First Day of Internship

I got to my internship early and had to wait for my mentor to get out of a meeting. While I waited someone named Olivia gave me a quick tour of the office and introduced me to everyone. At 2:00 my mentor was still in her meeting so Olivia gave me the grand tour of all the NTC buildings in the area. When I got back I met Cris, my mentor, and she went into more detail on what I'll be doing this semester while at my internship.

At lunch I started walking (in the wrong direction) and got a little lost, but i eventually made it to my internship after about 30 minutes and believe it or not I was early.

For lunch I ate the schools food.

I walked back to the school once I was done at my internship site and I got a ride from my parents.

It went relatively well, but I hope it will become a little more interesting as the semester goes on.

Dwight Eisenhower's warning, stated in his farewell address, "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex", needs to be sounded again. Bush failed to heed Eisenhower's warning, an article written by Douglas Turner, specifically states that "If he had, Bush might not have jumped into the Iraq War." Before history repeats itself Obama needs to be aware of Eisenhower's warning of military industrial complexes.

On Jan. 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower cautioned America about powerful generals, admirals, lobbyists and defense contractors who padded up and down the hallways of the White House and the Capitol. The former five-star general warned of the potential evils of “the military-industrial complex.”“This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience,” Eisenhower said. “The total influence — economic, political, even spiritual — is felt in every city, every state house, every office of the federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society.”

Barack Obama, draws from the federal scientific establishment for appointments according to Obama and the Military - Industrial - Scientific Complex by Karl Grossman he needs to hear Eisenhower's warning again. This could lead to Obama making decisions that will be in the interest of the military industrial complex.

Our last president ignored Eisenhower's warning and in order for President Obama to not make the same mistake Eisenhower's warning needs to be sounded again.

Citations

Turner, Douglas . "Bush failed to heed Eisenhower’s warning : Opinion : The Buffalo News." The Buffalo News. 26 Jan. 2009

Grossman, Karl. "Karl Grossman: Obama and the Military - Industrial - Scientific Complex ." CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names. 26 Jan. 2009 .

Obama's inauguration

"Remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans at this very hour patrol far off deserts and distant mountains."

1. Why did you choose this section?
A lot of people, including myself, have family in the military and worry for them everyday. I also know a few people who have had family members die in combat. This is why I think everyone should abide by this quote and remember "those brave Americans".



2. How do Obama's words relate to the everyday life that you know and understand?

I see people doing the exact thing the quote is saying, people praise our soldiers and praise them for their bravery. In my opinion this is something everyone should participate in and it's very important to the soldiers in the Middle East.

Revised Outline

Thesis: Douglas MacArthur and John Miller were both defined by the soldiers that followed them and by the decisions they made, even though they were irrational at times they both had the same goal.

Paragraph 1:

• Topic Sentence-Without the soldiers under their command they could have never gotten as far as they did.
• Evidence-John Miller had a team of specialists and Douglas MacArthur commanded a large amount of troops in the southwestern Pacific.
• Analysis-This gave them a large advantage at times when in combat.
• Transition-When they did use their advantages they made many accomplishments in war and it was because it was the choices they made.

Paragraph 2:

• Topic Sentence-Douglas MacArthur, along with John Miller, both became very successful in their careers because of the decisions they made.
• Evidence-Douglas MacArthur made one of the most daring and successful military maneuvers of modern times, MacArthur landed troops at Inchon, far behind North Korean lines. The result was a rout of enemy forces, and the North Koreans were pushed back nearly to China. John Miller made a very similar move that was considered courageous after Miller was given a special mission to retrieve a 101st Airborne paratrooper, Private James Ryan.

• Analysis-Miller and his men set out for Neuville to search for Ryan and eventually had to defend against the numerical superiority and equipment of the Germans in order to keep James Ryan safe.

• Transition-Even though their decisions may have been illogical at times it was for a good cause.

