Goodbye & Good Luck!

Well it has been a fun and interesting semester! I thank you all for your participation and opinions. You all have future goals you are aspiring to, whether they include family, more academia, or the job market. I wish you all good luck in your endeavors; and again, thank you for all your hard work.

Bye!

Legalities...

I'm sorry about this week, but I've been in court all week. It ended favorably for me today (thankfully)! But I was able to get a firsthand look at our legal system. Scary as it was, it is a fair system I think. Anyone ever think about law school???

The judge, law clerk, court reporter, bailiff, lawyers, jurors, plaintiff, and defendant were all very civil and respectful throughout the process. Although I have to say the entire episode made me reflect on the status of morals and ethics in our society. Any thoughts on the state of our society's morals or values?

So, now that that huge burden is over, I'm here for questions or comments again. Just a reminder, next week we sign off so let me know if there is anything more you want to chat about. Thanks to all of you!

philosophy

My new philosophy is to come to a job with a game face. I want to establish a certain level of respect and a good working relationship.In life, I realize that image is very important and people will treat you accordingly. I feel that there is a time and place for everything and at work its business. I may joke at times during a break or I may have brief and open conversations but I will never cross that line. My job is important for survival so there is things that I will not compromise.

Careers & Philosophy

So I was in a conversation the other day about my personal philosophy. Don't ask me to define it because I have no idea where to begin! Nonetheless, I was asked how my personal philosophy would integrate into my future career? I was stumped. I didn't know how to approach the question, let alone explain my answer (whatever that was)! Therefore, I set out to categorize some philosophies within my desired field and to compare them with what I believed. A tedious task, I've noticed.

Well, this is what I'm asking: are you able to define traits of your personal philosophy and compare it to the philosophy of your future career? In my opinion, thinking about this makes sense if one of our goals in our jobs is to be content with what we do. Also, it may help you localize what exactly you care about in life.

This is just a suggestion; you don't actually have to do it. But if you think about it for a few minutes, you might gain some insight you never knew you had! Thanks, Karyn.

future plan

I want to be in the medical field. I am making the nessary steps to accomplish my goal. I will have a B.A degree, finish nursing school, continue my education in graduate school while working as a nurse, and receive a master degree as a family practitioner. I'm hoping to have my own practice and possibly be a boss for some medical facility.

I'm hoping that I can be a part of an organization that will help those in need to pay for any medical bills. I would like all of the leaders of the U.S to take part in planning a better way for all to be insured. I think there should be better checks and balances of how the money is distributed and collected. There should be caps made on the amount of money the "big shots"makes. Regulation have to be made in our economy which should be a main concern.

Bill being pass

I feel that the employer should pay into the health care system for the employee but at what cost. The idea is great for the short term and the companies will find a way to get back that money that they will be spending. Our country is all about making money and the people in power always find a way to get it. Physical change is nice but if we do not change our mind set from greed then we will be in the same boat that we are in right now. The change is still great and it will install hope for the people.

Future Plans

I would like to begin by apologizing. I have had a few crises in my life the last two weeks and they have affected my level of participation. I know everyone gets busy, and I am not trying to excuse myself; but things have been exceptionally dismal for me lately and I am sorry I haven't posted anything.

That being said, I have also decided to change things up a bit. I am tired of our blog together being so formal and dry. For my part, I'm going to attempt a change of philosophy. From now on, if no one has any suggestions or questions, I'll simply blog whatever I feel like saying. I'll try to keep it relevant for you, but I don't want to continue to post essay-like content! We should all agree there should be some structure, but let’s try to venture outside our weekly monotone dialogue! Also, thank you Devon for posting your own stuff. This blog is for all of us and you can post items also.

This week, since there has been so much legislative changes (and subsequently news coverage) for the healthcare field, I'd like to discuss that a little.

• Senator Kennedy's bill for the nation's healthcare reform passed the committee vote. Also in health news, a proposed bill to make employers cover health insurance for their employees or pay a fee is in talks.
• What do you think? Is there anything else in the news you would like to discuss that relates to our major concentration areas or minor?
  

This post is called future plans not only because it covers the upcoming changes for this blog, but also because I am interested to hear about your future plans. Thank you for those of you who responded to the email I sent; but after graduation, do you intend to enter the workforce or attend graduate school? Also, what does your future career entail: not just job title, but also I'd be interested to hear a typical day of what you want to do.

• For me, my future plans lie with traveling and graduate school. After this semester, I'll be traveling to the Middle East and to Southeast Asia (again)! I'm applying to graduate school for next year, so I'll also be working. I plan to apply to the Anthropology program. Mostly I want to teach and do consulting work. Archeology holds little viable opportunities for me, so I will probably look into cultural or social anthropology. For the next year, however, I intend to continue working where I am.
  

Anyway, share your thoughts, opinions, and suggestions. Again, sorry for being so late!!!