Nathan Viennet WRIT 340 blog

  Historically civilisation has thrived in very specific places, mainly near waterways. Whereas before it was rivers, now it is more the ocean that connects the world, but behind nearly 60% of the population does not live even within 100 km of the coast. How can we free them from their enclave?  AFRAIL will connect previously landlocked areas cheaply, efficiently and sustainably. It will allow for the development of these otherwise ignored areas and to enrich the local populations in a non-invasive way. It will be more of a program than a corporation in and of itself, it will serve to link the remote areas of Africa both nationally and internationally, creating new dynamics between and within countries that will have virtually limitless applications.  This program will serve as a platform for collaboration between developed nations and the countries of Africa, for their mutual benefit. Developed countries will use their knowledge and incite large corporations to implement...

  From the dawn of time, civilisation has thrived near waterways, Paris, Rome and the vast majority of the world’s most prosperous cities are built around waterways. Originally these were mainly rivers but with globalisation, direct access to the ocean is now the most important requirement. However, many of the poorest communities in the world do not have access to the ocean, the sea, or even rivers that could lead there. This leaves their regions dramatically underdeveloped.  Education is extremely important when dealing with inequalities, but if there is no opportunity for this education to be used, then it serves no purpose at all. Waterways are the cheapest mode of transportation in the world, but cannot be used by everyone. So we must turn to another technology, one that could be implemented virtually everywhere: trains. Railways are fast, cheap, ecologically friendly, can be built in most regions of the world easily, and would dynamise some of the most remote regions in ...

As opposed to most of my WRIT 340 classmates, I’m not even near my last year of college; however, much like most of my WRIT 340 classmates, in less than a month I’ll be gone from USC for good. In about 5 months I’ll be moving to Hong Kong which I'm incredibly excited for, but what I want to talk about is what is going to happen from now to then.  Everyone I’ve talked to strongly suggested doing “something” during freshmen summer, and I agree. I’ve been told : “do it for the resume”, “do it for the experience”, “it’ll help you figure things out”... And I guess I’m doing it for all these things (plus the salary).  As I’m sure you all know, getting an internship as a freshman is quite an endeavor. Generally the only way to get one without selling your soul is through your family connections. Now, I’m not a big fan of nepotism myself, but sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do. So I’m going to be working where my dad works this summer, which I’m actually really excited about. I...