Alton Nolen

Alton Nolen, at thirty years old, was an ordinary man who beheaded a female co-worker and went on a knifing spree after being fired from his job. He was eventually shot but the company CEO, who was a former cop. He was accused of trying to attack another victim after being shot. He had just converted to the Islam religion. He changed his name to Jah’Keem Yisrael, his facebook was filled with images of Osama Bin Laden and apparent beheading. This may have been the cause of his actions but there is no proof. People were stunned but he has a violent history.  

Student Success Statement

“You have brains in your head,
You have feet in your shoes;
You can steer yourself in
any direction you choose.
You’re on your own,
And you know what you know.
You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.”

-         Dr. Seuss

In this quote by Dr. Seuss one may say that everything you do is based on your ability, and what you choose to do. No one is telling you what to do nor what not to do. Your life choices and what you make of yourself is your own decision, your free to do what you want. It is just the matter of what you make of yourself

                                  Trauma Nurse

Duties and responsibilities:  

Trauma nursing involves responding quickly to a wide variety of single and multi system trauma involving different patient needs, ages, cultures, and severity of presenting symptoms. The trauma nurse must respond with decisiveness and clarity to unexpected events by assessing, intervening, and stabilizing patients about whom there is minimal information.

Salary:

$60,000 - $90,000 a year

Education:      

Must earn a bachelor’s of science in nursing (BSN), graduate from an accredited nursing program, you must take the NCLEX-RN, which is the National Council Li-censure Examination as a final step in becoming a nurse in most states.

Reflection:

                I overall would not want to be a Trauma Nurse. I would not like all the labor it goes with it. I would rather be a doctor then a nurse help out with much more important 

Student Success Statement

“Obedience is the great test of life.”

Thomas S. Monson

     In this quote by Thomas S. Monson it means that we are tested every day of our life in our obedience. We are always told to do things we have laws we must follow daily, students must obey to their teachers, and employees must obey to their boss. Obedience is used in our daily life. 

Biomedical Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Analyze and design solutions in biology and medicine with a goal of improving the quality and effectiveness of a patients care.

Salary:

                $86,960 yearly.

Education:

                Biomedical engineers typically need a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from an accredited program to enter the occupation. Alternatively, they can get a bachelor’s degree in a different field of engineering and then either get a graduate degree in biomedical engineering or get on-the-job training in biomedical engineering.

               

Reflection:

                I may consider this career since I have an interest in biology I find it very interesting, and I would also like to specialize medicine to help my family and friends.  

Student Success Statement

“Obedience is central to becoming, being, remaining happy.”

-        David Bednar

     In this quote David Bednar, one can say that the center of becoming, being and remaining happy is obedience. If you obey and follow the rules you will receive more freedom causing happiness. 

Professional Basketball Player

Duties and Responsibilities:  

Professional basketball players are responsible for playing hard on the court in games and in practice and doing their best to represent their team in public.

Salary:

          $500,000 - $23,000,000

Education:      

          Need to complete high school, be at least the age of 19, many players go on and play for college. Those who are impressive get drafted on in a earlier age than others.

 

Reflection:

          I personally would love to be a professional basketball player. Basketball is my favorite sport I love the game. I would enjoy doing the thing I love for my career and get paid really well. It’s a high paying job and I would stay in shape. 

Reggie Bush 

      Reggie Bush was a running back for the University of Southern California (USC), He was an outstanding player. He took his team to win a national championship. Although he was not eligible to play. He accepted gifts and cash while for personal benefits which that is illegal in college football. He ended up winning the Heisman award at his time but soon they took his award away and pusished the team by removing him from sport revenues, promotional materials, and vacate his statistics from all games causing all the games he played to be considered a loss. They also took the national trophy back from the school.  

Student Success Statement

“Obedience sums up our entire duty”

• Hosea Ballou

In this quote by Hosea Ballou what one can think he is trying to say is our duty as human being is to follow the rules and follow to what is right.

­Autogenic Training

Duties and Responsibilities:

            Autogenic training is a technique that teaches your body to respond to your verbal commands. These commands "tell" your body to relax and control breathing, blood pressure, heartbeat, and body temperature. The goal of AT is to achieve deep relaxation and reduce stress.

Salary:

            $35,000 - $142,000

Education:

            Requires a degree in Autogenic Training.

Reflection:

            I personally would not like to an autogenic trainer, I am very impatient, this seems like it takes lots of patients and you risk earning a low wage.

Student Success Statement

“The more obedient we are, the more freedom we have.”

Boyd K. Packer

In this quote by Boyd K. Packer, one can say that if you were to obey the rules and laws you do not get in trouble earning something out of it. Just like if you obey the laws you don’t end up in jail or if you go to school every day and do you work you earn good grades and go to college.

Auricular Therapy

Duties and Responsibilities:

                A form of medicine that is based on the idea that the ear is a microsystem which reflects the entire body, represented on the auricle, the outer portion of the ear. Provide treatment of symptoms and disorders using needles and small electrical currents. May provide massage treatment. They also provide preventive treatments. 

Salary:
                $81,830 per year.

