“ 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.