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Aspirations

Career: Sports Medicine Physical Therapist

Top 20 Colleges:

1.       UT-Knox

2.       Ole Miss

3.       U of Memphis

4.       Arkansas

5.       Naval Academy

6.       MTSU

7.       Texas

8.       Stanford

9.       USC

10.   Oregon

11.   Baylor
12.   Ozark Christian

13.   VMI

14.   Miss State

15.   Alabama

16.   Texas Tech

17.   LSU

18.   Washington in St. Louis

19.   Ohio State

10.   Michigan State

Top 10 Companies

1.       Massachusetts General Hospital ( New England Patriots)

2.       Philadelphia Eagles (Hires Personally)

3.       St. Louis Cardinals

4.       San Francisco Forty Niners’

5.       University Of Memphis Football

6.       Miami Dolphins

7.       Campbell Clinic

8.       St. Louis Blues

9.       Seattle Seahawks

10.   Boston Red Sox

Top 5 Living Destinations

1      Boston, MA

2     St. Louis, MO

3    San Francisco, CA

4     Philadelphia, PA 

5   Montreal, ON

Job Objective and Requirements

After, taking a career aptitude test on whatcareerisrightforme.com I soon found that one of my dream jobs was the top career that I apt for. A Physical Therapist

                                                Job Objective:
                      Entry-Level Physical Therapist Position

                    Skills and Experience needed for Entry-Level Physical Therapist.

 Degree from an accredited physical therapy program. Many institutions also require a master's degree in physical therapy, especially for those with other scientific backgrounds.

Most of the basic knowledge will come from coursework and internships. Advancement may require working in various parts of the country depending on which programs or facilities specialize in a particular area of interest. Hospital, clinics, nursing homes and schools are all areas where experience can be gained.

Ranges from $20,000, average $40,000, to the top $80,000 or more.

Seek employment from schools or teams in smaller cities; you may have more responsibility and greater salary potential. Strive to develop interpersonal skills.

                                                Information from: Experience.com (Job profile: Physical Therapist) 

Dream Careers

                                Dream Jobs

1.       History Teacher- $42,357 is the average History teacher salary. This above the American middle-class income average. This is currently my most sought after job. I love to teach and I love to talk and I am a history nut.

2.       Physical Therapist- $64,958 is the average Physical Therapist salary. This is above most American averages. This job is my second as it pays high and seems like fun. It would give me an opportunity to help people in need.

3.       Youth Minister- 32,979 is the average Youth Minister salary. This is below average as it is for just out of college. The pay grows steadily with experience in the field. I love God and everything he does. I love to share the Gospel with others and love to be with youth.

4.       Web Developer/Software- On average can make 60,000 dollars. Though a high-payed expert can make 650,000 dollars. This job would give me an opportunity to create, and use technology from a comfy chair. It pays high and would be fun.

5.       Marine- Marines pay-scale is based on rank and can vary depending on aspects of your career. They offer a tour-for-college program where you go into the service for a tour when you come back you get free college anywhere and also helps pay with living expenses while you are in college. This is my plan for if my grades don’t get me into college where I want and would involve a lot of work. The worth is supreme and the pride even more.

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey               Joshua Guy

                                                                                    10/29/14

                                                                                     2^nd period

 

2001: A Space Odyssey is a movie directed and written by Stanley Kubrick. This movie is excellent as it is one of Roger Ebert’s “Great Movies” list. It is shocking how the movie moves through scene by scene not focusing on the film but more on the small, eye-catching detail. The movie will leave you in a state of wonder yet can get confusing at times. 2001 is an instant classic to any fan of science fiction. This movie will inspire you with its breath taking views and its stunning audio. Let’s take a closer look into 2001: A Space Odyssey.

            2001: A Space Odyssey includes many classical works of music. They include “Blue Danube Waltz”, “Also sprach Zarathustra”, and “Atmospheres”. These works give way to beautiful scenes of space. One of the most notable of these is at one point as a spacecraft is landing in a space station; the slow Blue Danube Waltz gives way to magnificence of the scene. Instead of fast paced timid song, it goes for the cautious, slow song. This shows the great artistry that went into the making of this movie. One other musical detail is the reuse of songs that describe the same feeling, especially supernatural or awe-filled moments.

            2001 was released in 1968, actually one year before we ever traveled the moon. This really is awesome, because we had only begun space flight. Kubrick did an amazing job imagining the surface of the moon and the cosmos. It was kept largely in secret, so that Kubrick could take his time and not be rushed to a deadline, he took many precautions in keeping it happen. At its preview it was more or less a disaster, it wasn’t a visual or auditory faux pas, but a problem with the speech. The movie focuses more on visually impressing rather than the actual acting or dialogue. After that it was well received being awarded many impressive accomplishments. As well being one of the most known movies in the world.

