Jon Strak

This essay will examine environmental racism as it exists in San Francisco by looking at the causes that resulted in a lengthy battle to close what even the power company, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), long ago recognized and admitted to be an environmental hazard.

Businesses are increasingly looking to sustainable practices to help solve problems. This can result in benefits for the businesses as well as society as a whole.

Some symbols are very powerful and can be used in books to represent many things. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a book about censorship that uses fire as a symbol. In Fahrenheit 451, fire has multiple meanings and can stand for destruction, cleansing, and change.

While collaboration is a great asset, collaborators must necessarily have some common goals or understandings. Only with this foundation can the true value of the diversity of viewpoints afforded through collaboration truly be realized.

There are so many crazy ideas out thereâ€"from trading a paper clip for a house to photographing every McDonald's in the USâ€"and I am looking for one, the right one. Help set me on my quest and enjoy my adventures with me!

It is completely possibly to afford the college of your choice almost regardless of your educational background or income, but you may have to be a little creative. And don't worry, I'm not going to tell you to enter 20 scholarship contests a day.