Paragraph 3:

• Topic Sentence-In order to do what they felt was right they both did whatever was necessary.
• Evidence-MacArthur's wanted continue fighting the Koreans North of the Korean border in order to protect the thirty-eighth parallel and Truman did not want to expand the conflict. MacArthur, in turn, made public his dissatisfaction with Truman's position. So began a power struggle that culminated in April 1951, with Truman's dismissal of MacArthur for insubordination.
• Analysis-Even though Truman had not accepted MacArthur's decision he still tried to urge him to agree which eventually led to his dismissal. John Miller, knowing the Germans were better equipped, stayed and risked his life to protect James Ryan.

Conclusion: Douglas MacArthur and John Miller both accomplished their goal which was to do what they thought was right.
-Include historical evidence of both Douglas MacArthur John H. Miller that show they accomplished their goal.

Artist Statement Outline

Thesis: Douglas MacArthur and John Miller were both defined by the soldiers that followed them and by the decisions they made, even though they were irrational at times they both had the same goal.

Paragraph 1:

• Topic Sentence-Without the soldiers under their command they could have never gotten as far as they did.
• Evidence-John Miller had a team of specialists and Douglas MacArthur commanded a large amount of troops in the southwestern Pacific.
• Analysis-This gave them a large advantage at times when in combat.
• Transition-When they did use their advantages they made many accomplishments in war and it was because it was the choices they made.

Paragraph 2:

• Topic Sentence-Douglas MacArthur, along with John Miller, both became very successful in their careers because of the decisions they made.
• Evidence-Douglas MacArthur made one of the most daring and successful military maneuvers of modern times, MacArthur landed troops at Inchon, far behind North Korean lines. The result was a rout of enemy forces, and the North Koreans were pushed back nearly to China. John Miller made a very similar move that was considered courageous after Miller was given a special mission to retrieve a 101st Airborne paratrooper, Private James Ryan, whose three brothers had been recently killed in combat. Miller and his men set out for Neuville to search for Ryan and eventually had to defend against the numerical superiority and equipment of the Germans in order to keep James Ryan safe.
• Analysis-Even though their decisions may have been illogical at times it was for a good cause.

Paragraph 3:

• Topic Sentence-In order to do what they felt was right they both did whatever was necessary.
• Evidence-MacArthur's wanted continue fighting the Koreans North of the Korean border in order to protect the thirty-eighth parallel and Truman did not want to expand the conflict. MacArthur, in turn, made public his dissatisfaction with Truman's position. So began a power struggle that culminated in April 1951, with Truman's dismissal of MacArthur for insubordination.
• Analysis-Even though Truman had not accepted MacArthur's decision he still tried to urge him to agree which eventually led to his dismissal. John Miller, knowing the Germans were better equiped, stayed and risked his life to protect James Ryan.

Conclusion: Douglas MacArthur and John Miller both accomplished their goal which was to do what they thought was right.

GWB & the Environment

According to Katharine Mieszkowski in Bush's seven deadly environmental sins Bush has not left a very good legacy for helping the environment. This may be true for multiple amounts of reasons, but due to some of his recent acts according to Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific by Juliet Eilperin, Bush will be protecting more ocean than any person in history by the end of his term.

Bush will create three new marine national monuments in the Pacific and the area totals 195,280 square miles.According to his top aides, "A move that will help preserve sprawling sea and island ecosystems and cement the one aspect of his legacy that has won praise." Many environmentalists are saying similar things about President Bush.

Is this just a way to turn peoples attention away from his seven environmental sins stated in Katharine Mieszkowski's article? In my opinion it's not, Bush, being a fisherman himself, has always shown interest in sealife and may only be concentrating hard on areas for his own personal gain or areas that he is more interested in helping.

Internship

1. I hope that internship gives me a good view of how the "adult" world of work will be like. I see this as a learning experience for future jobs I may have and I plan to take as much out of my internship as I can. I want my internship experience to prepare me for the world of work.

2. At my internship this semester I hope to discover any new strengths, interests, or abilities I have or can get out of the experience. This may even help me decide on a future career or job. For example, If I find a new interest in graphic design at my internship I may try to either take a class on the subject.

3.I plan to work to my absolute best ability and get as much as I can out of the experience. I plan to create an interesting project that will fulfill the requirements and beyond.

