What is your main drive to succeed in college and why?
My main dirve to succeed in college is the idea of a perfect life. To do what you wanna do, live a life most do, and be happy with your profession. I know im a smart girl, i know i can accomplish my goals, but what i don' t know is what my future holds. I feel like the drive to succeed in college is the key to my future; it will dictate where i live, how i live, and how happy I truly am. As contradicting as it is, money doen'st make people happy, but i do believe it helps. I mean a family, a house, a good job that i enjoy is going to make me happy, but to have a house you need money.... so anyways the perfect life is my drive for success
Do you think that you might switch your major?
I might, i enjoyed ever second of my internship which is also contradicting to think i want to aim away from my major. I feel like the waiting an extra year, and maybe not getting in scares me and it's time not everyone has to spare. I might... im staying in the medical feild, don't really wanna go through pre-med, but we'll see no rush right?
Friday, October 31, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
blog 7.
1) Post your favorite lyrics, poem, or quote for this week.
Hurry up and waitSo close, but so far awayEverything that you've always dreamed ofClose enough for you to tasteBut you just can't touch
2) Develop two reflection questions that you would ask your students at this point in the course if you were a UN100 Professor.
What was the most rewarding lesson of this class?
What would you change about yourself, your habits, your priorities after taking this corse.
3) What are you passionate about? Why?
I'm passionate about people in my life. I'm passionate for friends, family, and people that left an impression on me. I feel this way because i feel life wouldn't be life without friends... family.. and strangers who leaving with the question what if?
4) How are you going to finance your three years of the Radiology program?
I took out student loans, I'm going go work and start to pay it off, and once i get my job, i will work at paying it off.
If you will be in debt from student loans at the end, calculate roughly how much you will owe upon graduation.
about 30,000 dollars.
5) Have you changed your mind or do you have any new concerns about your program of study after our guest speakers today (Dr. Foley & Joanne)? Yeah, i started to change my mind. i don't want to sit around like I'm going to have to.
Are you thinking of a different major or are you dead set on Radiology?
I am indeed thinking of a different major, not sure what but something in the medical feild.
What behavior(s) will you maybe have to change in order to keep up with and make the cut?
its just based on getting my prereqs done and going from there.
6)
FAST FOOD NATION (You should be reading through Chapter 7 at this point)Reflect upon the opening lines of Chapter 7:"You can smell Greeley, Colorado, long before you can see it. The smell is hard to forget but not easy to describe, a combination of live animals, manure, and dead animals being rendered into dog food."
yeahhh.. umm this is gross. I'm so glad marquette is normal and not easily described by its smell :)
-Have you ever read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair? If so, how does it relate to FFN?
No i haven't read this book. It seems like it would talk about the meat packaging places and how unhealthy dirty it is.
-How high is the employee turnover rate in the meat industry and why don't the packing plants see this as a problem?
The turnover rate is about 80%... The meat industry doesn't care because this job is so easy to master without any specified skills. Anyone can package meat without education or other training besides the on the job training when they start the job.
We discussed captive supplies of cattle versus regular farming. Reflect upon this quote from page 150:"To supply the beef slaughterhouse, ConAgra operates a pair of enormous feedlots. Each of them can hold up to one hundred thousand head of cattle..During the three months before slaughter, they eat grain..The grain fattens the cattle quickly, aided by the anabolic steroids implanted in their ear."
This is so gross and sad. How would you feel to know your born to eat and be slaughtered. It makes me sick how this world resorts to such extremes to make a profit.
-Do you think that these animals' emotions (fears, stress, anger) affect the meat we eat derived from them? How?
I never really thought about it, but now i'm sure it does. It's just like any human, your stress, anger, and fears affect your health so im sure it does the same to these animals. You can get high bloodpressure, heart disease, and other illnesses that are effected by your mental health.
-How do you feel about eating steroids via consumption of "USDA Inspected" beef?
I almost want to become a vegetarian.. it really grosses me out to think my meat isn't really meat at all.
Hurry up and waitSo close, but so far awayEverything that you've always dreamed ofClose enough for you to tasteBut you just can't touch
2) Develop two reflection questions that you would ask your students at this point in the course if you were a UN100 Professor.
What was the most rewarding lesson of this class?
What would you change about yourself, your habits, your priorities after taking this corse.
