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The Christian Gange Foundation for the Education of Underprivileged Kids Growing up I was blessed to live under a roof with two parents who made enough money to live in an area with great schools taught by great teachers. I give a lot of credit to the situation I was given for why I ended up going to such a prestigious university in USC. Having this upbringing has without a doubt positioned me to have a successful career with an above average starting salary and while I could not be more grateful to have been put in this position, it's impossible for me to not feel a little bit guilty about it. The reason I am guilty is because there are many kids and young adults out there who could have every bit of, if not more, intelligence than I do but were born in rough neighborhoods and forced to go to bad schools taught by bad teachers. Since they had a bad education they are starting their professional lives at a disadvantage and while I have benefitted off of that, it still do...

World We Dare to Imagine - Part 1 With there being so many issues in our world, it's virtually impossible to narrow down the one that is the most important. However, in order to make the world a better place, I believe that we must first focus on the youth and the future of our planet. It is a known fact that there are underprivileged kids all over the world that not only don't have the ability to get a proper education, but also don't even have the basic necessities to live. If I had the financial means to give back, I would be creating ways to help underprivileged kids who don't have access to a proper education get this education. Not only do I believe this will help these kids have a better future, but it will also help the world as a whole. In the U.S. we have many trade partners and many countries that we do business with. If we were to educate kids in the poverty stricken countries of Africa for example who could grow up and provide things that will benefit ...

Random Blog Post #2: College Athletes Should be Paid Duke basketball player Zion Williamson suffering an injury in a February game against North Carolina             For my 2 nd random blog post I’m going to discuss a debate that I am very passionate about and that is that I believe that college athletes deserve to be compensated. In 2017, The NCAA reported revenues of more than $1 billion. In addition to that, it has been reported that over $10 billion will be wagered on just March Madness basketball games. All of this doesn’t even include how much coaches make, which includes lucrative bonuses for their team’s success such as Michigan State’s basketball coach Tom Izzo getting a $100,000 bonus for his team making this year’s final four. The NCAA continues to claim that the players are students first and athletes second, hence the term “student-athlete.” However, you cannot argue that the top players are really ...