People on the Planet

I learned today that so many people have migrated to and from countries. I liked looking at the circle map that showed how many people how come and left the country and where they went to or came from. I also learned that it is hard to tell a person's race by how they look. I took the race quiz and I only got a few right. I was assuming that people were a certain race based on the "stereotypes" we have put on them. Overall, I think the most interesting thing that I realized today was that people can be a certain race even if they don't look like it. I think the matching race quiz was a great activity to make me realize and understand this concept.

This was the circle map that showed where people were migrating to

Philanthropy

I learned today that charities provide the basic needs for a society and philanthropy is used to enhance the society. Philanthropy is used to help people become more educated. If I was a philanthropist I would donate money to curing diseases and to the development of many countries. I think that curing diseases would help the local economy and help people with the diseases get better. Overall, I learned that for a society to become better we need philanthropists all around the world.

Thinking About Success

1. Luck
2. Hard Work
3. Skill
4. Opportunity

I think luck is the number one factor because even if you have a high skill set you still have to have luck to get somewhere in life. Hard work is number two because in order to have a good skill set you have to work hard. Number three is skill because if you do not have any skills then you are not going to get anywhere in life. Opportunity is number four because I think that without luck, hard work, and skill there will be no opportunity.

Above is a picture of a four leaf clover because it represents what I think is most important, luck.

Clothing Industry (Zara and H&M)

The biggest thing I learned today was that Zara and H&M "change" their inventory out every week. Other stores including Target, Forever 21, and Topshop participate in this "fast fashion" technique too. The fast fashion industry is really nice because it allows for not everyone to have the same kinds of clothing in an specific area. But it is controversial because usually the clothing is not quality material. Therefore it is cheaper and will be easier to "ruin." This causes the buyer to only be able to wear the shirt a couple of times before having to throw it away. I also learned that there are people who predict fashion trends. One girl in particular is named, Nina Stotler, she travels the world hunting for the next big fashion trend. She goes to different fashion shows, retail stores, and conventions in hope of finding a new trend. I think this job would be difficult because there is always uncertainty about knowing whether or not the trend will actually become popular. In an article I read, she said that the hardest part of her job was traveling. I thought this would be the best part being able to go to different parts of the world and meet different types of people. But, she claims that all the traveling becomes time consuming and difficult after a while. In conclusion, I learned about trend forecasting and about a variety of stores fast fashion approach to business.

This is a picture of some companies who participate in "fast fashion."