3) What are you passionate about? Why?
I'm passionate about people in my life. I'm passionate for friends, family, and people that left an impression on me. I feel this way because i feel life wouldn't be life without friends... family.. and strangers who leaving with the question what if?
4) How are you going to finance your three years of the Radiology program?
I took out student loans, I'm going go work and start to pay it off, and once i get my job, i will work at paying it off.
If you will be in debt from student loans at the end, calculate roughly how much you will owe upon graduation.
about 30,000 dollars.
5) Have you changed your mind or do you have any new concerns about your program of study after our guest speakers today (Dr. Foley & Joanne)? Yeah, i started to change my mind. i don't want to sit around like I'm going to have to.
Are you thinking of a different major or are you dead set on Radiology?
I am indeed thinking of a different major, not sure what but something in the medical feild.
What behavior(s) will you maybe have to change in order to keep up with and make the cut?
its just based on getting my prereqs done and going from there.
6)
FAST FOOD NATION (You should be reading through Chapter 7 at this point)Reflect upon the opening lines of Chapter 7:"You can smell Greeley, Colorado, long before you can see it. The smell is hard to forget but not easy to describe, a combination of live animals, manure, and dead animals being rendered into dog food."
yeahhh.. umm this is gross. I'm so glad marquette is normal and not easily described by its smell :)
-Have you ever read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair? If so, how does it relate to FFN?
No i haven't read this book. It seems like it would talk about the meat packaging places and how unhealthy dirty it is.
-How high is the employee turnover rate in the meat industry and why don't the packing plants see this as a problem?
The turnover rate is about 80%... The meat industry doesn't care because this job is so easy to master without any specified skills. Anyone can package meat without education or other training besides the on the job training when they start the job.
We discussed captive supplies of cattle versus regular farming. Reflect upon this quote from page 150:"To supply the beef slaughterhouse, ConAgra operates a pair of enormous feedlots. Each of them can hold up to one hundred thousand head of cattle..During the three months before slaughter, they eat grain..The grain fattens the cattle quickly, aided by the anabolic steroids implanted in their ear."
This is so gross and sad. How would you feel to know your born to eat and be slaughtered. It makes me sick how this world resorts to such extremes to make a profit.
-Do you think that these animals' emotions (fears, stress, anger) affect the meat we eat derived from them? How?
I never really thought about it, but now i'm sure it does. It's just like any human, your stress, anger, and fears affect your health so im sure it does the same to these animals. You can get high bloodpressure, heart disease, and other illnesses that are effected by your mental health.
-How do you feel about eating steroids via consumption of "USDA Inspected" beef?
I almost want to become a vegetarian.. it really grosses me out to think my meat isn't really meat at all.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
blog 6
2) Reflect upon one tactic we discussed in class this week concerning Procrastination, Study Habits, Retainment, or Test-Taking/Anxiety. (Choose something that you will probably try and discuss why).
well, an obvious choice for me to discuss is of course test-taking/anxiety. I find this habit i guess to be untreatable in my sistuation. I have all the tricks, all the to do's and don'ts to prevent most of my anxiety but it doesn't seem to work. I'm a clock watcher, if i don't have a way to look at a clock 24/7 i freak. I find everything is based on a schedule and i feel if i was to break this "schedule" i would be lost. For tests, i feel like i can say im rather smart. I know the subject, i know my information, and i know how to study. You could ask me any question usually and i could answer right away without hesitation. I know how to learn information and keep it in my long term memory. I use all the tatics we discussed in class, breath, stick to your normal routine, don't drink caffeine, and prevent being a clock watcher like i do second to second of every day. I just draw a blank and know im going to when i walk into a test which is why i am so overly prepared compared to most. I took the MME's and passed, gaining a scholarship. I was told this wasn't a graded test in any sort of a way the only thing you could get out of it is a scholarship so i walked into it without stress of being tested. At the same time i took the ACT.... well i recieved a 21... knowing it was a test but yet i passed the MME's with flying colors and recieved 28, 29 on the ACT plan test.
