Maggie Hanna
Bio
Just a college student trying to live my best life :)
Stories (3/0)
The Dangers of Donations
How easy is it to buy a new pair of shoes knowing that the proceeds will buy shoes for a child in a third world country? It’s the warm, fuzzy feeling of knowing each purchase makes a difference in the world. But what if that same purchase that appears to change someone’s life for the better actually does the opposite? What if that purchase ultimately destroys another country’s economy? TOMS shoes found itself in this very predicament. When Blake Mycoskie travelled to Argentina in 2006, his life changed forever. His heart was broken by the amount of children living without shoes, causing pain and disease. He immediately sprung into action, creating the “One-for-One” concept that buying one pair of shoes will give another pair to a child in need. The idea was genius and his business, which originated as “Tomorrow’s Shoes” as the idea, was to donate the pair of shoes the next day, took off in sales. Over the next few years, Mycoskie also added bags, coffee, and sunglasses to his company’s catalogue, making each item a different form of his “One-for-One” concept. Mycoskie’s ideas, business, and products were highly successful, but what was the impact on those third world countries he initially was trying to reach? The results were not as positive. Constant donations of shoes actually began to wound the struggling economies he was trying to assist, and suddenly Mycoskie’s pure intentions were not enough. While many companies and organizations strive to aid and support third world countries, those same groups often do more harm than good to the impoverished economies by taking away jobs and business opportunities.
By Maggie Hanna5 years ago in Journal
Relationships and Leading Guys On
Relationships, they're everywhere and they're unavoidable. Not just dating relationships, but all kinds. Sometimes it's easy to define a relationship between two people, but other times it's more difficult, specifically between friendships and romantic relationships. It seems to be even more difficult when you are the one in the blurry relationship because you can't ever be exactly sure of what your partner is thinking and feeling. Hell, sometimes I don't even know what I'm thinking and feeling. When someone shows interest in you, there is a series of choices to be made. You can pursue a dating relationship, a friendship, or no relationship. Initially though, it's often hard to decide which is best and which is most desirable. The question "what do you want?" may seem simple, but most often comes with complications.
By Maggie Hanna5 years ago in Humans