I feel so irritated when I am chopping carrots to put in the soup for the local Khowhemun Elementary school children. It is not so much the task of cutting vegetables that irks me but rather imagining myself as one of the children: hungry and deprived of the opportunities to develop basic math skills or anything that could aid to their becoming independent and contributing members of society. Instead, the children worry about their next meal. The fundamental problem in today’s brave new world is that we are walking towards a false image of the “American Dream,” as there really is no equal opportunity for prosperity and success, or, in my words, self-actualization. The Knowhemun Elementary children’s deprivation of their basic needs will in some way hamper their potential to learn …show more content…
Yet I will be more likely to be given the chance to attempt to positively influence the world with my chosen purpose, whilst the underprivileged are struggling on the second step of Maslow’s pyramid. Though my quixotic mentality chooses to believe in both the free competition derived from Rand’s capitalist disposition and the moral obligations that Guevara stood for, funding access to educational opportunities for all youth is an idea that transcends economic bias. It is the true “American Dream” that will promote both advancements in the humanities and sciences as well as healthy competition in all professions. In pursuit of my American Dream I aspire to study and practice finance and investing because I will be able to efficiently invest not only my money but also the money of like-minded philanthropists in charitable causes that may not necessarily yield a high monetary return for the investor, but will yield non-pecuniary benefits for society as a