Student Success Statement

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong”

                         By: Abraham Lincoln

Reflection:

I would certain like to have a friend with that mentality because his obvious a good friend. For example the last part of this quote were he states that he would not only stand with him when his right but also when he is wrong. Meaning he knows that not everyone is perfect and if someone is a CTR person probably in the future he would make some mistakes but that doesn't mean that he would leave him to deal with it by himself he would be right there next to him just like he was when he did what was right. Another example of this   quote is if you don’t win at something but you played fairly and with sportsmanship then it’s better to have that feeling the feeling of being true to yourself and everyone around you. Why win? If you cheated and played dirty that sensation that you won won’t last long keep that in mind! So do what’s right and good things would come in handy when needed.

April Fool’s Day

April fool’s day is on April the first. There's some uncertainty about when and where this­ bizarre tradition began, but the most accepted explanation traces April Fools' Day back to  the 16th Century when the French New Year was moved from April the 1st to January 1st in accordance with the Catholic Calendar. As word spread slowly about the change, people who continued to celebrate the New Year on the wrong date, this being April 1st were called fools and had tricks played on them. Now days it appears to serve little purpose yet to have some fun, and in some cases cause national confusion. It's probably no coincidence that April Fools' Day is celebrated at the same time that two other similar holidays are celebrated. In ancient Rome, the festival of Hilaria was thrown to celebrate the resurrection of the god Attis. Hilaria is probably the base word for hilarity and hilarious, which mean great merriment. Today, Hilaria is also known as Roman Laughing Day. In India, the Holi festival celebrates the arrival of spring. As a part of that festival, people play jokes and smear colors on each other.

Student Success Statement

“Character is higher than intellect”

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Reflection

I definitely agree with this statement from Ralph because honestly character meaning the way you live your life and the choices you make are more important than how smart you are. For example you’re a straight A’s student but you don’t have character you are totally going to fail in life because the choices you are going to make are going to reflect your character and if you don’t have character your most likely to choice the bad choices.

Health and Science Librarian

Duties and responsibilities

In the area of collection development, the Research Librarian for the Health Sciences will be responsible for the selection, assessment, and management of collections and resources that support the School of Medicine. This position works collaboratively with other campus librarians for the health sciences, in order to understand and meet faculty, researcher, staff and students information needs and to promote the Libraries’ services and resources. An important focus of the position will be working as a liaison to provide digital services to faculty and researchers in support of the research life cycle which includes ensuring compliance with funding mandates for public access to articles and data.  On a University of California system-wide level, the Research Librarian for the Health Sciences will be a member of the UC Health and Life Sciences selectors group, providing input and making decisions on health and life science resources and topics that pertain to our consortium. The candidate will also develop and update subject web pages in support of health sciences research. The successful applicant will work collaboratively with the UCI Libraries’ technology centers to identify and provide multimedia resources and services to support the research and teaching needs of the health sciences.

Salary

55,690 for all librarians

Education

Graduate degree in library science from an ALA-accredited institution or an equivalent combination of relevant advanced degree and library experience.

Educational background in the health sciences; or experience performing reference, instruction, and/or collection development for these subjects.

Reflection

No I would not like to become a health and science librarian because it doesn’t really interest me that much. Health and Science Librarian

Student Success Statement

“I Trust that my hard work will pay off”

     By: Tyler Haws

Reflection  

Well to begin with I think the videos I watched were really inspiring. The reason why is because they made me see things in a different perspective for example for him it was really divested to know that he didn't make it to the basketball team. So he decided to work hard because he knew what he wanted he knew he wanted to play basketball and you can straight out tell he wasn't gifted it wasn't his natural talent so he overcame it and now he is in the top. I think what also pushed him a little was the fact that his father was willing to spend two hours to practice with him during the summer. His faith in god is unexplainable because he knows his the best basketball player but instead he decided to go serve his mission he chose god over his favorite thing to do. I see him as my idol because he believes in god and also worked hard to achieve his goal and I guess that’s what I would want to do in the future not only focus in my goal but also serve God. Just like trusted that hard work would pay of he also had the perseverance to do it.

Zoologists

Duties and Responsibilities

Zoologists are life scientists who study animals, observing them in the laboratory and in their natural habitat. They study the origin and development of species as well as their habits, behaviors and interactions. Monitoring wildlife health and creating recovery plans and communicating with the public by conducting field trips to point out scientific, historic and natural features of a park.

Salary

The average salary range for a zoologist in the initial stages of his or her career is $30,000 to $45,000 per year. After five years of work experience, the range is $40,000 to $55,000 per year. After 10 years of work experience, the range is $45,000 to $65,000 per year. For senior zoologists (20 or more years of work experience), salary range is $55,000 to $80,000 per year.

Education

Zoology scientists who want to conduct independent research and make contributions to the zoo logic field of knowledge should aim for a Ph.D. This will enable them to research in a variety of settings, including academia. Alternatively, a master's degree in zoology or a related specialization is competitive for many government jobs. Some students earn both an M.S. and Ph.D., one after the other. Still others begin work with only a bachelor's degree, though doing so can constrict a bachelor's career options compared to a research-capable zoologist with a graduate education.

     

Reflection

I would really love to become a zoologist because I love animals and the fact that I would have the opportunity to go outside and explore their habitats it’s nice. Also because I don’t like being indoors it makes me feel suffocated like I’m not living the precious life God has provided me with. Since I love math even though today I took a test and I would most likely fail because I did everything wrong and had to erase everything and start all over and didn’t have enough time to finish it its really disappointing but it’s okay I won’t fail the whole class because I still have an A but I hope it doesn't go down to a B or C. I would just have to learn from my mistakes. I’m off topic but yes I think I could put my biology skills and math together to work in this career I think I would like to study. Life has no limits set your imagination free, dream big because big dreams make a men’s mind do big things-Bryan Tracy. All those quotes always inspired me that if I want to become something I will, probably I’m nothing right now but in the future I want to make a change to this society I don’t know how but I know I will.

Human Activity Is Leading to ‘A Major Extinction Event’ for Sea Life

According to a new study the world’s oceans may be at risk of extinction. Dr. Douglas J. McCauley, one of Pinsky’s colleagues and lead author of the new study, the world’s oceans are still mostly intact, at least compared to the situation on land. If overfishing, excessive pollution and other harmful factors were to be dramatically cut back today; the oceans could almost completely revert back to what they were before humans started destroying them. The ability of large trawlers to sweep the seas for fish and shellfish, for instance, has increased yields but at the same time depleted many areas of sea life. In my opinion humans are not grateful enough to protect our oceans and realize that were are the cause of all animal extinction. We if don’t do anything to stop we are going to regret what we have done later on. The sad thing is that we are not only harming the animals that live in the ocean but also in land for example the black rhino. The mountain gorillas are also become extinct because our fault for example they can die from the common cold. Inside gorilla’s habitat, in Virunga National Park, people harvest charcoal for use as a fuel source in cooking and heating. This charcoal production, an illegal and multi-million dollar industry, has destroyed gorilla habitat. In conclusion I think we can do different positive things to help these creatures live longer and not die fast because of us.