Memorial Day

“Memorial Day”

What is Memorial Day?

Memorial day is a day on which those who died in active military service are remembered.

What is the purpose of Memorial Day?

The purpose of Memorial Day is to commemorate all men and women, who have died in military service for the United States.

When is it?

Traditionally observed on May 30 but now officially observed on the last Monday in May.

What are a few ways to show honor and respect on Memorial Day?

• Make a soldier's day by writing a thank you card or note to send overseas.
• Show honor and respect by visiting a local veteran’s cemetery, or war memorial.
• Visit and take cookies to a nearby Veteran’s hospital.
• Go to a Memorial Day Parade or watch the National Memorial Day Parade on television.
• Enjoy freedom by spending time with your family.

Additional information: Memorial Day was inspired by the way people in the Southern states honored their dead. After World War I, it was extended to include all men and women, who died in any war or military action. Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day.  All non-essential Government, offices are closed, as are schools, businesses and other organizations. Many volunteers place an AMerican flag on each grave in national cemeteries. Memorial Day is combined with Jefferson Davis’ Birthday in Mississippi.

A few things i will do on memorial day to show honor and respect is spend time with my family and enjoy the freedom we have thanks to these soldiers. it is important to commemorate them because they fought for our freedom and endangered themselves knowing it could possibly take their life away.

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Student Success Statement

“If i’ve got correct goals, and if i keep pursuing them the best way i know how, everything else falls into line. If i do the right thing right, I’m going to succeed.” -Dan Dierdorf

Knowing how to do the right think right is very important. For example, if you are suppose to wash the dishes but you keep pausing and taking breaks every 5 minutes, the you are doing the right thing wrong. The reason for that is because you are doing the right thing by washing the dishes but the wrong thing by pausing every so often, which will make what you’re doing take even longer to finish up. Doing the right thing wrong will take up to much of your time and will unfocus you from your main focus. Doing the right thing right will help you get things done much quicker and better because you will only be focused on your main focus. Keep yourself focused on just one thing because the rest doesn't have to matter if you want to get things done the correct way. It is important to make the right decisions because that will lead you up to good things and not bad.

Wellness Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities: Wellness specialists work for schools, local governments, companies or other organizations to suggest, support and train people on their health and fitness goals. A specialist often consults with people directly on lifestyle, eating and exercise habits and may direct an individual to a doctor for any serious health concerns.

Salary: An average of $41K annually

Education: A wellness specialist often has a degree in a related discipline such as nursing, fitness or sports medicine. there are no specific requirements, but many positions require on-the-job training in addition to certification from accredited wellness organizations such as the International association of Wellness Professionals.

Demand for this profession: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the wellness field to grow by 37 percent between 2010 and 2020, which is much faster than average for other careers in the United States. 

Reflection: I do not think i would like to become a Wellness Specialist because it just doesn't catch my attention enough and i don't think i would like working as something i don't really enjoy doing. This job is a great opportunity for anyone interested, also because they give good pay, but i am not interested. So no i would not like to become a Wellness Specialist but it is a good career after all.

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"The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self-respect, dignity (self-worth), integrity, and self-esteem." Dr. Laura Schlessinger
The reward of doing what is right doesnt have to be an object or something given to you. The reward should be you feeling better about yourself. If you feel good about yourself and you feel like you did the right thing then good stuff will come to you. Karma willl always get back to you if you do not do what is right. Point is that you dont need no reward because life itself will reward you with great things. Helping others will help you aswell by making you a better person and someome who can be trusted. It is a great feeling when someone can trust you and it is also a great feeling when you know you did the right thing and that everything will be perfectly fine. Do what is right so right can come to you. Do what is wrong and wrong will come to you. It all depends on your decisions and how you want life to come back at you. Think about what you are doing before you do something that will bring you repercussions in the future or at the moment.

Sports Medicine

Duties and Responsibilities: Sports physicians treat musculoskeletal injuries that occur as a result of participation in sports, such as knee and shoulder injuries, ankle sprains, head injuries, tendonitis and fractures. Additionally, primary care sports physicians may treat chronic health conditions that can affect athletic performance, such as asthma and diabetes. Sports physicians counsel athletes, helping them maximize performance, prevent injuries and lead a healthy lifestyle. They may suggest supplements, diet plans or exercise regiments to adress performance issues. They may also help athletes with psychological or substance abuse issues related  to sports. Sport physicians collaborate with physician therapists, athletic trainers and other healthcare professionals to plan courses of treatment and rehailiation for their patients.
Salary: $194,990

Education: Bachelor's degree and a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. During their undergraduate years, students will need to take pre-med classes in biology, anatomy and chemistry. Medical school is a 4-year program in which the last two years include clinical rotations.
Demand for this profession: 18% job growth for physicians and surgeons, in general, from 2012-2022
Reflection: No, i do not think i would like to become a sports medicine because that is not something i am interested in. I am interested in other type of careers and this one does not seem to catch my attention enough to say i would want to be a sports medicine. A sports medicine is a good career with an average pay but i dont see myself being one and i think i would be better involved in a different carreer.

