Future Career

When I grow up, I want to be a doctor, and more specifically, a cardiothoracic surgeon. I want to work with people, and I want to help them live better lives, but I really want to be the one person who has a major influence upon whether a person lives or dies. I've been told that I am crazy, because I'm going to be so sad when I lose patients, so I tell them that I will be, but, I can only imagine the exuberant felling that I'd have after saving the life of someone who would not have lived otherwise. It's going to take a lot of school, and even more residency, but I want to be a surgeon no matter what I have to go though.

Service Project

A service project that I plan to work on is to work at Proctor Hospital. I worked there last summer, and I had a great time. I worked in the surgical area, where I folded laundry and checked case carts, which are the carts that hold all the surgical instruments for a given surgery, and I also worked as an assistant to a nurse in their general in-patient area. I loved it all, and I want to be a doctor when I grow up, so I gained some valuable experience in the field. While working in the surgical area, I was able to see many different surgeries, which was so cool! I found that lots of the patients that I helped were happy to see a fresh young face in a scary environment, so I am glad that I could help the patients have a more pleasant experience while they were at the hospital.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey was one of America's greatest radio talk show hosts. He died on February 28th at the age of 91. He was the most listened-to radio talk show host, with his broadcasts ranking among the top ten on all the radio networks. He is also the number one radio host on network radio. For more than 50 years, Paul was working as a broadcaster on the ABC networks. He has received many awards, among them are The Presidential Medal of Honor, the NAB Spirit of Broadcasting Award, and the Peabody award. He also produced the TV show Paul Harvey Comments that ran continuously for 20 years. May he rest in peace.

iPhoto Project

I've just finished making an iPhoto project that spelled out my name and had pictures that represented who I am. I started out and was trying to have all the letters that spelled out my name represent a part of me, but I found that was too laborious and time consuming for me to complete it in time. So, if there was a complication during the process, it was that I couldn't find many letters that I thought were original enough for me to include in the project. Once I got my letters, it was smooth sailing from there, and I'm glad that I'm now able to use iPhoto!

NASA Picture

Explanation: The Moon, fresh from a biting encounter with the Sun last week, appeared next to threaten Venus. The waxing Moon appeared to glide right past, however, just a few degrees away. Venus, of course, is much further away from the Earth than the Moon, so the passing was really just an angular illusion. Pictured above on June 13, a fading sunset finds the crescent Moon and Venus between clouds and above the city lights of Geneva, Switzerland.

I chose to post this picture because it not only shows distant planets and stars, but also the Earth as we would see it from an airplane. To me, it symbolizes the fact that we truly are just a small part of something way bigger. We've fallen into the belief that the whole universe metaphorically revolves around us, and this can lead us into serious problems. We need to realize that it's not all about me, me, me, but rather that we all have a role to play in our survival and without each other we are doomed. For each organism plays a role in the survival of all the others, and we are just the lucky benefactors.

Bibliography:
Gregory Giuliani. The Moon & Venus Over Geneva. 13 June 2002. Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. 19 Feb. 2009 .

Athletes and the Media

Recently, Michael Phelps was caught doing drugs, and some pictures were taken. These pictures eventually made their way into the mainstream media. I can't say that I was heartbroken, finding that one of my sports idols was not the person I had at one time perceived him to be, but I was sad and almost in a state of disbelief. I can't imagine what would possess him to do something like that, since everything seemed to be great in his life, having just broken Mark Spitz's record for most gold medals at one Olympics. But, I'm not him, so I can't make judgements about his life, and being in the spotlight can be a lot of pressure. Still that isn't a reason to do drugs, and I don't have any anger toward the media for sharing the pictures. Michael needs to be aware of what he's doing, and must act as if every thing he does will be closely scrutinized, because most things he does will be.

Animal Farm

Right now, I'm reading the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. I'm about half way through the book, and I love it! Its tough reading it as a human (which is probably the only way to read it) because it constantly bashes all the problems that humans have caused and can cause because of our nature. The book is about a farm where the farmer is neglecting his animals, drinks constantly, and doesn't care about the condition of the farm's buildings. The animals decide to revolt against the farmer, driving him away into town. They turn the farm into Animal Farm, becoming self-sufficient while maintaining a relatively luxurious lifestyle. Another pro for the book is that it isn't very long, about 100 pages, so I strongly suggest reading it!