Journal Nine- Alyssa

A question I had was for Anne Lucietto the Mechanical Engineer. First of what does an Mechanical Engineer do? They design power producing machines. For example; electric generators, steam and gas turbines, refrigeration systems, and air conditioning systems. They are also known to design elevators and escalators. They use computers extensively, they help to create and analyze designs, run simulations, and test how a machine is likely to work. Mechanical Engineering is one of the broadest engineering fields.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/mobile/mechanical-engineers.htm

Another question I had was what it was like being a women in a male dominate industry? Through research I was able to find a interview with a woman named Janice Richford. She tells how she doesn't think her being a female created any difficulties when looking for a job. But, when interviewed she had been asked some strange questions. One being what her opinion was on having children. While it is still unusual to come across more than a few female engineers, they are being more and more accepted then before. She says, she has had to put more effort in to establish herself and her authority in order to try and attain equal treatment. Having an analytical mind is major role in being an engineer, not your gender.
https://www.nesgt.com/blog/2017/06/being-female-in-a-male-dominated-industry

We need more female engineers, to help prove ourselves and our equality to men. Also, to change the game and have a different perspective on some designs. 

I think a theme that has been seen a few times throughout is getting a job just to makes ends meet, or to take care of themselves and their family. Which is actually seen a lot today. My husband and myself had kids at a young age so instead of school we both got jobs, just because they were hiring, so we could pay bills and take care of ourselves. I was working as a server at Pizza Hut and my husband was at Kroger Distribution Center when we graduated and had our first son 7 months later. But now, at 28 I am able to go to school and find something I love and will hopefully get a career I love. My husband has found a great paying job, doing something he loves.

The vocabulary word I chose is "entralled" which is to capture the fascinated attention of. Which can be found on page 49 in Callings. I chose this word because I have never heard it before and it stood out to me. I actually like to learn new words, at home we have competitions on guess the meaning of certain words.