well, an obvious choice for me to discuss is of course test-taking/anxiety. I find this habit i guess to be untreatable in my sistuation. I have all the tricks, all the to do's and don'ts to prevent most of my anxiety but it doesn't seem to work. I'm a clock watcher, if i don't have a way to look at a clock 24/7 i freak. I find everything is based on a schedule and i feel if i was to break this "schedule" i would be lost. For tests, i feel like i can say im rather smart. I know the subject, i know my information, and i know how to study. You could ask me any question usually and i could answer right away without hesitation. I know how to learn information and keep it in my long term memory. I use all the tatics we discussed in class, breath, stick to your normal routine, don't drink caffeine, and prevent being a clock watcher like i do second to second of every day. I just draw a blank and know im going to when i walk into a test which is why i am so overly prepared compared to most. I took the MME's and passed, gaining a scholarship. I was told this wasn't a graded test in any sort of a way the only thing you could get out of it is a scholarship so i walked into it without stress of being tested. At the same time i took the ACT.... well i recieved a 21... knowing it was a test but yet i passed the MME's with flying colors and recieved 28, 29 on the ACT plan test.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Blog #5
What do you feel this course (UN100) should focus on? What do you need help in, specifically?Please write at least one paragraph focusing on your specific academic needs.
I think this class should focus primarily on the aid to sucess. This course i feel should support, teach, and better my learning abilities. When i heard we were reading FFN I was like well maybe she's teaching us responsiblity and lessons pertaining to assignments. Now, I'm not to sure, i just feel like its homework or busy work kind of taking time away from the freshman seminar book its self. I enjoy reading FFN don't get me wrong, i just wish we were focusing on or going in depth on anxiety, note taking, reading skills, time management, ect. Personally for me, I need to be taught others skills that could help me succeed. I feel confident in my study habits, note taking, and memorization/ learning skills. I feel that it all goes to waste when it comes to moments before a test, quiz or exam, i freak and forget it all. I feel like i walk in knowing it all and walk out knowing nothing. So i guess personally i would like to learn to relax or different skills to help me succeed.
I think this class should focus primarily on the aid to sucess. This course i feel should support, teach, and better my learning abilities. When i heard we were reading FFN I was like well maybe she's teaching us responsiblity and lessons pertaining to assignments. Now, I'm not to sure, i just feel like its homework or busy work kind of taking time away from the freshman seminar book its self. I enjoy reading FFN don't get me wrong, i just wish we were focusing on or going in depth on anxiety, note taking, reading skills, time management, ect. Personally for me, I need to be taught others skills that could help me succeed. I feel confident in my study habits, note taking, and memorization/ learning skills. I feel that it all goes to waste when it comes to moments before a test, quiz or exam, i freak and forget it all. I feel like i walk in knowing it all and walk out knowing nothing. So i guess personally i would like to learn to relax or different skills to help me succeed.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Ø What is your plan to get involved on campus? What are your interests? Will you or have you joined any student organizations? Which two events besides UNITED & Career Major Fair do you plan on attending?
My plan is to indeed join an organization to become involved on campus. I really enjoy helping people and the community. It always makes me happy knowing i put a smile on someones face. i haven't yet my plan is to join and organization just not right now so i can get in the swing of college. I plan on atteneding the taste one for starbucks, and a hockey game.
Ø Fast Food Nation - Chapter 6:
Ø What are some of the problems facing cattle ranchers?
most of the cattle ranchers loose everything. They need to take out a several thousand dollar loan, and by then they just break even and loose everything. That is the main problem with cattle ranchers but sometimes they don't take a loan out until they have the check in their hand from the company.
Ø What are “captive supplies” of cattle? (“The four major meatpacking companies now control about 20 percent of the live cattle in the U.S. through ‘captive supplies’” (138). (See also p. 142).
Captive supplies are cattle that is locked up in pens, cages, and fenced off areas. These cattle are raised primarily for well, food. People expect so much more out of life, expecting these creatures to grow, tall, fat, and big in say 3 months, which isn't always the case. This is just a system to control prices of cattle. But these cattle are injected with hormones and other substances to prevent sickness to the animals and well make them grow un-naturally fast.
Ø What was the impact of the Chicken McNugget on the poultry industry?
It changed the way chicken were raised and processed. They started selling chicken in peices rather than whole. the chicken sales out sold beef in 1992. Basically they started to raise chicken poorly like the cattle to increase the production of chicken.
