“ If you do what’s right, if you live the right way, you’ll be taken care of.”

Rachel Castillo

We have had an abundance of CTR student success statements and this is the one I feel like I can elaborate more on. The reason is because I see it being true. I know that if you do what’s right, you will have nothing bad in your life because you already did the right thing. I see it as a, take care of something right now so you don’t have to later. The part of the statement by Rachel Castillo is where she says, “...If you live right, you’ll be taken care of.” An example could be if you need to write an essay for school. The essay was assigned on Monday and is due Friday. You can either choose the right and do it on Monday so you don’t have to do it last minute. You chose to do it early that way you don’t have to worry about it later on. If you choose to wait until Thursday todo do it you have chosen the wrong and are all stressed about it. When you decided to do the right you took care of yourself, now if you decide to do it on Thursday you have decided to not take care of yourself. I have experienced this before in my life and honestly it really does help to choose the right. When I choose to do the right I notice that I don’t have to worry about other things, I am taken care of.

The Neurosurgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: A neurosurgeon is a specialist who specializes in the surgeries regarding the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and their supporting and surrounding structures. A neurosurgeon will diagnose any brain or nerve diseases as well as injuries . They can also remove any brain tumors if necessary. Not every neurosurgeon will perform the same operations. Some neurosurgeons will decide to go into a more specific route like mainly spinal surgeries, or specifically in the brain.  Even though they will perform different practices they will all prescribe medication and if needed specialized treatment.

Salary: A neurosurgeon will make $395,000 a year.

Education: To become a neurosurgeon you will need 4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, and 3-8 years of an internship or residency. Premedical students must complete take physics, biology, mathematics, english and inorganic as well as organic chemistry.  

Demand for this profession: They have the greatest demand than regular physicians due to the revenue that hospitals obtain for them. It is expected to grow 24% from the years 2010-2020.

Reflection: I know so much about the brain and I am interested in the brain but I am still unsure if I want to take the route of neurosurgery. The reason is because it’s so dangerous and i get nervous when it comes to having people’s life in my hands.

“ Right is right only when entire.”

By: Victor Hugo

This student success statement by Victor Hugo is telling us that the only time we are saying the truth is when you are being totally and completely honest. From what I was able to interpret, if you tell somewhat the truth but lie about a little portion of it you are lying. Most people will do this and think they are saying the truth because they only lied a little bit. I have never thought of it like that. I always thought that because I only changed a little of the truth it was still true. An example for this is when you go out with friends and you do things you are not supposed  to. You could tell your parents that you are going to the movies with your friends and then are coming back home. Then you come home late and tell your parents that you guys stayed to watch another movie when really you only went to see one movie and then went to a friends house without permission. Eventhough you did go to the movies you are still lying because you didn’t watch another movie. That is an example that is pretty relevant. I have actually done something like this before and can truly relate. Overall, I agree with Hugo and say that it is never right to lie eventhough, half is true. I will actually keep this in mind before lying because I have committed myself to be the best person I can be.

The Naturopathic Doctor

Duties and Responsibilities: A naturopathic doctor, like any doctor will diagnose their patients. They will also help them through their illness and prescribe them with medication to treat their conditions or illnesses. The only difference is that they will prescribe their patients with a system of medications based on the healing powers of nature. Apart for that, they also consult with their patients about their health and follow up on the medicine. They also determine if it will continue to work or if they need to try something else.

Salary: A naturopathic will make an average of $74, 710 a year.

Education: The minimum standards for a naturopathic is a bachelor’s. Some states require a masters and special certification. They also need coursework in anatomy, histology, naturopathic history, philosophy, nutrition, immunology, and oriental medicine.  

Demand for this profession: The naturopathic profession is estimated to increase by 12%.

Reflection: The naturopathic pathway does not interest me very much. The reason being is because I don’t see myself knowing too much about plants and anything nature.

Military Medical Career: Audiologist

Duties and responsibility: The audiologist for the military is responsible for helping the soldiers preserve their hearing. Audiologist work with the most advanced technology to do their job. To make sure that the soldiers hearing is spot on they do a series of tests. Audiologists will perform hearing tests and if they need any help with their hearing the audiologist will evaluate what hearing device is best. They will also develop better hearing strategies and communication programs.

Salary: The pay will increase the more years you do your job. For example if you are barely starting, the first two years you’ll make $38, 753 and if you have been there for about twenty years then you’ll earn $89,770.

