“It may make a difference to all eternity whether we do right or wrong today.”

                                                               

                                                                                James freeman Clark

Reflection:

What we choose to do right now whether it’s good or bad can determine something that will happen in our future. Our decisions lead to consequences for later in our prospect. Our life’s can be changed just with one thing. We should make sure to do what is right for the benefit of us rather than choosing what is wrong.

            Architect       

Duties and responsibilities:

Design new buildings, extensions or alterations to existing buildings, or advising on the restoration and conservation of old properties. An architect must also think about a building’s style, safety and sustainability to ensure it meets the needs of its occupants as well as the requirements of state and federal regulators. Architects work with both government agencies and private clients.

Salary:

$73,090

Education:

Prospective architects must complete a professional degree program that is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board in order to become licensed in most states. High school graduates who want to become an architect may enroll in a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) program.

                                               

Reflection:

            Many people have told me that they can see me as an architect as my future career. I find it interesting to work as an architect. You’re able to help design and help a certain building grow. I am somewhat considering becoming an architect. 

     “The best way to predict your future is create it.”

                                         

                                                                                Charles Ketterer

Reflection:

What we do now is what will define our future. We can’t depend on faith and believe that our future has already been made. It is up to us whether we’ll be successful later in life or not. The decisions we make now during our present life is what will help us determine our future. 

                “Bless You”

Bless you originated thousands of years ago. It is said inversely in different languages yet all meaning the same. The phrase "God bless you" is attributed to Pope Gregory the Great, who uttered it in the sixth century during a bubonic plague epidemic (sneezing is an obvious symptom of one form of the plague). People believe various things about a sneeze. For example, some people believed that a sneeze causes the soul to escape the body through the nose. Saying "bless you" would stop the devil from claiming the person's freed soul. Others believed the opposite: that evil spirits use the sneeze as an opportunity to enter a person's body. There was also the misconception that the heart momentarily stops during a sneeze (it doesn't), and that saying "bless you" was a way of welcoming the person back to life.             

 

                Video reflection

This video is quite touching because the kid did it with his father in mind. His father had died 5 months, after his birth, in Iraq serving our country. Because he recognized someone in uniform and remembered his dad wore uniform too he felt the need to thank him for his service. The kid could’ve kept that $20 bill he found at the parking lot to buy a new video game but instead decided to give it to the lieutenant appreciating and acknowledging him for his service. The fact that afterwards the little kid asked his mom to take him to the cemetery to visit his dad is quite astonishing. He wanted to visit his dad and tell him the story of what he just did that day. Wherever his dad is now I am pretty damn sure he is very proud of his son. 

                           “Act well your part; there all honor lies.”

                                                                                Alexander Pope

                                               

Reflection:

Honor lies between what we do, precisely speaking it up to us if we receive honor or not by our actions/words. 

     Environmental health specialist

Duties and responsibilities:

 Conducts compliance investigations of food facilities, apartment houses, hotels/motels, private premises, boarding homes, theaters, stores, boats, swimming pools, spas, massage parlors, and body art facilities. Issues official notices of corrective action and abatement and makes follow-up investigations to ensure compliance. Reviews and investigates reports of food or water-borne disease complaints, and reports of food handlers with infectious diseases.

Salary:

$51,292.80 - $62,982.40

Education:

Master's degree

                                   

Reflection:

Although this career seems quite interesting, I wouldn’t like to work as an environmental health specialist.

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be                                                                                  alone than in bad company.”

                                                               

                                                                                George Washington

Reflection:

                I agree with this quote. I believe that I would rather be alone than with bad company. Why would I want someone with bad vibes, who’s pulling me down? I would rather be myself and work till I succeed, not to where the other person wants to go.  It’s better to be alone with your own thoughts rather than being with someone who isn’t helping you in anyway. Make sure to be around people who will do you good and help you out instead of being with a person who will do the absolute opposite. 

President’s Day

                                                                           Monday February 16

                                President’s day is every third Monday in February. It was originally on February 22, George Washington’s birthday but was change to every third Monday in order for workers to have more days off. Presidents’ Day is now universally seen as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present. A way to show honor and respect on president’s day is to show off the United States flag in front of your home. The day honors past presidents of the USA. In the weeks or days leading up to the holiday, schools often organize events and lessons for students about the presidents of the United States and George Washington in particular. A good way to show honor to the past presidents and the current president is by taking a moment of silence.

                  

            “Right is right only when entire.”