Ø How does the nutritional value of a McNugget compare to a hamburger?
the Mcnuggets have twice as much fat per ounze than a hamburger. Thinking about that makes me sick, like are we even eating chicken... The McNuggets resemble beef more than chicken.
Ø How does the suicide rate for ranchers and farmers compare with the rate for U.S. citizens in general? Why? suicide rate of ranchers is 3 times higer then U.S. citizens. Farmers have an idea in their head that when they fail, they failed on themselves and their families. It is more final and devestating to a farmer to loose at something then it is to say a teen loosing a football game. The ranchers put so much time and effort into what they do when they fail, they failed at life, and loose all interest to live feeling angry, upset, and worthless.
Ø Do you feel as if there is any healthy fast food available to consumers? If so, where and why? Give specific examples of products.. Please be honest and support your opinions. For example, I feel that Subway's Veggie Sub is extremely healthy due to its freshly-cut produce, cheese, and fresh-baked breads. I actually talked to a friend who works at Subway and he said in MQT, they slice their own produce. (My fear was that it arrived pre-sliced and filled with preservatives). It's not organic, but it's a start.
I feel there is healthier fast food than others, not healthy though. For example subway, way better than McDonalds, but not as healthy as a home cooked meal. I eat at subway all the time, turkey, white bread, lettace, tomatos, pickles, bannana peppers, mayo, and salt n' pepper. i personally think that is so much more healthier than a greasy oversized big mac full of chemicals.
My plan is to indeed join an organization to become involved on campus. I really enjoy helping people and the community. It always makes me happy knowing i put a smile on someones face. i haven't yet my plan is to join and organization just not right now so i can get in the swing of college. I plan on atteneding the taste one for starbucks, and a hockey game.
Ø Fast Food Nation - Chapter 6:
Ø What are some of the problems facing cattle ranchers?
most of the cattle ranchers loose everything. They need to take out a several thousand dollar loan, and by then they just break even and loose everything. That is the main problem with cattle ranchers but sometimes they don't take a loan out until they have the check in their hand from the company.
Ø What are “captive supplies” of cattle? (“The four major meatpacking companies now control about 20 percent of the live cattle in the U.S. through ‘captive supplies’” (138). (See also p. 142).
Captive supplies are cattle that is locked up in pens, cages, and fenced off areas. These cattle are raised primarily for well, food. People expect so much more out of life, expecting these creatures to grow, tall, fat, and big in say 3 months, which isn't always the case. This is just a system to control prices of cattle. But these cattle are injected with hormones and other substances to prevent sickness to the animals and well make them grow un-naturally fast.
Ø What was the impact of the Chicken McNugget on the poultry industry?
It changed the way chicken were raised and processed. They started selling chicken in peices rather than whole. the chicken sales out sold beef in 1992. Basically they started to raise chicken poorly like the cattle to increase the production of chicken.
Ø How does the nutritional value of a McNugget compare to a hamburger?
the Mcnuggets have twice as much fat per ounze than a hamburger. Thinking about that makes me sick, like are we even eating chicken... The McNuggets resemble beef more than chicken.
Ø How does the suicide rate for ranchers and farmers compare with the rate for U.S. citizens in general? Why? suicide rate of ranchers is 3 times higer then U.S. citizens. Farmers have an idea in their head that when they fail, they failed on themselves and their families. It is more final and devestating to a farmer to loose at something then it is to say a teen loosing a football game. The ranchers put so much time and effort into what they do when they fail, they failed at life, and loose all interest to live feeling angry, upset, and worthless.
Ø Do you feel as if there is any healthy fast food available to consumers? If so, where and why? Give specific examples of products.. Please be honest and support your opinions. For example, I feel that Subway's Veggie Sub is extremely healthy due to its freshly-cut produce, cheese, and fresh-baked breads. I actually talked to a friend who works at Subway and he said in MQT, they slice their own produce. (My fear was that it arrived pre-sliced and filled with preservatives). It's not organic, but it's a start.
I feel there is healthier fast food than others, not healthy though. For example subway, way better than McDonalds, but not as healthy as a home cooked meal. I eat at subway all the time, turkey, white bread, lettace, tomatos, pickles, bannana peppers, mayo, and salt n' pepper. i personally think that is so much more healthier than a greasy oversized big mac full of chemicals.
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