Education: To become a military audiologist you need a doctorate from an accredited school. That would be a school acceptable with OTSG. They must also have a one year externship in audiology. They can also be part of the Army Auditory Externship Program.

Demand for this profession: This profession is estimated to grow by 24% overall.

Reflection: This is really interesting to me. That is because It seems easy and simple. Not only that but you get special benefits for working under the title of Military Audiologist. The overall idea just captures my attention.

“ 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

If you hang out with bad people you will become a bad person. It may seem like a bad conclusion, but it is far more like the truth than an idea. See, I believe that people will eventually adapt to their surroundings and that has been proven true by science. If I hang around with ignorant people I’m going to adapt to their way of doing things because they are my surroundings. It is inevitable to become like them because my surroundings and environment influence my decisions too. For example, If it’s raining outside I’m going to decide to wear a coat rather than a short sleeved shirt. If I moved to a state where rain was very common then my life will change and I’ll have more coats than anything else. My life altered because I moved to a place where the weather was different. I believe that this quote also fits in with my idea of environment changing people. If i had bad friends then they are going to do bad things. I'm going to be with them, because they are my friends, while they are doing these bad things. That means that I’m going to become a part of the bad things they are doing. That will make me a bad person because I do bad. The complete opposite is to hang with smarter, diligent students. They will encourage me to do good rather than do bad. Like Washington said in his statement, “ ‘ tis better to be alone than in bad company.” This means that it is better to stay away from those bad people and prevent trouble. I agree with this statement. I did have bad friends and i was told to stay away from them and as time went on I’m glad that life happened so that I realized that they really were bad influences.

Presidents’ Day

Presidents’ Day is an American holiday that falls on the third Monday of February. It was originally called Washington’s birthday and is still is by the federal government. Today Presidents’ day is celebrated to honor the former presidents as well as the current ones. It was first celebrated because of George Washington's birthday but then it was turned into  a Monday holiday. That means that we do not attend work or school, and that was created intentionally to create more three day weekends. By not attending school and work we honor the holiday. Another way is be with family and have a nice time off work and responsibilities relating to work. There are also sales that go on during Presidents’ day and that too is how american celebrate the third Monday in February. Apart from that I will inform myself about what's going on surrounding the president .  It was actually president Nixon who is associated with the conversion of Washington’s birthday in to what we know call President’s day.

                                                                                                                           

“ In life as in football, you won’t go far,

unless you know where the goalposts are.”

By: Arnold H. Glasgow

A goalpost is a place where football players know to aim at. Arnold Glasgow like to think of the goalpost as a target to where everybody should be aiming to. If you have any goals, the way to accomplish them is through the goalpost. If you do not make it through the goalpost then there is no other place to make it through. If you don’t make it through anywhere then you don’t accomplish your goal. The whole reason of having a goal it to complete it and get what you need to do, done. If you do not know where your goalpost are then, again, you won’t complete your goal. You will not go far enough to reach your goal because you know not where it is. I think the people you hang around has a lot to do with knowing where your goalposts are. For example, if your goal is to graduate high school then that is your goal post and the only way way to get to it will be by doing your homework and maintaining good grades. You have everything except supporting friends. You have friends that prefer to go out than to study and every time you follow them you move farther from you goalpost. You are moving farther from graduating high school. If you have the right friends and the grades then all it take is perseverance. I agree with this but have my own perspective of reaching a goal.

Fashion Designer

Duties and Responsibilities: A fashion designer will create new article of clothing as well as accessories and footwear. They also take part in the sketching process and the fabric selections. The way they select fabrics is by visiting the fabric manufacturers and getting samples of the fabric and then it is up to them which they use. They then have to instruct their staff on how to make the desired product. Before anything fashion designers have to study the upcoming trades as well as make the clothing appealing for the client. They do this by running fashion shows to showcase their work. Fashion designers also have to use digital systems like the CAD (computer-aided design) to create their designs after having decided on the theme of their collection.

Salary: Fashion designers will get paid an average of $63,670 a year.

Education: The basic and most common degree that fashion designers have is a bachelor's in Fashion designing or Fashion merchandising. There, they learn how to use technology to help them do their work digitally. They can then add any of their projects to their portfolio and begin to work. Apart from an education, fashion designers have to be creative and have large amounts of patients.