            2001: A Space Odyssey begins on Earth at “The Dawn of Man”. This shows primates finding the obviously extraterrestrial rock (one of the few key plot elements), where they find how they can shape and manipulate things around them. This leads to the invention of the tool and eventually the launch of spacecraft. This is known as the biggest flash forward in film. Next we see a scene where a spacecraft is landing on a space station; here we see that man is losing control of tools in outer space. We see his pens floating in no gravity; he has to learn to walk again due to no gravity, and eats baby food. This shows the slip of man’s control on his tools. As we continue on we see a conference, minor details in the actual plot. It really is almost there as a placeholder as it doesn’t necessarily need to be there to move the plot. Kubrick lives it to our imagination why there is business on the moon. We zoom across the moon to where the same mysterious rock from earlier in time, has been found on the moon. It sends a signal towards Jupiter.

 Next, we move eighteen months later onto a spaceship where two men are aboard a spacecraft, there are three in hibernation mode. The craft is piloted and governed by a computer named, HAL 9000. Soon, we see one of the most notorious moments in film history the two men find that HAL has gone irrational and started to turn against them. As man finally loses grip over technology, HAL kills the three hibernating men and one of the crewmen. One is left alive and that is Dave. Dave is the main character from there on as he whisked on a journey, but before he can he must kill HAL. This ends with some of the most dialogue in the movie. HAL begs for mercy and claims fear. This helps nothing as Dave kills HAL ending with a song “Daisy”. Next, we skip to a picture of Jupiter and see the rocks flying through the air. Man had conquered technology and is now being whisked away to his final challenge. Watching he die of old age, it shows Dave progressively getting older in a quaint room possibly out of this dimension. We see an older version knock down a glass; I would like to elaborate on this, because the glass breaks though the wine stays in the same place. Possibly referring to how Dave is there spiritually but not completely physically. Next we see Dave die and a fetus with a green orb around it takes us to the credits. This fetus in donned the name “Starchild” and shows that man has made the next evolutionary step.

Kubrick amazes us with his spectacular views of space. It seems almost impossible as only satellite images and very few man photos had ever been taken of the cosmos. It’s impressive that he could create such things. Stunning space stations and space craft’s take hold of your imagination and give us one of the most visually satisfying movies in the world. Instead of focusing in on the acting he takes a look at the minor details, like is this color good with this color or are these lines perfect. He grabs your attention elsewhere and doesn’t really need a dialogue for this movie to make sense. This alone should whoa us and if that was not enough his visual representation of space is amazing.

2001: A Space Odyssey is to this day one of the best movies to be created. It stuns us with its beautiful music and then grabs our attention with awe-filled moments of space. Kubrick did an amazing job directing and writing this that it instantly became a classic. He gave us more than a movie, but actually a lesson. He shows that we need intelligence and not exactly our flesh. His amazing shots of the cosmos still woe people today. He gives us almost a silent film, but still delivers one of the most powerful movies. He didn’t include much dialogue, but for a movie this great it isn’t needed. Today, I can say this is my all-time new favorite movie. I recommend that anyone who has not seen this to watch it and if you have take another look you may find something new.

Voting Matters

In today’s American culture it seems all too often we aren’t happy with our president or the decisions the government makes.  We worry about health care, war on ISIS, and the economy. We criticize the president and congress on their views on guns, violence, and abortion. Yet most people don’t have the persistence of going out and voting for someone better. We don’t support the good candidates when we can, yet we complain about the way our country is, or how the presidential race doesn't have the right candidate for you. It’s time to wake up America, your vote counts!

Every day we get up, we watch the news, and we constantly get scared of our global environment. We take our lunch break and we carry on about how Obama doesn't know how to lead our country. Congress doesn't know how to lead our country. The Supreme Court doesn't make the right decisions. How did they get into office? Surely, we have the freedom to vote. So, isn't our fault that our leadership is way off in this country? Immoral, unjustly, and plain dumb, we are the ones who don’t get off the couch and vote. We’d rather stay there and watch the polls come in. We don’t understand this and it needs to stop if we are going to move back to our former greatness as world leader. Right now we waning and dropping in the polls fast, just like our probable good leaders do.

However, we have bright future. There is still hope alive in the beautiful democratic system that we invest our lives in. This upcoming generation is sure to vote on important matters of course. For some reason, it seems the youngest of the current generations cares more about their future than those older. It is almost time for the next line to step up and become leaders in the global community and for America to make a comeback. This will only happen if we all come together and make a national effort to vote. As we all know, Early Voting is almost here for midterms and it’s time to make a record-setting vote and get everyone to the polls.

Now, I challenge you the community, the nation to vote. Go out and voice your god-given opinion. You have a privilege that many others will never taste. Your vote counts. Everyone’s vote counts. It’s time to wake up America. It’s time to wake up and smell victory. To break through the barriers of cultural indifference and barriers that is setting America back. So, go and vote every time you get the chance to, it’s time.

Eat Einstein Bros. Bagles

Recently, I have been stopping once a week to get a bagel. We found this place called, Einstein Bros Bagel Company. Boy, they are amazing. They have tons of delicious bagels to choose from including: Plain, Asiago, Everything, Nacho Cheese, and many others. That's not all though they have the best spreads you could possibly need. From Jalepeno Salsa to Regular to Garlic Herbs. They also have brekafast sandwiches, pastries and a full coffee bar. Mornings don't get much better than this. So, why aren't you eating at your local Einstein Bros. Bagel Company?

http://www.einsteinbros.com/