Jackson Grelier

1. Hard Work
2. Skill
3. Opportunity
4. Luck

I think the most important thing when it comes to economical success is hard work. If someone has the work ethic, it is almost a given that they are going to be more successful than the next person. Next, I think skill is the second most important. Many people are born with natural skills at certain things, and it is much easier for them and takes less effort to be successful at something. The reason it is second is that even though they are more talented, a less talented person could work harder than the more talented person, and be much more successful. The third is opportunity. Like talent, some people are born with more, or less opportunity. It is so much easier to be successful if your surrounded by a good, successful environment. The least important factor to being successful is luck. The reason behind that is luck is not a controllable thing so it is had to know whether you are going to get lucky regarding your economic success, or not. Many people do get lucky and have economic success, but it doesn't seem very consistent.

I learned a lot about the logistics of the fashion business and the three leading companies that dominate the fashion field, including Zara, Uniqlo, and H&M. The articles really showed me how well and efficient these three fashion powerhouses get their jobs done. From the designing, to the distribution process, to the manufacturing process, these companies have innovated the way all other companies look at how they manage things. They are able to get their clothing distributed around the world, and still have a way to get new clothing lines and designs distributed out regularly. These article really opened my eyes to how innovative and productive these companies are.

Hello family,

I am writing from my new home in the United States. We arrived in New York City a couple of weeks ago and it has been such a major change from our lives in Italy. We first went in search of more italians that may be in New York, and we soon found that there was as it seemed a small part of Italy located in NY. There is a small district of NY that is completely consisted of Italians. There are even many places like grocery stores and restaurants that sell authentic italian food.

It is very comforting to be surrounded by other italians that understand what we are going through. We have such a good sense of our community and we feel very comfortable around our neighborhood. The people here in our community were extremely inviting and accepting of new people coming into their neighborhood. We have not experienced the same kind of acceptance all across the city though. It seems like there are many other races that do not really enjoy our company in the city, like the whites for example. I think they feel as if we are coming in and taking over their country, but in fact we just want to be a part of it. I want to be americanized and I feel that is a pretty common idea across all the different ethnic communities.