Beginning My Reflection

American Icon Reflection:

I am proud of this work because it was one of the first project of the year and I wanted it to represent some of my best writing. I spent a lot of time editing and revising my writing. There was also a lot of research involved because I didn't know any details of my icons past which I needed to include in my essay.

When choosing my icon I made sure to pick someone I was interested in. This helped in my research portion of the project because I had already been to some Eminem websites before. A portion of the essay was about his childhood and the rest included his accomplishments throughout life and how I would like to have similar accomplishments.

A link to my final product can be found here.

H2O Project Reflection:

I'm proud of the H2O project because of how much time and effort I spent on the writing. All my ideas were original and the pictures that I used were taken myself. I am also proud of this particular project because all of my ideas were original. It also felt good to know more about the singer because now I know that we have a lot of similarities.

On top of all the work at school that included doing research, critiques, editing, and revising I had to spend time at home working on this project. This required good time management and to spend an equal amount of time on other assignments from different classes. In order to create an efficient program I spent a lot of time studying how Heal the Bay, Coastkeeper and other programs worked. It was key to have a program similar to other successful programs because the the program need to have a realistic plan. I believe my product turned out as it did because of the time spent after school and all the extra critiques I got.

Final Product:

Neptune's Navy

Paul Watson was born on December 2, 1950 in the North shore of Lake Ontario. He is known for his courage, sometimes considered recklessness, and passion towards animals. All his life he grew up protecting animals, when he was a young boy Paul had shot a kid with a BB gun just before he was about to kill a bird. He sometimes even considered himself "as a fearless and uncompromising defender of animals."

In his attempt to defend animals such as whales or seals he has created Neptune's Navy. He likes to call his crusade Operation Asshole because the process involves ramming one vessel into another. This is just one step to his sometimes awkward procedures.

Moments before ramming a vessel, Watson will radio its captain and say something that is very official, for example: "Please remove yourselves from these waters. You are in violation of international conservation regulations." This sometimes isn't very affective so he will move on to more bizarre tactics such as launching hundreds of points of butter onto the other ship, or using water cannons to launch light bulbs full of paint.

At times he is not successful, mainly because he is willing to risk lives to protect the whales. One incident had led to Watson arresting a whaling vessel on the high seas, but he was constrained by the fact that he had no real authority to do so. He then called officials in New Zealand and Australia and requested that a naval vessel take the Japanese ship into custody. Both countries refused. Australia's environment minister, Malcolm Turnbull, publicly denounced the tactics that the Sea Shepherd crew had used and he had said at one point, "Threatening to put lives at risk or vessels at risk, is completely unacceptable, they must act safely and peacefully. They are not advancing the anti-whaling cause they espouse by threatening lives in this way." He eventually gave the boat free passage.

So at times he may not become successful, but I believe he is becoming a great threat to whalers and may be diminishing the amount of people hunting whales, seals and other animals.

He's Not Black

I think Marie Arana means we have progressed as far as electing a non white president, but we still insist in calling African Americans black. She even says, "We are racially sophisticated enough to elect a non-white president, and we are so racially backward that we insist on calling him black. Progress has outpaced vocabulary." I agree with her completely, I feel it's time for the language to move on and for us to catch up with our progress vocabulary wise.

We have progressed somewhat vocabulary wise, such as we don't call an African American a negro, calling African Americans black in my opinion is not nearly as bad. How racially sophisticated are we anyway? Well I think we have come along way, we have abolished slavery, African Americans have gotten the same rights as anyone else and everyone is considered an equal.

There are many things Marie Arana means when she says we're racially backward. I think she may be talking about how we consider someone to be black or white or Hispanic etc... If someone has lighter skin we consider them white and if someone has dark skin we consider them black. Marie Arana gave an example as follows:"I understand everything you say. I too am a child of two cultures. My mother is German, my father African American. I was born in Germany, speak German and call myself a German-American. But look at me. What would you say I am?" She was referring to her skin, which was light black; her hair, lush and curly; and her eyes, a shining onyx. "I am fifty percent German. But no one who sees me believes it."

That in my opinion is racially backward and we should not be classifying people by their skin color.

Arana writes: "Isn't it time for the language to move on?" How do you feel about this? Why?