El Evento Publico 10/29/14

As I attended this event and listened to the experience of Dr. Elizabeth Gerber, I was intrigued and it left an impact on me. What I was able to learn is her work with Design For America and how the people there are motivated to make an impact on their society. Aside from that, the essential idea I learned was how innovation is critical to our social and economic prosperity. Often times people tend to think about innovation as the outcome and the ideas that come about, when really what should be noted is the people who come up with these brilliant ideas. What was inspiring was her saying that innovation can come from anyone. No matter how challenging it may be, it's always possible for these individuals can bring about change into this world. But the fact of the matter is that as the future approaches, innovation and idea must come from the children of this generation. For our entire lives, as people get older, the children must take it upon themselves to bring change since they are the ones who are going to face the effects of the future. I found this inspiring and true due to the fact that I want to grow up and be someone who brings change. Growing up, I've always seen people in this world that are corrupt and only care about having power and money. While these political figures do this, they lose sight of the problem that's right in front of their eyes, which is racism, discrimination, and poverty for many people, specifically of color. These people work harder than anyone I can imagine and yet lack the opportunities to succeed and gain an education. This would also explain the amount of dropouts in certain neighborhoods as well as the violence caused by people that are in gangs. We see problems like this in other parts of the world as well, such as in Mexico, where there are people disappearing by the day and drug cartels continue to massacre people and make profit through cocaine. By listening to Dr. Gerber saying that anyone can bring about change, I realize that I had to be the one that fights for these people, who are left without a voice, because I know for a fact that no one in the near future will fight for them. As good as I feel that 2042 is the year that the minority such as Latinos and African Americans become the majority and Whites become the minority, that’s a long time to wait, and by then there would have been millions of people who never got an equal opportunity to succeed and follow their dreams, while others who don’t deserve these opportunities receive them on a silver platter.

            On a lighter note, what I was able to take out of this presentation is the fact that we can turn

any idea we have into a successful venture, whether it be for profit or anything else. What my focus would be on as I thought about these innovations would be to share off my interests to the world so they can also learn and appreciate them. Among these interests are Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Soccer, and the Latin American Culture. By coming up with an idea, having optimism, and determination, I could share off these things in unique ways so that the world can experience them and appreciate them, thus making it simpler for people to learn about these new things that have captivated me.