Kendall's LIfe

About two years ago, I lived in Shoreline, Washington. I was a sophomore in high school at the time. In my English class, I had to do a project in order to graduate. This project was called a job shadow. A job shadow is where a student will go and observe a person who works in a profession the student is interested in. The student would follow them for at least four hours of the day and take notes. This project, I thought, would be a great opportunity to observe different professions to find out what occupation I would be the most interested in for my future job.

I would like to be a surgical nurse in the future. So, I had job shadowed a surgical nurse in Tacoma, Washington. When I got to the hospital location, my first impression was that this hospital was huge and that it looked really clean. When I met the surgical nurse, I was really nervous, but she was really nice and relaxed about things. The first thing that I had to do was to put on a pair of scrubs for sanitary reasons. Next I had to read and sign some paper work saying that everything that I hear during that day will be confidential and that I can not repeat anything that I hear in the hospital. This was for the safety of the patients and of the staff.

The surgical nurse, Linda, had the entire day planned for us. The next thing that was scheduled for us was to watch Linda in action. There was an angioplasty scheduled and I was able to sit in on this surgery and watch. On top of my scrubs, I had to wear a protective vest on during the x-rays so my body will not be harmed from the radiation. During the surgery, I watched a television in the surgery room that showed all of the arteries and veins of the patient. This television was used so the doctors can see where to put in the balloon and stint in. While the doctor was looking at the television, the technician who was operating the computer and the television, showed me the plan on where the stint will go. He had used a lot of medical terms, but I later found out what all of it meant. I was so happy to be able to sit in on the surgery. I had learned a lot from it.

The next experience I had with Linda, was that we went to check on all of her patients that she treats on a daily basis. I never knew how many patients a nurse could have until that day. She had about seven patients to take care of. All of the patients had minor conditions. I was not allowed to see any of the patients who were critically injured for safety reasons. Then after we had checked on all of her patients that I could see, we went back to her office and had an interview session. I was asked why I wanted to become a surgical nurse and if I had enjoyed my experiences. Of course I explained my reasoning for everything. Linda was an amazing surgical nurse and a wonderful person.

This experience was wonderful. I had learned a lot that day. This experience really helped me decide that being a surgical nurse is the job that I want to have in my future. I had a lot of fun and I got to meet new people. Now, two years later, I have not changed my mind because of this experience. I am really glad that I was able to do this project and I believe that every student should have this experience because it helped a lot of students from my English class out in finding the profession they wanted.

Around the world, obesity is a growing problem. A lot of people have tried diets and workout, but sometimes when you hit a plateau it gets harder and harder to loose weight. There are many solutions to help loose weight without changing your entire diet and even your spare time.

I have tried so many diets and so many workouts and they have not worked for me. Most of the workouts that i have tried, I can not do them anymore because of my life schedule. I wanted to find something easy to do, but that will be effective for losing weight. This article that I read had some tips on how to lose weight that are easy to do and are not time comsuming. Some of the tips are to drink a beverage a half an hour before every meal, eat better, don’t eat as often, and don’t have a lot of sweets in the house. Those are just some of the tips that I had read.

I believe that these tips are very helpful because of my busy schedule. To tell the truth, I have not tried these tips yet, but i will deffinately start very soon. I would like to look better and have a healthier weight. These tips, I think, will do some good because these are not things that I haven’t heard before. So since these tips are popular, I have strong feelings that these methods will work. Also if you think about it, these tips actually make sense. I think too that losing weight is mind based. If you do not have  the motivation or even the mind set for your goal then there is a higher chance that it will not happen. So stay positive and go for what you want!!!

For the past twenty-five years, we have heard that our planet’s ozone is diminishing and it has a huge hole in the South Pole. If the ozone diminishes, then our planet will not have any protection from the strong radiation from outer space. If harmful radiation enters the earth, then the risk for cancer will be at an all time high. So in spite of this hole  in the ozone in the South Pole, the United States had banned all ozone depleting chemicals and aerosols to stop the growth of the hole.

Since the banning of ozone-depleting aerosols and chemicals, the hole in the ozone is not a hole anymore. Over the span of twenty-five years, the hole has got smaller and the area that was thinned out got thicker. This is a wonderful progress for trying to fix this hole. Also since the hole has gotten smaller, less cancer causing radiation is entering the Earth. Not only is there good things happening for the ozone hole, there is also some bad things.

Even though the hole in the ozone in the South Pole is slowing going away, we are facing a new problem. Now, in 2009, there has been a study going on about the North Pole. A new hole has been discovered in 2009 in the North Pole. Scientists say that this hole is due to “weather-related phenomena”  throughout the world. Scientists do not know how this hole is being created by the weather yet. Scientists also do not know how to try to solve this problem. What is also bad news, is that the hole in the South Pole will take way longer than expected to repair, scientists say. They are saying that the hole will be repaired between the years 2060 and 2075. It will be a slow progression, but i believe that if we stick to trying to fix this problem that it will be worth the wait.