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Phillip Riggs' Four Success Tips

1.  Work Hard.
2. Follow your passions. Do things you are interested in doing.
3. Don't chase after money.
4. Serve others. Do good things for others, and good things will come to you.

Working hard is one of the most important rules you can follow. What you work for is what you will recieve if you actually work hard enough. Before seeking towards something, you must know what is it that you are reaching for so therefore you must follow your passions. For example having a passion for basketball and wanting to play proffessional ball. In order to achieve that, you must be committed to practice to get better and better by the day. You also have to commit to school in order to play basketball, so you must focus on both things. School plays a major key in what you are interested in doing because education is what makes you successful in life. Chasing after money can be a good thing but at the same time a bad thing. When chasing after money, you only focus on that and plan nothing for your future. Sometimes money can be your motivation to achieve what you want so thats a good thing. If you are good to others, others will be good to you. Being negative towards other people will only bring you negativity and bad moments. Being good to others will bring good to you because you are doing what is right.

World Records

World Record

1. A referance book published annually, listing world records and national records, both of human achievements and the extreems of the natural world.
2. World Record Holder: Arthur Guinness
3. Was set in 1955

Susannah Mushatt Jones, the Guinness Book of World Records holdr for the oldest living human being, has officially passed that distinction on to someone else. Multiple outlets have announced that she passed away on Thursday, May 12. She was 116 years old. Robert Young, a consultant at Jones's public housing facility in Brooklyn, confirmed this sad news to The Associated Press. She was born in 1899, four years before the Wright brothers took their first flight in 1903. "Ms. Jones was the very last American from the 1800's," said Young, who said jones had been ill for about the past 10 days. According to the newspaper, she had a sign in her kitchen that read "Bacon makes everything better." This woman was a genius. "I surround myself with love and positive energy," Jones also told the New York City Housing Authority in 2005."That's the key to long life and happiness."

I am facinated about this world record because some people put themselves down because they are aging when in reality they should thank god that they've come this far in life. They should appreciate their wrinkles and scars because those are symbols of everything you went through in life. Lamenting yourself isn't going to get you nowhere so might aswell live your life to the fullest now that you still have the opportunity to be in this world. Eating well is a major key in your everyday life, so keep yourself healthy for the good of your benefits. You don't want to be elderly and just be stuck in bed with pain. If you treat yourself right now, then you could live your last days to the fullest and the happiest you've ever been. It is possible to live a long life but it just depends on the person, on how they decide they want to live it. You dont know how to appreciate the things you have until you see the end approaching closer and closer to you.

No, i wouldn't want to break a world record, because that isnt something that interests me. Breaking a work record isnt going to help me throughout life. Although it seems like a pretty cool thing to do, i still would not want to.

Pick me up

“You knew what i was when you picked me up.”

This short clip was showing how the rattlesnake was being very persuasive about not harming the indian if he’d get him off the cliff and on the valley. The indian is not convinced at the beginning but then decides that the rattlesnake is saying the truth. The indian takes the rattlesnake to the valley and when he puts him down, the rattlesnake bites him in the leg. This is showing dishonesty on the rattlesnakes part and bad decision making on the indians side. The indian knew who the rattlesnake was , and its capabilities when he picked it up, but still decided to do so. He chose the wrong and the repercussions were to get bitten by the snake and left there to die. If the indian would've made a better decision nothing like that would’ve happened and he would still be alive. Making the right decisions can prevent many bad things from happening to you. It can prevent failure, losing something special in your life or someone losing trust in you. An example like what happened in this clip can be when people promise they won't or will do something but they never end up doing what they promised. If you promise something and a person is really counting on you for something then you should keep your word. Making bad decisions can really affect you futuristically so stop and think about what you are doing before you do it.

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"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing." -Theodore Roosevelt
        A decision is something that will not be easy to do if you aren't sure of what you want. Making decisions can be risky. They can either turn out bad, or maybe good, but you never know and that is why you should think about the decions you make before you regret them. For example, making a bad decision and losing your parents trust. Your parents will constantly be worried about you even if you aren't up to nothing bad because now they doubt you. Your parents doubting you, and not trusting you enough is the most horrible thing ever, but if you did wrong then you earned it. If you want trust, and if you want good things to come your way you must do the right thing. Bad influences are not good and those type of people will convince you to do wrong. The best thing you can do when making decisions is the right thing, because that will lead you to good opportunities and anything that makes you happy. Making the wrong decisions never gets you what you want, infact sometimes those decisions can take things away from you, things that are valuable and special in your life.

