I'm most concerned about is my age. I'm worried that news directors and hiring managers at the stations I'm applying to won't trust a young kid who doesn't have much professional experience and will instead opt for older, more traditional jo...
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Book 1, Post 1

The book I decided to read as my first book for this class is American Like Me by America Ferrera. I was intrigued by Professor Hanson telling us about how America was a student in his class. This was honestly probably the main reason I decided to read this book. I also read the reviews about it and a lot of people seem to really like it, so I decided to give it a read.  On top of that, I feel I could benefit more from learning about other people's lives. I grew up in the U.S., so I don't know what it's like to have conflicting identities. I know myself only as an American. And so I'm very interested to learn about how other people live through this experience of having two "home cultures" and how they conflict with each other, and in what ways they harmonize with each other.
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