If I were Obama's Economics Advisor...

Part One:

As the economic crisis gets worse regulation is something we need to consider. Obama even depicted the current economic crisis is a consequences of deregulation, and he is not the only one. Michigan's Phil Hart, held hearings on the concentration of economic power in the United States, and proposed expanded government regulation of everything from the oil and auto industries to sports. In my opinion this is exatly what we need to do.

ever since the 1960's when the rush for deregulation began problems have been starting ever sicne. Take the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act for example, it destroyed the CAB and removed most regulation of commercial airlines. Deregulation of the telecommunications industry reduced the number of major phone service providers. There is many more incidents that we should take into consideration when deciding how to solve our economic crisis.

Part Two:

My mentor interview is scheduled for this upcoming Tuesday during internship and they have recording equipment that we can use for the interview.

What Makes a Good Interview

1. Structure/Order:

The questions have a logical order, this will lead to the person you are interviewing giving more focused answers. For example if you have all you questions relating about college and their college experience and not jumping from a question about their college to something about their internship experience (if they have ever had one) and back to talking about college you will get higher quality interview.

2. Goals

By setting goals your questions can be asked to get more detail and quantity out of the answers. For example, If I want to know more about how my mentor chose the job I will lead up to that point by asking a series of questions such as: What were some of your interests when looking for a particular job? Is the career your working in now suit those interests? Why did you choose this job?

3. Setting up your interview

Before you are able to have a interview, you have to schedule it with the person you are going to interview. You have to first ask your mentor to make sure you are able to have an interview and decide on a time and place for it. After that is done you can work on getting prepared for your interview.

All these design principles can be found in Dr. Feel It, an article written by Deborah Solomon.

Mentor Interview Questions

1. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
2. What significant events do you believe shaped your personality and character?
3. What has inspired you to consider becoming a mentor?
4. How did you get interested in the workforce that you chose?
5. Did you do anything to pursue what you wanted to be, such as applying to a certain college?
6. Have you had an internship before. Did you ever have a mentor? If yes, what did he/she/they contribute to your life?
7. What expectations did you have when going to college?
8. Were your expectations met?
9. What did you major in college?
10. What was the most exciting thing that happened to you while in college?
11. Looking back on your college experience is there anything you might of done differently such as taking advantage of a missed opportunity? (Would you have taken the same rout?)
12. What interested you in applying for the job you have now?
13. What is your favorite part of your job?
14. What is one or two of your proudest professional accomplishments?
15. What are some conflicts or problems involving work have you to ran into?
16. What new skills have you learned while at this job?
17. What goals do you have involving your career?
18. Knowing you have had a intern before what expectations did you have of them and what expectations do you have for myself?
19. What inspired you to consider becoming a mentor?
20. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
21. What advice could you give a high school student like myself in order to be successful?

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.