Demand for this profession: The demand for a fashion designer is growing at 3% but is much slower than usual.

Reflection: I would like to be a fashion designer but I don’t feel creative enough to do so. I also have very little patience when it’s not people. It is a nice job and you do get to meet a lot of really important people but I’m not too sure if I will be fit for the job.  

“Only those live who do good.”

by : Count Leo Tolstoy

I have never heard of this statement ever before and now that I have, I see the importance of it. I actually had the chance to see it through and the more i do so the more I like it. I feel like it’s something that I’ll live up to, like most of the other statements introduced to me by others. Count Leo Tolstoy is very curt but says a lot. With only six words he divided the world into two groups. Those who do good are the ones living and those who choose to do wrong and make poor decisions are the ones that are not living. He does not talk about it in a superficial level but gives it a rather deep meaning. I was able to interpret that he doesn’t mean that only the people who do good actually live and breathe but actually live life to the fullest. They go about their day doing good and feeling good. They don’t have to worry about keeping lies, feeling guilty, or being mean. That is because they have already chosen to do the right. Then it is for us to infer that those who do wrong don’t live. Here what he is trying to say is that those who chose the wrong and make bad decisions are the ones that live life with an anchor tied to them. That means that they live life just because they are alive. They have just bad things following them. Some may be criminals and have a robbery or murder in their permanent record for choosing the wrong. They then have no life because they aren’t going to be trusted by employers to be loyal employees. They will not be trusted by another and therefore have close to no friends. Take my criminal as an example for what a person who does not choose the right as someone who has no life. Then there are those who are loyal and do good. Those people can be friends. There are friends who are loyal and do good for you and they live life feeling good knowing they helped people through their problems. I have never heard this statement before but I can seriously relate to this greatly and will continue to do so, for I see nothing but truth in it.

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

By: Dr. Ben Carson  

Like Ben Carson, I always used to think that I couldn’t do anything because I was stupid or didn’t know anything. It all changed once I was encouraged to do great things and be great in general. I can’t relate when he says how much he hated being in poverty because I was never in his position. I can say that the idea of nothing is said in stone. I am remembered of this saying as he goes on to speak about his life. He said how he decided to change his financial situation. He went to school and became a bright student and eventually specialized in conjoined twins. I believe that it is true that if you dislike something, then you could change it. The way he was going to change it was through education. Like I’ve learned before education is the best way to succeed in life. Ben Carson even became a 2016 presidential candidate. There aren’t many people who can say this and that is because there isn’t a lot of people who have the same mentality as he does. He believes that if you don’t like something then you could change it and it’s hard for me to envision happening to be but I’ll try because I saw it happen to someone. I just have to be as determined as he was. An example of this statement by Carson is when you are doing an assignment and you don’t like the way it’s coming out. Most people say whatever and move on, while others actually want to make it look better so they work extra hard an get it done the way they see fit. I actually want to be like this and I know it’s going to take me awhile to get there.

“Even if everyone is doing it, WRONG IS NEVER RIGHT.”

BY:Russell M. Nelson

My whole life my parents, teacher and other adults around me have always emphasize how important it is to not go with the flow because it doesn’t always lead to a good path. I feel that now that I am a little older I understand it better.  Wrong is all around us and can take place pretty much anywhere. People can do wrong if they cross the street in the middle and not at the light they are committing wrong because if something goes wrong the driver is going to get in trouble. Although, jaywalking is wrong a lot of people do it. I’ve experience this everyday I walk home from school. At the corner of the school the lights take forever and as a result groups of inpatient students jaywalk. I don’t do it because I know that there is a 60 dollar fine and I think I know of better ways to spend 60 dollar. I do jaywalk but at least I make sure that there are no police or vehicles in the area. I strongly agree with Russell because everyone is not always right. The reason as to why people do this, according to me, is that they trust others to do the right thing and sometimes those other people don’t even themselves that what they are doing is wrong. That is another example of monkey do, monkey do. Trust is such a vehement that people tend to follow and live by it. An example could be doing drugs at a party. If your best friend invites you to a party where they are drinking and doing drugs that doesn’t mean you’re going to do them. Now, if your best friend tells you that what you are drinking is not alcohol you are going to believe her. If she then tells you that doing drugs is good for you and you see her having a good time due to drugs then you are going to believe her and do as she does. You trust her enough that she won’t hurt her own body that you decide to do as she does.