Cancer has been one of the biggest disease problems for many decades and maybe even centuries. Health care has been progressing quickly and there has been a mini breakthrough. During the month of April in Washington, Dendreon Corp.’s Provenge had invented a vaccine treatment that “tricks” your immune system into attacking tumors for cancer. The vaccine is only used to prostate cancer that has spread to different parts of the body. Scientists predict that within five to ten years, this form of treatment will be used for all sorts of different cancers and will be used as a normal treatment.

I think that this is an amazing breakthrough in healthcare! I am so amazed at how healthcare has transformed so quickly through the years. Just think that if there is a vaccine treatment that is said to help attack tumors from prostate cancer, think about how many more treatments for cancer is already underway. Healthcare just keeps on amazing me with all sorts of different inventions to help cure disease/illnesses. I mean between five to ten years of waiting for new cancer treatments to be invented and are able to work seems like a long time, but on a larger scale, it is a short amount of time. I believe that the future has many surprises to come for new medical treatments and new medical discoveries.

I read an article about how the use of tobacco has gone down world wide. Many states in the United States have made smoke-free laws. The smoke-free laws are where places who have a smoke-free sign means that no one can smoke in that permitted area. Also some states have even raised the cigarette tax to try to get people to come off of the tobacco. What I believe is a great idea is how there are many commercials on television that keep people aware of what tobacco can do to the human body, animals, and the environment.

I was in a group called T.A.T.U, which stands for Teens Against Tobacco Use. This group went to elementary schools, middle schools, and some high schools and gave a presentation on what tobacco products can do to you. I learned a lot about the negative effects of tobacco. The props that we used to have the students understand what it really does to you are a jar of tar with teeth in it, pigs lungs that are painted by an artist to show how your lungs would turn black if you would smoke for a certain amount of years, and we also used photos. By joining this group i feel that I am educated enough to know that  I will never use any form of tobacco products because of what it can do to your body.

I really believe that tobacco does not have any positive effects or even benefits to health. I think that all it does is ruin the lives of many because of what it can lead to. If people use any kind of tobacco products for a long period of time it can lead to sickness or maybe even cancer in some cases. Tobacco is just not for me.

Do not get me wrong. I am not saying that the tobacco industry is bad or anything because that industry is actually good. Since the industry is huge and it gives people a lot of jobs it can do a lot of good. I am just saying that people should be aware of what it can do and leave you with a choice. I am just saying that their products are not for me.

Today, people are told to eat fruits and vegetables to stay or get healthy. There are many fruits and vegetables that do give a health benefit to everyone ,but not everyone knows what other foods can give a health benefit like most of the fruits and vegetables. One food in particular, not a lot of people like them, but it gives you a bunch of vitamins. This food happens to be sardines.

Sardines is one of the foods that most people have to have an acquired taste for to be able to enjoy them. Sardines are full of omega-3 fats that help with the function of your brain and your heart. Not a lot of people know that sardines can have a wonderful benefit to your body. Most of the people I know will not even go near sardines. Hopefully people will acknowledge other foods other than fruits and vegetables to keep the body healthy.

There are many different ways to eat sardines. I have heard that sardines are not that good when they are eaten by themselves. There are many different recipes from around the world that interpret sardines as an ingredient. For example, in the traditional Casar salad, the dressing is made out of ground up sardines. That is just one example of how you could interpret sardines in meals. I would say that if anyone would get tired of just fruits and vegetables, to go out and explore the other options out there for healthy food.

There is an article online that talks about what the most expensive things are in the world. Some examples are an iphone that is worth almost three million dollars, a t.v. that is worth a little over two million dollars, and a set of computer speakers for two million dollars a pair.

To me this is just rediculous!! Who in their right mind would want a pair of computer speakers for two million dollars? I mean you can get a great pair of computer speakers for like twenty to fourty dollars at Best Buy. I would have to say that it would be nice to have expensive things like that, but I would not spend that kind of money on them when I could get the same kind of things at the store for cheaper. Not a lot of people can afford these expensive things. I believe that these items are mainly targeted towards the rich and famous. I just do not understand why things are made this expensive.

I would want an item that would do its job. For example, I would want computer speakers to play sounds off of my computer and I would not want to get things for their looks. If the item does the job then why buy something that is way more expensive that may not do the job? I just think that an iphone would be useless if it was cased in gold and had a seven carat diamond for the main key. I just think that these things are mainly going for looks and not for their job performance.