Angella Sun's Blogs

As snow is being shed in Vancouver at the early start of November and the temperature is beginning to lower to bitter coldness, I have been looking to invest in an ultra warm fleece in preparation for this long winter. Particularly entertained by Patagonia’s vibrant patterned designs, I would have bought a collection by now if it was not for their branded “sustainable” image as nothing but a cover for their ironic disruption to the environment. Patagonia is a well worn brand in the scope of camping and outdoor enthusiasts….read more

When browsing through the dense selection of my classmates’ blogs posts, I came across one that caught my eye with its analytical research about the adverse stance on opportunities of start-up firm’s strive for success. This critique made me challenge of the limited sector of opportunities when trying to establish a business while meeting the needed demand. Surrey Light Rail, a looked upon add-on as a mean of transportation has been widely discussed  in the possibility of their establishment. The functions of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Surrey is hoping to…read more

“Poverty is not created by poor people”(Yunus 2009). It is the system in which we built our world that places limitations and traps the entrepreneurial spirit of many less fortunate individuals. Muhannad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient as well as the founder of the Grameen Bank published a book, titled: “A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions,” Yunus compares poverty to a bonsai tree seed and its inability to grow to its full potential when it is placed…read more

To give up seats on the subway based on the narrowly defined category of ‘older and disabled riders’ has lead commuters to overlook people who may require a seat but are not fitted in said category. Thus, the absence of this simple courtesy act has become a magnifying problem present in the city of New York. Jamie Tzioumis, an active commuter, is pregnant with seven-month old twins. Her experiences of commuting while pregnant were not easy. Though she is visibly pregnant, other commuters do not see her as one who…read more

Article: CBC News EpiPen Price Furor Heats Up in the U.S. Topic: Business Ethics EpiPen, also known as Epinephrine auto-injector is an emergency drug for the treatment of people with mild to severe allergic reactions to things such as pollen, certain foods, dust, bug bites and or other medicines. When exposed to an allergenic substance, the individual may experience anaphylactic shock in which the only fast treatment would be injecting the EpiPen to relief their symptoms through the muscle tissue in the thigh. As can be inferred, EpiPens are extremely important…read more