                                                               

                                                                                Victor hugo

Reflection:

                By choosing the right you must do the whole thing rather than just partially. Something must not be done half done and the rest left. You can always choose the right if you commit yourself to do it. For example if you go home late and you tell your mom part of the truth and part a lie then you are not doing the right thing because you are using 50% 50%. Technically speaking you’re lying yet still speaking the truth which in reality doesn’t count a lot. 

                “In life as in football, you won’t go far, unless you know where goalposts are”

                                               

                                                                Arnold H Glasgow

Reflection:

                In order to succeed you must have goals in your life. As the example Arnold used in football you won’t go anywhere or do much if you don’t have a place to score/ make a touchdown.  Our life is like football. In football you have the opposing team trying to take you down while in life there’s obstacles you have to face and defeat in order to keep on going. It won’t be easy but you’ll get to where you’re striving.  

                History of basketball

Ø  Who invented basketball?

James Naismith invented basketball

Ø  Where?

While working at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts

Ø  When?

1891

Ø  Why?/how?

Dr. Naismith had been challenged to create a new game that could be played indoors in the cold Massachusetts winters to provide an “athletic distraction” to a disruptive group of students. With a two-week deadline, Dr. Naismith decided to invent a game of skill, finesse and accuracy, rather than one that relied on pure strength

Ø  What were the circumstances at the beginning?

Using a soccer ball, two peach baskets placed 10 feet up in the air, nine players on each team and a set of 13 basic rules, Dr. Naismith invented the game of “basketball.”

Ø  What was it like at the start?

Initially, players could only advance the ball by passing it. Bouncing the ball along the floor

Ø  What types of shots were taken?

Players earned points by successfully tossing the soccer ball into the peach baskets. After each basket that was made, players had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball from the basket

Ø  How is basketball different today than when it first started?

When basketball first started dribbling didn’t exist yet, for they played basketball by only passing the ball. Another way basketball has changed is that the basket now has a hole under it (hoop) instead of having to get a ladder to get the ball out every time someone would make a basket.

Video reflection:

                I found this video being really nice. It’s showing great example of a teenage 15 year old guy being responsible overall. The thought that he was willing to give up his band money to give it to one of his dad’s victims is very poignant.  Christian’s dad has been to jail various times causing him to think whether he was going to end up like his dad. At the thought of it, he realized he didn’t and decided to apologize for his dad’s action. If Christian didn’t apologize, no one would’ve. He is a great example because he shows honesty and responsibility of his character.

                         “Only those live who do good.”

                                                               

                                                                                Count Leo Tolstoy

Reflection:

                If you choose the right you can be guaranteed with a virtuous life in front of you. Good things will come your way leading to a very prosperous life with many years to live.  If you’re always doing badly then you’re not going to be living a good life because you won’t feel upright about yourself and there will always be a sense of guilt following you around. 

Veterinarian

Duties and Responsibilities:

Veterinarians examine animals in clinics and on farms to check for signs of illness or disease and establish the overall health of animals. However, many appointments made with veterinarians are also for sick animals. Veterinarians examine, diagnose and create treatment plans for a wide range of problems, from skin diseases and feline leukemia to communicable diseases in livestock.

Salary:

 The annual salary for a research veterinarian –higher Ed. is $99,537.

Education:

To become one, you must have a DVM and have no less than 5 years of experience in that field or somewhere related.

                                               

Reflection:

                Although I really really like animals I wouldn’t want to become a vet because I wouldn’t want to be around and see them hurt. I would want to help out animals but not in such way. 

                                Western medicine doctor

Duties and responsibilities:

Western medicine encompasses all types of conventional medical treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and physical therapy. The practitioners of Western medicine are doctors, nurses, physical, occupational, and respiratory therapists. Generally, anyone visiting a doctor's office or hospital will receive allopathic treatment. The main benefit of traditional medicine is that the work of allopathic practitioners is subject to rigorous safety and effectiveness protocols. Treatments and medications pass a strict review before a patient can receive them. While some Eastern medicine treatments have been the subject of clinical trials and long-term studies, they are in the minority.

Salary:

 50,000-400,000$

Education:

A liberal education in the arts and sciences, a certificate of completion in an apprenticeship before entering the medical college is required. An MD degree that covered 3 years of study, including two 6-month lecture sessions, 3 months devoted to dissection, and a minimum of one 6-month session of hospital attendance.

                                                               

Reflection:

                Although it seems interesting to learn about the ways of medicine, I wouldn’t like to be a western medicine doctor. I wouldn’t like to be a doctor because I have hope in becoming something else when I grow up.