social media – Ellery's Essays

What Did They Say?

I was a staff industrial engineer in a multinational consumer goods corporation and I was in a meeting with two (2) senior accountants. We were discussing why the budget for operating expenses was going up for the department I was assigned to. Whenever I replied to questions about expenses, both accountants would huddle and talkContinue reading “What Did They Say?”

It’s 2024, and 1984 is Not Far Off

George Orwell wrote about a dystopian future in his book, Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984). 1984 was Orwell’s last novel and it was published in the year 1949. Seventy-five (75) years later, in 2024, 1984 doesn’t seem far off. In the novel, an authoritarian government led by a character named Big Brother monitors its country’s people viaContinue reading “It’s 2024, and 1984 is Not Far Off”

The Importance of Education in a World of Word-of-Mouth

Many graduating high school students apply to colleges and universities. Many turn to rankings to find out what college or university would be best to apply to, given whatever interests the graduating high school students may have. US News and World Report’s Best Colleges list, for instance, relies on ranking factors that are based onContinue reading “The Importance of Education in a World of Word-of-Mouth”