The opening line is
"When a nation is impoverished, the route to relief is an endless maze with frequent sorrow and desperation. "
The opening line is a downbeat theme. I get this question a lot - "should I start an essay with an extremely discouraging or sad line?" It doesn't matter how you start the essay. But the essay should end on an inspiring note if you are covering themes of poverty, addiction or inequality.
The essay is about Zimbabwe's hyperinflation.
Again, the opening line is setting up the reader to the 2-tier system in countries where citizens like the applicant had access to the network to overcome the shortage of cash. But a mentee that the applicant trained in Math had to sell fruits on pavements to make ends meet. It is just unfortunate that two people with similar talent have two different outcomes just because one person's access to cash has a 100x impact on where they end up. The essay is a reflective narrative on the importance of FinTech, especially cryptocurrency to combat hyperinflation and risks arising from weak political systems. The essay captures the ups and downs of the country and the applicant's entrepreneurial journey, starting with his education at MIT.
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