Extra Credit- Alyssa

I am really stepping out of my comfort zone posting this. I am not sure if we were supposed to have an actual audience, but my kids are always around so I figured why not let them join. Sorry all the noise, my youngest doesn't sit still very well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T50j5F4Dis8

Journal 11- Daryn

A profile that I enjoy reading the most is Laura Martinez the blind chef. This profile showed me that it doesn't matter what is going on you can still achieve your goals. There is nothing in life that will hold you back as long as you know what your goals are. Even though no one wanted her to go to Le Cordon Blue she still made it. Laura went in and personally talked to someone in the presidents office to make sure she got into the school she wanted to. She knew what she wanted and wasn't going to stop until she got it. In the book when Laura was talking to the man in the presidents office she said, "'How do you know?' I was like, 'Give me a chance. And if I'm not able to succeed here, I will pick up my things and leave- you won't even have to kick me out" (quoted in Isay 242). She knew she wasn't going to fail and even if she did she wasn't going to let someone else tell her that she did.

Laura working in the kitchen.

I did research on felons getting jobs after they get out of prison. I learned that about 70% of them go back to prison. However, now there are grants that they can get so they get a job after they get out. According to the Bureau of Justice 12.5% of employers said the would hire an ex felon. I don't think this is right. These people are trying to better their life and find a job, but we are denying them the ability to do this. It cost way to much money to try and keep them locked up.
/https://news.wbhm.org/feature/2014/life-after-prison-ex-felons-often-struggle-to-find-a-job/

Journal 11- Jake Goedde

The profile that taught me the most about vocation was Clarence Haskett. This man is a great human to look up to and maybe aspire to me, he lets us know in his interview how dedicated and hardworking he truly is. When he says on page 202 of Callings, "I feel good. And so as long I'm still healthy, ill put in another good ten years. That's going to be 50 years of vending." That quote alone just describes this man and how determined he is with beer vending.
Clarence Haskett trying to get the
crowd amped at an Orioles game.


The policewoman Pat Hays is an extremely brave woman with a great mindset. She got physically abused my her drunk father and she started her life with another man at an extremely young age at 17. She had her first child months later. If you ask me that is a lot at only such a young age and she handled it which is incredible. This woman saw and heard things that were gruesome as a officer and She overall is just a brave and kind woman.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-02-16/news/0102160213_1_policewoman-policewomen-chicago-police-force

journal 11 Bailee Patton

One of my favorite profiles is the Ford assembly plant supervisor Dorthy Clinton. She worked so hard to get to where she is. I cant imagine moving to Chicago on my own with a baby and starting college with no help at all. Shes a true hard worker. All the jobs she had to work to get there is unbelievable. she was determined to make a change in herself and that is inspiring. all she wanted was to be able to provide for her baby. She said "Money made it possible for you to go to good schools-go to college-and hats what i wanted for you so i endured" (Dorothy 249).

If you ask me Laura Martinez is a very strong lady. To move blind and pursue her on career is amazing. She never saw herself with a disability Its amazing to me that she worked for Charlie Trotter. He owned the 5th best restaurant in the U.S. and the 30th in the world. Unfortunately Trotter died, but i bet he would be proud of how far shes come. Its amazing to me that he gave her a chance to work for him.Although i am happy he gave her a chance he did sound like he wasn't a very nice guy do to many lawsuits and wives, but Laura really seemed to appreciate him. Maybe its because he gave her a chance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Trotter

Dorothy fought for more rights at the ford assembly plant and sued them.

Journal 11-Marysa

A profile that I liked a lot is on page 138, the ICU nurse Michelle Alore talking to her daughter Jenna Anderson. In this profile I feel like Michelle definitely had a true purpose for being in this very hard career. This profile made me realize how important it is to have a job that you love every single day. The only reason Michelle went into nursing was for the money but once she actually got into it she absolutely loved it. "But I've realized that the reasons I initially thought I'd go into nursing aren't the reasons that I really love it. For people who deal with critical illness, sometimes it seems like it's just another day. But for patients and families in the ICU, sometimes it's their last day." Michelle does anything she can to make sure the patient and families are comfortable if someone will be passing soon. This would be such a hard job but so rewarding.

This is a picture of a couple ICU nurses rushing and running to help a dying patient. Being an ICU nurse, you never know what's coming through the door so you're always prepared.

I did research in the Hospice Chaplain Issan Koyama on page 115. I researched the Zen Hospice Project and I learned that this project is still going on today in California. The Zen Hospice Project isn't just for patients with AIDS but for anyone facing an advanced illness. The Zen Hospice Project was one of the first and only places that would provide care to those with AIDS in 1987. They actually have "open death conversations" which is supposed to allow you to "get in touch with the final stages of life." If you go to their website https://www.zenhospice.org/ there is also a part where you can donate.

Journal 11- Alyssa

A profile I really enjoyed is on page 177, with Lee Buono the neurosurgeon and his 8th grade teacher, Al Siedlecki. This profile really helped understand the importance of both careers. Even after 20 years Lee thought about and even thanked his teacher for how far he has came in life. It made Al realize that he is actually doing something right. Al said, "you're the fuel that keeps people like myself going. I'm a teacher. Its my passion. And I'm going to help as many people as I can, for as long as I can, to find their passion too. Tha'ts something you gave back to me. I'm so happy I had you as a student". That's a huge impact to make on someone. Al also said to lee, "Lee, you could probably be a neurosurgeon. You're that good". That right there is what helped Lee make his career choice in life. After twenty years and doing many surgeries and he stills tells his patients and their families about how incredible his teacher was.

A neurosurgeon is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system including congenital anomalies, trauma, tumors, vascular disorders, infections of the brain or spine, stroke, or degenerative diseases of the spine.

I did research on the profile about Veterans Crisis Hotline. There are many different hotlines for veterans to use. It was founded in 2004 and more than 3 million calls have been answered. Dispatched services to callers in crisis nearly 78,000 times. The line added anonymous online chat services in 2009 and engaged in over 363,000 chats. In November 2011, the Veterans Crisis line introduced text messaging service. To provide another way for veterans to connect, confidentially, with round the clock support and has responded to more than 81,000 texts.

The phone number is 1-800-273-8255. Website www.veteranscrisisline.net and text is 838255
https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/About/AboutVeteransCrisisLine.aspx

Journal Ten - Colton Long

I am covering the salmon slicer and the beekeeper as my two profiles. My main profile is the salmon slicer named Leonard "Len" Berk. With his profile it tells you the story of how he knew he wanted to be a salmon slicer than anything else. I did not find anything too important to research. What I did research is what a lox is. I had never heard this term before until I heard Len say it is his story. A lox is a fillet of salmon that was in a salt-sugar rub or in a brine (like gravlax). My reaserch question for the beekeeper was how long with the job last and I guess I already had an idea of how long, but it said that there will always be beekeeping for as long as bees are still around.

For Leonard i wanted to look up the different types of salmon that he could do because since he said there were like a hundred options I wanted to see what some of those were altantic, sockeye, chinook, chum, and so many more.

http://www.berkeleywellness.com/healthy-eating/food/article/types-salmon
https://beebuilt.com/pages/beekeeping-for-beginners