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About Me

Location:
United States, Milan, IL
Current organization:
T. Steele Construction, Inc.
Past organizations:
US Army, Balfour Leadership Training Workshop, Sigma Chi Fraternity, Habitat For Humanity
Current role:
Exec Assistant
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Non-profit management, social media , Internet marketing, Online fundraising for nonprofits, Journalism, Creative Writing, Volunteer Management, Change & Personal Leadership development, Millennial Generation, telecommunication industry
I am:
Artist, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Designer, Event planner, Idea generator, Job-seeker, Marketer, World traveler, Writer/Editor
Languages:
English, French
Universities:
Western Illinois University
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I stumbled across a TED talk online and thought "that was pretty neat." I stumbled across another one and thought "I'm glad someone's doing this." I found the TED app and thought "gee, I sure get a good feeling every time I watch one of these."
Since Terry Moore taught me the correct way to tie my shoes I've become hooked.

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  • A comment on Conversation: Should governments consider human rights when granting preferential trading agreements to countries?

    Oct 19 2012: Absolutely. Governments should consider human rights when forming trade agreements.
    Blunt force measures of "persuading" countries to show greater respect toward human rights have proven ineffective and often counter-productive. BUT, we cannot pretend that our moral obligations end at our borders when trading when with these nations enables such abuses. However, monetary gain is a powerful persuader. If we make it economically wise to respect human rights, then change will follow and (theoretically) everyone benefits.
    Admittedly, this is a very general argument to a question which does not have a simple answer. The nature of the human rights violations and the effect of granting/withholding trade agreements with that nation must be taken into account. The point is we must stop to ask ourselves "would this agreement enable these abuses to continue?" and "would withholding this agreement likely have any effect for the better (long-term)?"

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