Education:

                Master Degree or a Professional Degree

Reflection:

                I personally would not want to become a Auricular Therapist, I would not like to work with needles I hate needles. I wouldn’t want to put needles in people in people. I would not like the job in general.

911 Memorial

911 Memorial

        On September 11, 2001 the United States suffered a horrible tragedy. At 8:46 am a plane that was hi-jacked crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York. Later at 9:03 am a second plane collided into the south tower. Later on because of the crash the south tower collapses causes dust clouds through the city. Onto the day the north tower also collapses causing another wave of dust clouds through the city. Around 3,000 people died in the world trade center including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York City police officers, 227 civilians, 37 Port Authority police officers who were struggling to complete an evacuation of the buildings and save the office workers trapped on higher floors, and 19 hijackers. The power went out in Manhattan as well as phone lines. The people behind this were terrorist. In conclusion This was a tragic day for all of America, loved ones were lost, and so was the world trade center. 

Reflection: My feelings toward this event are deep sorrow for those innocent people whose lives were lost, or the innocent people who lost their loved ones. No human being should ever experience this horrible event. It was an action of wrong that should had never occurred. I respect those whose loved ones were lost.  

Student Success Statement

“The key to freedom is obedience”

  

Boyd K. Packer

In this quote by Boyd K. Packer, what I think it means is that if you obey the rules and follow what they tell you to do, only the good things you can live freely and better. Just how criminals do not obey the law that is why they end up in prison or jail. If you obey the right things you live freely.  

Obedient

Obedience

Obedience is to willingly comply to and order or request.

Words that mean the same thing as "Obedience" 

• Obey
• Compliant
• Disciplined
• Manageable

 Few examples of obedience..

• When your parents ask you to do a chore and you do it. 
• When a dog follows their owner's command.
• When soldiers follow their superiors command. 

Audiologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Assess and treat persons with hearing and related disorders. May fit hearing aids and provide auditory training. May perform research related to hearing problems.

Salary:

                $69,720 yearly.

Education:

                In order to become a audiologist you will need to earn a Doctor of Audiology degree or AuD. This usually takes four years after first earning a bachelor's degree. 

Reflection:

                I would not like to study as an audiologist because personally it does not seem as it would be a fun job. I would not like to waste around 8 years of my life to hate my job that is why I would not like to be an audiologist.

Student Success Statement

“What you are as a person is far more important than what you are as a basketball player.”

-         John Wooden

 

In this quote by John Wooden, I think what he means is to be the best you have to have to be the best person as well at what your trying to be at, just how in his time as coaching in the UCLA Bruins, they didn’t have height advantage but they still one  twelve championships because they were great people. 

Athletic Trainer

Duties and Responsibilities:

          An Athletic trainer works with athletes to prevent, diagnose, and treat injuries relating to bones and muscles. They only provide basic care because they are not doctors.

Salary:

          $42,690 per year.

Education:

          It is required a minimum of a bachelor’s degree, but if you would like to work in a university you would need at master’s degree.

Reflection:

          I would not like to become an athletic trainer because I would want to make more that what they make. I also wouldn’t do it because I would be scared to try to help and make things worse. 

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Your past is not your potential.”

Marilyn Ferguson

 

In this quote by Marilyn Ferguson, what I think it means is based on your past or what you are now is not your fullest potential, deeper in the future you can become better at whatever you want.  So don’t judge yourself or bring yourself down because your not good at something you can always become better. 

Anethesiologist

Anesthesiologist

Duties and Responsibilities:

                Anesthesiology's focus is pain and its control, both within and outside the operating room. Physicians who are trained in this specialty collaborate with surgical teams on safe and effective sedation methods, evaluate and monitor vital functions during procedures and manage post-surgical pain relief. Anesthesiologists also might practice independently in pain clinics, intensive care units or labor and delivery units.

Salary:

Around $348,831.

Education:

                Requiring a minimum of 12 years of postsecondary education. Aspiring anesthesiologists must first become fully qualified physicians and then complete rigorous residency requirements. Subspecialties of study, such as pediatric anesthesia, can add even more years of supervised study before a graduate can practice independently.

 

Reflection:           

                Personally I would not want to become an anesthesiologist because the whole process to become one is just too long and I am very impatient. 

Ambulance Dispatcher

Ambulance Dispatcher

Duties and Responsibilities:

            Ambulance dispatchers answer phone calls from people in need of urgent or medical help. Dispatchers usually need to try to maintain contact with a caller while using a computerized dispatch system to relay pertinent information to the appropriate agencies. 

Salary:

          $36,300 per year.

Education:

          According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), most ambulance dispatchers have at least a high school diploma. Some states have developed or adopted training guidelines for emergency and ambulance dispatchers to ensure a set of uniform standards are followed. Programs and courses are offered through community and technical colleges, state agencies, professional organizations and approved training facilities. In some cases, successful completion of a program leads to voluntary or required certification, though specific requirements vary by state. Training usually covers CPR, emergency prioritizing, intervention techniques and ambulance route planning as well as computer systems used by dispatchers.

   

Reflection:

            Overall I would not like to be an Ambulance Dispatcher because I have bad person talking skills, I would be horrible at trying to calm a patient down. I also would not like to be sitting around getting phone calls all day.