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Essay / Analysis of Manoj Bhargava - 1307
Sixty-three-year-old Manoj Bhargava was born in 1953 in Lucknow, India. The Bhargavas were a wealthy family in Lucknow, they lived comfortably until the family moved to the United States in 1967 ("Drink Billionaire", n.d.). In the West Philadelphia city, the Bhargava family lived in poverty. As a child, Manoj Bhargava mastered mathematics. After numerous interviews and exams, Bhargava received a full scholarship to an Ivy League secondary academy, the Hill School. After graduating from the Hill School, Bharagava enrolled at Princeton University in 1972 (“Drink Billionaire,” n.d.). Bhargava dropped out of Princeton after his freshman year because he thought there was no challenge at school. BharagavaBhargava works on inventions that could improve global suffering. These innovations could provide clean water, healthcare and access to energy. Bhargava explained his inventions in a forty-two minute film called Billions in Change. Bharagava says in his film: “The title of the film does not refer to billions of dollars. This means that people working together will have a significant effect on billions of lives (Tom Walsh, 2015). » Bharagava sincerely wants to see individuals participate, play a greater role and work together to change the status of poor countries. Walsh continues to express the importance of improvements in underdeveloped countries to the entire world: “The inventions that really matter for our future are the ones that will help the poorest half of the world” (Tom Walsh, 2015). Technology has transcended time and continues to impact people's lives, but the underdeveloped world still struggles to gain access to basic technologies. The documentary showcases the inventions created by Bhargava to reduce pollution, alleviate energy poverty, advance medical technology and produce cleaner water in underdeveloped countries. Recognition does not reduce crime rates or increase food production, it creates action. Bhargava states at the beginning of the film: “If you have wealth, it is your duty to help those who have none” (Tom Wash, 2015). Before the film, he donated to a few hospitals in India; as many live below the poverty line, countless people have poor sanitation and health care facilities. Illnesses are common among people living in poverty due to the lack of resources to keep their bodies fighting off illnesses. People living in poverty face poor sanitary conditions and this is usually the reason why many of them contract diseases. Malnutrition can also be a major cause of other health problems. Many poor people still live on levels closer to $2.40 than $10 per day (Ritika Katyal, 2015). As a result, many cannot afford the healthcare or medications prescribed to them. Bhargava created a medical device called Renew ECP (for external counterpulsation). PEC promotes good blood circulation. “It’s safer than a treadmill,” he said of the ECP device, which functions as an auxiliary heart to aid blood flow. The individual lies down with cuffs around the calves, thighs, and hips, programmed to inflate and deflate between heartbeats (Tom Wash, 2015). Therefore, ECP sends blood from the legs through the body to the heart, while the heart is at rest. As the heart rests, the arteries widen, allowing the positive effects to take place..