LP8

I have no experience with suicide personally. I had a friend that lost her brother to it. I know of a guy in my high school that committed suicide.

I feel that my writing skills need a lot of work. Hopefully when I take technical writing this will help improve it.

I think a 12 step program is good to have a check off list. It keeps things in perspective for the individual. That way they have something to achieve in the end.

I just looked over my summer options and saw that ethics will be offered so I know I will now be taking two summer classes oh joy. But I needed this so I can have my field 1 in the fall. I realize I will need to take 15 credits for the next two semesters to finish all of my classes.

LP 9 Blog Prompt

If I only had one year to live to live I would travel and try to see as much as I could with some close friends and family. That way they would have memories of me. I would try to learn as many new things as I could. I would try as many new things as I could. I would try to laugh everyday.

My purpose in life is to work with people and help them. Everyone deserves a second chance in life.

I plan on changing the world by helping people in need. People will always need help. It's a way to give back. I would like to help people understand that we all need to work together to break down the all the stereotype's, discrimination's, and bias's

Mock Interview Wausau Health Services (Methadone Clinic)

I found this interview to be a great learning experience. I had a busy day so I was kind of scattered with so much on my plate. I screwed up and didn't shake her hand and introduce myself. I know better. I was glad to get their feed back. I knew my cover letter would be put through the shredder though. I need to take technical writing yet I know my written word needs work no question. It was the hardest to write actually. I redid that and added some bullet points to my resume. I added another job that I didn't think would matter on my resume, but I was running out of room. They told me to make my white spaces less and that the job was actually a crucial one to put down even if it was only a year's time. I was told to put my bar tending down in my cover letter so they could see that I have dealt with all sorts of personalities. I never thought to put that. It's very true. I was just thinking customer service. Her interview questions weren't to nerve racking. Live and learn. I take criticism well. I would really like to do an internship with this company. Counseling is where I would like to go with my career so far.

LP7 Blog Prompt

I could provide answers to a pregnant teen. I think their are choices are there. I'm pro choice so that may be a reason why I am able to do this easier. I know a lot of people may not agree with me but that why its so great to live in America and have these options.

I think personally one of America's greatest problems is taking care of our own. We have enough poverty here. The basic needs we need are not met here. We tend to stick our nose's in foreign countries when we have issues right in our own back yard to deal with. You don't see other countries very often lending a hand to the United States.

The greatest crime to commit against another is murder no question. Its taking or ending another person's life unwillingly.

The sounds of violent abuse can be screams, arguments,or gun shots. This is what I have learned growing up.

Having such good friends makes me happy. A guy that I'm interested in is being distant. He is going through a divorce right now so I have to understand he has a lot on his plate. I still wonder is this what I want. He is way moodier than I am. We met online and are going to finally meet at the end of semester.

I'm not sure I want to take summer classes. I guess it all depends on if they offer Ethics for sure in the summer. I will then need to take another class to be full time and I was just told not to take Human Sexuality online because its a lot funner in person.

A a friend of mine lost a friend to a motorcycle accident just recently and its something you are never prepared for especially when they are young and had a lot of life to live yet.

So far this semester is better than last I am in my program now and learning stuff that interests me other than boring generals. I have learned to like online classes so this will help me down the road when I want to go on to UW Oshkosh and do it all online so I won't have to move right away. Moving does interest me eventually but financially right now I need to stay where I'm at. Ah if only the job economy would get better.

LP6 Blog Prompt

Other nationalities celebrate different holidays than Americans. This brings different culture aspects into communities. Americans can learn new customs from another culture. I do no that it can ad to conflicts with American careers when this culture celebrates holidays on different days. They need off different days than the American holidays sometimes. They have different radio stations vs. our English radio stations. Some cultures don't like to hear another cultures language spoken when they don't understand it. Not every culture knows every one's language or understands it. So communication is confusing between different cultures on expressing ideas at times. Their can be lots of prejudice about this. A lot of people believe that English should be the number one language spoken in America. It brings different kinds of music into other cultures and spices things up for something new. Other nationalities have their own food vs. American food. How they eat a meal as a family vs. how Americans sit down and eat a meal is a little different too. They have brought their delicious food into other cultures to share new ways of eating different foods. But some cultures aren't willing to try other cultures foods. Other cultures bring lots of new ideas to things in life they help communities grow by having diverse groups of people in a community. Different cultures celebrate different religions. Their way of marriage is different sometimes to. This can be a very touchy subject. How their households are run.
Every culture has their own beliefs, traditions, customs, and values within their own culture and they were brought up on these. Some cultures can be easily offended when their cultures ways are challenged. If I could change American culture I would try and break down more of the barriers between nationalities of certain prejudices that we tend to hold on to other cultures. Every culture should be treated equal.

2. a. George is from the gay community and his parents are strong Catholics.
He is afraid of being rejected from his peers and his parents. He feels ashamed he has let his gay community down.

b.Elena feels she has let her family's beliefs and customs down by breaking a tradition of her culture. They will disown her. She comes from a strong religious Middle East background.

c.The Wilson's feel that they may have racism against them since other white people haven't been willing to help them in the past so they are gun shy when it comes to getting help from another race. It looks though they might give it a chance this time.

d. Thomas is Latino and this culture is dominated by the men. What he says and thinks goes there's only his way. He feels women aren't superior to me. Different morals are being used here. He is a strong family man. There family needs both parents to be healthy and support their children.

e. He feels ashamed for his in digressions. He feels like he has made himself a death sentence. There isn't as much of a stigma on this as there was 20 years ago.