Monthly Archives: July 2013

Looking like you are helping vs. actually helping

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Zachary_Goldman

I recently finished reading Nickel and Dimed, which describes author Barbara Ehrenreich’s experience spending a year (trying to) live on income only earned through minimum wage jobs. For part of the year, she worked for a housecleaning service. During her … Continue reading →

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Airplanes and objectivity

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Zachary_Goldman

My most recent flight was at nighttime. I was sitting in a window seat a bit behind the wing. On the rear side of the wing almost at the tip was a very bright flashing light–the light you might see … Continue reading →

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A JetBlue ticket agent and City Year

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Zachary_Goldman

The Setup City Year is a national non-profit which places young adults for one year each in high needs schools to keep kids on track to graduate. City Year corps members do tutoring and mentoring and lots of other work … Continue reading →

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