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  Education. Education is the only thing that will save our world from being harmed more than it has already been altered. And I don’t mean more math and calculus. Teaching people and informing the world of the irreversible damage that our planet has already endured is the only way for the world to grow in a positive direction. This harm extends not only to the Earth but also to the people that inhabit it. Because of this, the name of my organization is Human Educated Rights Organization, or HERO for short. HERO aims to revolutionize the global curriculum for adolescents in hopes of providing the next generation with a profound understanding and appreciation of all people, all backgrounds, and all regions by encouraging cross-border collaboration.  The Why Personally, I am passionate about the work of designing a new foundation for how kids view other kids who may look different, sound different, or think differently than the kids they see every day. Designing a curriculum tha...

From this quote, there was only one thing that immediately came to mind. Education. Not teaching subjects like math and history, although those subjects are important too, but I’m talking about the education of human value. It is so easy to lose sight of the fact that we are all humans despite our ethnic, financial, and political backgrounds. Modern society has created a global environment that preaches nationalism and distrust of those who are different instead of learning from those who are different. If we started teaching all children from a young age about the fundamental value in each human life then these individuals could pursue a purpose in life that aims to maximize the future value of the planet rather than choosing a purpose that maximizes their short-term profits. There has been a recent, sporadic shift to this mindset of accountability and reformation of traditional systems that have been holding certain communities back. But it is challenging to achieve change without al...

Vaccinations: Good for You or Good for the World?   For this blog post, I read the article “Five surprising moments in vaccine history” by Anna Rothschild published by the Washington Post. This Washington D.C. based author received her journalism degree from NYU and writes in science/health journalism. This article included a high-level overview of the history of vaccines with a short video series. The video series consists of three videos on the topics of vaccine skepticism, vaccine ingredients, and the safety of vaccines. Although these videos were made in 2019, the messages the author gives to the audience are still significant in 2024.  Summary This video series was motivated by the widespread controversy over giving kids vaccines, which has been around for the past 200 years. A lot of this controversy is rooted in mass distrust in large pharmaceutical institutions but continued to grow as more vaccines became necessary. This all began with Smallpox which has a high fatali...

 Bouldering   The subject of my random post goes to my most recent love, rock climbing. Bouldering, top roping, and sport climbing represent the three popular realms of rock climbing. Bouldering involves climbing short, challenging routes (called "problems") with no ropes or harnesses, typically over a crash pad to save yourself from hitting the ground. This way of climbing focuses on strong movements that rely on technique by reducing the height factor. Bouldering areas are often more accessible and lend themselves to more social settings, making it a popular choice for friend meetups and intense workouts inside a gym. The picture below is of a typical outdoor bouldering setup. Top Roping With this being said, top roping involves climbing taller rocks with the safety of a rope locked in at the top of the rock. There is the belay factor, which means that there is a person (belayer) standing on the ground who is responsible for taking in slack as the climber ascends and can ca...