https://padlet.com/pricec7/spbwoomelvyp Honors Humanities en-us 2018-12-12 14:07:20 UTC 2018-12-12 14:28:44 UTC hello@padlet.com pricec7 https://padlet.com/pricec7/spbwoomelvyp/wish/313836199 Song- As cliche as it sounds, one of the greatest feelings in the world is knowing other people you love are going through the same things as you. When I first started listening to Tom Petty, I thought he was the coolest rockstar in the world. The only barrier between us was that in my eyes, he was this perfect human being who’s never experienced any hardships. That was until I heard You Don’t Know How it Feels. In the song, Tom Petty opens up to the world about his insecurities and emotions which gave me insight I had never received before. Without being too specific, we share many of the same problems and feel the same way about many of our emotions. The idea that someone else’s life could look perfect from the outside, but be a rollercoaster of emotions on the inside struck a chord in my mind. 

]]> 2018-12-12 14:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/pricec7/spbwoomelvyp/wish/313836199 pricec7 https://padlet.com/pricec7/spbwoomelvyp/wish/313836960 Aside from its amazing plot, the Shawshank Redemption is more than just a movie to me. The movie follows the main character, Andy Dufresne, as he does unheard of things in his time in prison. The overarching theme of the movie is independence and personal liberty, both themes I believe are essential to one's own morals  The movie sees him stand up to prison guards, start a library, filed taxes, taught inmates how to read and write, and the end I’ll leave out for your benefit in case you haven't seen it yet. All in all, I see a lot of myself in Andy’s desire to beat the system and, when it comes down to it, live on his own terms.

]]> 2018-12-12 14:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/pricec7/spbwoomelvyp/wish/313836960 pricec7 https://padlet.com/pricec7/spbwoomelvyp/wish/313837451 Written by former options trader Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Black Swan focuses on the extreme impact of rare and unpredictable outlier events and the human tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events after the fact. An example of this would be the 1000 fold increase in airport security after 9/11. Now this abstract idea may sound like its relevance may no extend to my life, but it has become a way of thinking for me. Last week the Miami Dolphins pulled off a last second play to beat the Patriots. Before the play started, the dolphins were listed at 500/1 odds to win. After they successfully won, the Cowboys were faced with the same exact circumstances, but were listed as 10/1. Two events completely independent of one another shouldn’t affect each others odds, however due to the black swan effect it changed people's perception of the event at hand. When I saw this, I immediately told my brother, who placed a $1000 bet against the cowboys and pulled in an easy $100. Ever since reading this book, my brain has rewired itself to look for inefficiencies in the market, whatever that market may be.]]> 2018-12-12 14:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/pricec7/spbwoomelvyp/wish/313837451 pricec7 https://padlet.com/pricec7/spbwoomelvyp/wish/313839952 2018-12-12 14:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/pricec7/spbwoomelvyp/wish/313839952