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For my second art show in Chinatown, I swapped my dad for my partner and showed him something brand new. This time around was much less intimidating, and there was cake! I was able to focus on learning about the artists, and it made the entire process much more meaningful. One show featured the work of a deceased man with schizophrenia. His friend found hundreds of pieces that he privately painted and honored his memory with this art show. My favorite show featured people who have personal experience with disabilities. Some of the artists included a deaf person, someone whose brother has PTSD, a person with Dysgraphia (a writing disorder that makes it impossible to write clearly), and an artist with Dissociative Identity Disorder. I really enjoyed seeing the high's and the low's of people's perspectives. The Coagula Curatorial was interesting because their show was called Show Me Your Hand. Every piece of art had "hand-labored elements" that turned artistic ...

As I entered my junior year, I began to feel the immense pressure of landing the internship of my dreams. I thought to myself: this is going to be the first step to making my family proud and paying off my loans. The previous summer I worked at my friend's automotive shop. I ran the front desk and tried to get my hands on as much Human Resources experience as possible to pad my weak resume. I was hungry for more. Looking back, I kick myself because if I had known about USC's career placement website, maybe I would have worked somewhere larger and landed my dream position at Disney this summer. Hearing that you just don't have enough experience is one of the most disheartening pieces of news that an ambitious young adult could hear. I was lucky enough to still earn the opportunity to do HR at a 5,000 person law firm in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles this summer. But what if they had picked someone else? This has renewed my hope of fulfilling my dreams after graduation...

As students near the end of their education, they begin to look for potential careers. And it is a well-known fact that those with prestigious internships have a much higher likelihood of landing a high paying position than those without key resume-builders. That is why I would like to create an operation that is similar to an employment agency. We would focus on placing less privileged youth with companies looking for paid interns. I want to connect employers with young talent who have the personality traits and ambitions that make them great candidates even if they lack the experience or privileges that typically would earn them such an opportunity. For example, a young adult who had to complete their Work Study on-campus at the bookstore the first few years of college could work as an accounting intern at a reputable and socially responsible organization that will compliment her accounting major. Another person who could quality is a young adult with a great personality and a p...

For this post, I'm going to write down tips and ideas-- from A to Z-- that have had a large impact on forming who I am today. A: Always brush your teeth before bed. B: Befriend the people who sit alone. C: Care for your pets like you would for your child. D: Don't care too much about what other people think. E: Eat your vegetables. F: Forget about your failures; embrace your successes. G: Go for your top choice because if you don't try you will always fail. H: Have a piece of pizza when you're craving a piece of pizza. I: If you don't do it now then you're going to have to do it later. J: "Jokes" are not always funny. K: Kick your bad habits while you're young. L: Love you who love, and don't be embarrassed. M: Make sure that your weaknesses are not fatal, but focus on improving your strengths. N: No one determines how successful you'll be except for yourself. O: One bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. P: People are ...