Understanding Influences and Career Choices

The speaker, raised in New York City, discusses how the city's energy and culture shaped their worldview. They compare New York with Moscow, highlighting both cities' influence. The speaker's interest in politics and journalism stems from a desire to enact change, inspired by their father's political endeavors and a family connection to the ACLU. They emphasize the potential for change both within and outside traditional political systems.

Where did the speaker's father work when they were young?

• New York City Hall

• Kennedy Justice Department

• Washington State Senate

• Moscow Embassy

Which city does the speaker consider their default city?

• New York City

• Washington DC

• Los Angeles

• Moscow

What aspect of Moscow does the speaker find comparable to New York?

• Weather

• Energy and pace

• Cuisine

• Public transportation

What field did the speaker consider as a way to change the world?

• Medicine

• Engineering

• Law

• Journalism

What type of journalism attracted the speaker?

• Sports journalism

• Photojournalism

• Advocacy journalism

• Investigative journalism

Who did the speaker admire more than anyone in the world?

• Their mother

• Their friend

• Their father

• Their teacher

Against whom did the speaker's father run for office?

• John Lindsay

• Frank Hogan

• Both John Lindsay and Frank Hogan

• Neither John Lindsay nor Frank Hogan

What organization was founded by someone close to the speaker's family?

• UNICEF

• Red Cross

• Greenpeace

• ACLU

What did the speaker learn about change from their father's experiences?

• Change only happens through elections

• Change is impossible

• Change is always slow

• Change can occur outside the system

What turned the speaker off from electoral politics?

• Dislike for public speaking

• Belief in alternative ways of making change

• Lack of interest

• Preference for a private life