Articles tagged with: opportunity
Defining Root Problems, Heroes, Social Entreprenurialism »
Throughout the world, millions of people are alone. Some are alone as a result of mistakes made in the past. Some are alone as the result of mistakes made by others. Some are alone because that is their destiny. It is a destiny of opportunity.
Cultural Differences, Economic Opportunity, Eyes of Children, The Face of America »
As she stood churning, her private parts ached in pain from the red hot chili peppers that had been forced into the unspeakable parts of her body that morning as punishment for “talking back.” On that sun-drenched afternoon in I’satta’s small village in Liberia, West Africa, the women churned cream from goats milk and talked about what life in the United States would be like. Early that morning, Okie Tall had returned to the village from a coveted trip to New York City. All in the village were in …
Earning Money in a Global World, Economic Opportunity, Global Creativity »
Miguel doesn’t have a dime in his pocket. Not twenty pesos. In Mexico, he figures, it takes at least 32 pesos a day to feed a family as big as his. Fuhrat has five hundred thousand dinars-but it doesn’t mean much since it takes nearly that amount to buy a loaf of bread in Iraq. That’s if you can find one in the local marketplace, which is most often closed due to threats of violence. Hanna has a vision, but in Bulgaria, it takes more money than she has to make it real. Or so she thinks. …
Earning Money in a Global World, Economic Opportunity, Immigration to the USA »
Throughout the world people hope to win the “Green Card Lottery.” Officially known as the “Diversity Visa Lottery Program,” the lottery offers a chance for a new life in the United States.
The lottery randomly selects 50,000 potential immigrants who come from countries that have low rates of immigration to the United States, and offers them a chance to apply for a Green Card which will allow them permanent residence in the USA, along with their spouse and unmarried children under the age of 21 . The visas are not available …
Economic Opportunity, Many Forms of Slavery, The Face of America »
We seek prosperity, better lives for ourselves and for our children. We access opportunity and measure success by the degree of escalation we have achieved from the point at which we started. Yet in pursuit of success, too many find an endless seeking that is never satisfied.
Is it a disease of America or a disease of Man- this desire for more? Or is the quest for “more” chiseled into the nature of our existence, embedded in our DNA- the road map of life? Ironically, true success and the quenching …
