“Success is not a triumph but a necessity… There's no mistaking it: You are only rewarded for the risks you are prepared to take. Once out of context, actions become indefinable. Any will power or ambition that is brought to bear is arbitrary. There are no external, urgent necessities to justify choices of profession, hobbies, or partners; no force or coercion to render life evident. Everything must come from within”

The exhibit provides viewers with the unique opportunity to see conflict through the eyes of the people that it has directly affected. For students, this is a way to go beyond the books. The exhibit humanizes Arab society, Islam, and Iran in a way that is often looked over in efforts to academically “understand” each other.

it seems worth exploring what makes some billboards beautiful, what gives certain advertising value, and what in it, if anything, is worthy of praise. If it is true that advertising reflects what people want, it is also worth considering what our own desires are for.