A Choice Poverty or Prosperity
 

“I hated poverty. Poverty is more of a choice than anything else, and I can change that (poverty). It depends upon how hard I want to work, and I decided that I would change it.”

 Dr. Ben Carson

Reflection: I think that this statement is mostly true. I think that if people work hard than the can better their lives but know that sometimes it is not easy and that sometimes people are stuck. 

        Ben Carson

·         Born in the slums of Detroit in deep poverty

·         His mother and father divorced

·         His mother came from a family of 24 children

·         His mother couldn’t red

·         His mother raised Ben and his brother, Curtis

·         Ben was the worst student in his grade school class

·         Ben becomes top student in his school

·         Ben becomes a world renowned doctor

Eastern Medicine Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: Eastern medicine doctor’s study and practice medicine developed in the East Asia (ex China) using traditional methods to treat and prevent disease

Education: Two of education at the baccalaureate level that is appropriate preparation for graduate level work from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education

Salary: $52,000

 

Reflection: I don’t think I would be a good with eastern medicine because they use lots of natural medicine and I don’t like the smell of herbs because then I start getting a head ache and other things like acupuncture is something I don’t think I will ever attempt to perform.  

Student Success Statement

“Enthusiasm makes the difference.”

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Reflection: I think that this statement is true because enthusiasm is an important thing to have. An example would be someone who likes math and someone who doesn’t. The person who likes math would not think much about the assignment but the person who doesn’t like it would view it as a chore they don’t want to do.

Archaeology

Duties and Responsibilities: Archaeology is the study of human activity in the past through the recovery and analysis of the artifacts, and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, bio facts, and cultural landscapes

Salary:  $46,013 per year

Education: Though archaeologists generally need at least a master's degree, the archaeology field offers employment opportunities for those who have bachelors, master's or doctoral degrees.

Reflection: I think that this career would be interesting and I think that I would like to be an archeologist even if it was just a museum job and not a digging in the dirt job. It would be fun and I love history so it would be really cool.   

 Student Success Statement

“I wasn’t trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what was right.”

Dean Smith

Reflection:  I think that this statement shows what people admire. Without trying he left a legacy as one of the greatest basketball coaches of all time because he did the right thing and didn’t cheat like others which set him apart from other coaches. So because he was so honest and won he was given such a good legacy.  

Archaeology

Duties and Responsibilities: Archaeology is the study of human activity in the past through the recovery and analysis of the artifacts, and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, bio facts, and cultural landscapes

Salary:  $46,013 per year

Education: Though archaeologists generally need at least a master's degree, the archaeology field offers employment opportunities for those who have bachelors, master's or doctoral degrees.

Reflection: I think that this career would be interesting and I think that I would like to be an archeologist even if it was just a museum job and not a digging in the dirt job. It would be fun and I love history so it would be really cool.   

Student Success Statement

“It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. It’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma (destiny, fortune, good luck) will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you.”

Dr. Randy Pausch

Reflection: I think that this statement is true because it’s saying that if you lead a good life that your life will be god because if you do good the rest will take care of itself.  

Student Success Statement

“Every time I’ve done something that

 doesn’t feel right, it’s ended

  up not being right. “

Marion Cuomo

Reflection: I think that this statement is true because if you do something bad I think you have at least a little bit of guilt at least. I think that an example would be steeling because if you steel you will feel guilty and that shows its wrong. 

Electrocardiograph Technician

Duties and Responsibility: An electrocardiograph technician operates equipment that records and measures heart activity. These recordings are used to assist cardiologists and other physicians in treating cardigans and vascular problems.

Salary:  $20,262 - $41,193

Education: To become one you need a high school diploma or equivalent and then you could train supervised on the job for several months or take a college class that takes longer to complete but gets the person an associate degree.  

Reflection: I think that I would be able to do this and  I think it would be a interesting career to pursue. 

Winter Break

                                      

For winter break I didn’t do much except staying at home playing video games, doing my homework, and going to the beach to build sandcastles.  While at home I would usually read a book or do homework but for Christmas we bought a new cable which was what we needed to finally get our Xbox to work and I think that I spent a little too much time playing Minecraft and not doing my homework. I also had homework over the break which wasn’t really hard and I got it done in a day but I needed to practice playing the violin because I brought it home over the break and needed lots of practice. But my favorite thing that I did was going to the beach and building sandcastles. I might have gotten in the water but over the break I was surprised at how cold the water was and didn’t get in. So I decided to build a sandcastle with my sister. I also think that a “sandcastle” brings to mind a small bucket shaped tower with a window poked in but the sandcastles we built had a base about four by four one foot high with a castle on top that was pretty cool. Whenever we left we would always see kids approaching it because we weren’t there and start jumping on it and destroying it but when we would come back there would be a small hill of sand where the castle was. But after a week it kind of got boring and we stopped building sandcastles. 

Student Success Statement

“Intelligence plus character, that is the goal of true education.”

                                  Martin Luther King Jr.

Reflection: I think that this statement is saying that an education is important but part of that education should be a character building course because it is important to.  It’s saying that you need intelligence and character not one or the other.

Dietitian

Duties and Responsibilities:  A dietitian advises people on what to eat or avoid in order to lead a healthy lifestyle or to achieve a specific health-related goal

Salary:  $55,240 a year on average

Education: Dietitians and have a bachelor’s degree in dietetics, foods and nutrition. They must then to complete some supervised training and then depending on which states they are in they will have to get a state license.  

Reflection:  I don’t think that I would want to be a dietitian. I think that it would be very uninteresting to help people make diet plans that they probably won’t follow.