"Nothing is ever gained in doing what's wrong." -Wilford Woodruff
By nothing is ever gained, Wilford Woodruff means things such as trust, respect, your chances of being able to succeed, and basically stuff that are part your daily lifestyle. Trust is something that must be earned and if lost, it may be really hard to get back. When you do what is wrong you can affect other people other then yourself, for example family, or close friends. If you do what is wrong you recieve repercussions and may regret it. So you should do what is right because that always leads to success. Do the right thing and good will come to you. I doubt anyone wants bad.

Basketball

Basketball
Basketball is a sport played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46cm) in diameter and 10 feet (3.048 m) high mounted to a backboard at each end. A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket during regular play. A field goal scores three points for the shooting team if the player shoots from behind the three-point line, and two points if shot from in front of the line. A team can also score via free throws, which are worth one point, after the other team was assessed with certain fouls. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but additional time (overtime) is issued when the score is tied at the end of regulation. Basketball was Invented by James Naismith and first played in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S in 1891.

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" It's A GREAT MOMENT when someone has character to step up and do the right thing at the right time. " -Pam Knox

 What Pam Knox is saying is that when someone actually has a good character, and do the right thing at the correct time it will be a good moment because doing good makes you feel good. When someone chooses to do the wrong thing at a wrong time, it makes nobody feel goo, infact it may cause troubles not only for one person but many individuals. Choosing the right is something good that can bring you success into your life which doesnt make you feel bad. When choosing the wrong it is not a great moment because what are you going to be celebrating about if sooner or later you will get caught and recieve repercussions.

speech pathologist

Speech Pathologist

Duties and Responsibilities: Speech-language pathologists ( sometimes called speech therapists ) assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients. Speech, language, and swallowing disorders result from a variety of causes, such as stroke, brain injury, hearing loss, developmental delay, parkinson’s disease, a cleft palate or autism.

Salary: $73,410 per year, 35.29 per hour

Education: Master’s Degree

Demand for this profession: Employment of speech pathologists is projected to grow 21 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations.

Reflection: No, i do not think i would like to become a Speech Pathologists because i am not interested in this profession. Although i am not interested in this, i still believe it is a good career.

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"I have been asked what i mean by 'word of honor.' i will tell you: Place me behind prison walls-walls of stone ever sp high , ever so think, reaching ever so far into the ground - there is a possibility that in some way or another i might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk lin around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can i get out of that circle? No, never! I'd die first." - Karl G. Maeser
 This quote is talking about keeping your promises or what you have said. If you keep your word on something, you should keep it because if not you're someone that cannot be trusted. Keeping your word of honor is important because you must always tell the truth and be good so you could earn good.

Medical Scientist

Medical Scientist

Duties and responsibilities: Medical scientists conduct research aimed at improving overall human health. They often use clinical trials and other investigative methods to reach their findings. Medical scientists work in offices and laboratories. Most work full time.

Salary: The median annual wage for medical scientists was $82,240, $39.54 per hour

Education: Doctoral or professional degree

Demand for this profession: Employment of medical scientists is projected to grow 8 percent from 2014 to 2024, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Medical scientists will continue to be needed because they contribute to the development of treatments and medicines that improve human health.

Reflection: I do not think i would like to become a Medical Scientist because i am not interested in this. Although it is a good career, my interests are in on different things and a Medical scientist is not one of them.

THE 10 INDIAN COMMANDMENTS

THE 10 INDIAN COMMANDMENTS

1. TREAT THE EARTH AND ALL THAT DWELLS THEREIN WITH RESPECT.
2. REMAIN CLOSE TO THE GREAT SPIRIT.
3. SHOW GREAT RESPECT TO YOUR FELLOW BEINGS .
4. WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL MANKIND.
5. GIVE ASSISTANCE AND KINDNESS WHEREVER NEEDED.
6. DO WHAT YOU KNOW TO BE RIGHT.
7. LOOK AFTER THE WELL-BEING OF MIND AND BODY.
8. DEDICATE A SHARE OF YOUR EFFORTS TO THE GREATER GOOD
9. BE TRUTHFUL AND HONEST AT ALL TIMES
10. TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS.

•       I BELIEVE THAT THESE COMMANDMENTS ARE A GREAT WAY TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. IN   MY OPINION, THIS WOULD HELP MORE PEOPLE GET ALONG AND THERE WOULD BE LESS CRUEL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. MORE PEOPLE WOULD BE DOING WHAT IS RIGHT AND A LOT OF THEM WOULD FEEL SAFE. THESE COMMANDMENTS SHOULD NOT ONLY BE “ THE INDIAN COMMANDMENTS “ BUT COMMANDMENTS FOR EVERYONE.