Why Religious Stories are Interesting and your PowerPoint is Not

Why Religious Stories are Interesting

And your PowerPoint is Not

By Sean Bellamy McNulty

Ra, the Egyptian sun-god, travels through the underworld and battles Apophis, the god of chaos, but rises again. Zeus, a god of ancient Greece, reaches manhood and with his mother’s assistance, challenges and ultimately overthrows his father, Kronus. Siddhartha Gautama, later Buddha, was the son of a king who at 29 left his kingdom, wife and son in search of the answer to human suffering. After living a humble life as a carpenter, Jesus meditates in the desert for 40 days and nights, resists the Devil’s three temptations, proclaims himself the Son of God and King of the Jews and is hammered to a cross. Muhammad, after riding Buraq to the various heavens to meet the earlier prophets and Allah and preaching the many revelations revealed is harassed, assaulted, tortured and forced into exile in Medina. There he unites the tribes and returns to conquer Mecca.

These stories and similar ones, modified and adopted by people of different races and cultures everywhere, have been retold in oral traditions for an estimated 50,000 years and written tradition for 3,000 years. Why do these religious stories persist for millennia but you lose your audience's attention in five minutes?

Stern in the Time of Trump: A Visitors Perspective

Stern in the Time of Trump: A Visitors Perspective

An MBA from Singapore to NYC

By Sean Bellamy McNulty

http://sternoppy.com/2016/12/stern-in-a-time-of-trump/

Over the course of my exchange I have watched with fascination the American election process. It is one of the greatest shows on Earth, with high stakes, continuous drama and unpredictable outcomes. In the midst of the shocking election results, I have read with much interest my fellow Stern Oppy Editor’s thought-provoking analysis. This article is to contribute an outsider's perspective to their analysis.

An MBA from Singapore to NYC

Stern Opportunity Graduate Student Newspaper

An MBA from Singapore to NYC

By Sean McNulty

http://sternoppy.com/2016/10/an-mba-from-singapore-to-nyc/

America and Singapore are long-time allies, with strong ties; Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently visiting Barack Obama at the White House. The two countries have striking similarities. Both were former British Colonies and immigrant societies, use English as a first language, operate on market-based economics, hold elections, are host to world-class universities, and are amongst the wealthiest countries in the world. Despite these many similarities, there are also notable differences, which my nine colleagues and I from the National University of Singapore MBA Program are looking forward to exploring in our fall semester at NYU.

MBA经验｜读MBA，你期待怎样的投资回报？

NUS MBA WeChat Blog

A World of Opportunities

By Sean McNulty

Link to Chinese Version

My educational journey has been somewhat unconventional. I’m originally from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and grew up in a family business, Five Star Paving & Interlocking Brick. I spent my summers working on the construction crews learning the value of hard work from my Grandpa, Uncle and Dad and with the family business to step into and other interests, I wasn’t an exceptional high school student in terms of grades.