1) Post your favorite lyrics, poem, or quote for this week.
" Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." My English teacher Mr. Cordes
"If you think negative, something negative will happen; think positive and something positive will happen." My Aunt Patti
2) Develop two reflection questions that you would ask your students at this point in the course if you were a UN100 Professor.
How sure do you feel about your future? Does it look good? Have your career plans change now that you have a better understanding of the requirements?
3) What are you passionate about? Why?
Life in general because it is too short, so you might as well fulfill it with everything you have, make the best of everything. Don't live in the shadows be FUN, so you wont have to think about the "what ifs" when you are seventy and talking to your grandchildren.
4) How are you going to finance your three years of the Radiology program? If you will be in debt from student loans at the end, calculate roughly how much you will owe upon graduation.
Well, it will probably take me four years because I am taking it slowly so I can get better grades. So on average about $44,000-$55,000 after I graduate. That is a whole years salary in a job of radiology!!!
5) Have you changed your mind or do you have any new concerns about your program of study after our guest speakers today (Dr. Foley & Joanne)? Are you thinking of a different major or are you dead set on Radiology? What behavior(s) will you maybe have to change in order to keep up with and make the cut?
I am not worried about it at all. I will try my best to fulfill all the requirements. Like they said you will get in eventually unless you are absolutely terrible. I love people, and I enjoy meeting new people, helping people, and I think I could do a great job in this field, so I am not concerned.
6) FAST FOOD NATION (You should be reading through Chapter 7 at this point)
Reflect upon the opening lines of Chapter 7:
"You can smell Greeley, Colorado, long before you can see it. The smell is hard to forget but not easy to describe, a combination of live animals, manure, and dead animals being rendered into dog food."
-Have you ever read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair? If so, how does it relate to FFN?
I have not read it, but it has a a little section of it in the FFN book, and it realtes by how they just don't care if someone gets their arm cut off or dies, they will do whatever it takes to save money.
-How high is the employee turnover rate in the meat industry and why don't the packing plants see this as a problem?
I am not 100% because I couldn't really find the exact answer. but if you are talking about how the meatpacking plant used to employ 40,000 but now employs 2,000 it is simply for gready money wanting reasons.
We discussed captive supplies of cattle versus regular farming. Reflect upon this quote from page 150:
"To supply the beef slaughterhouse, ConAgra operates a pair of enormous feedlots. Each of them can hold up to one hundred thousand head of cattle..During the three months before slaughter, they eat grain..The grain fattens the cattle quickly, aided by the anabolic steroids implanted in their ear."
-Do you think that these animals' emotions (fears, stress, anger) affect the meat we eat derived from them? How?
Yes, I do think it could have an affect on the meat we eat because when you are stressed or scared your blood flows differently, which changes your nourishment to your muscles, so I would think it could maybe have a differnt affect. I'm not one hundred percent, but it's an idea.
-How do you feel about eating steroids via consumption of "USDA Inspected" beef?
Ummmm.....it is NASTY!!! I thought steroids were suppose to be bad for you? Why would you want them in food? Hmmmm...? Come on Kelly, why would you ask "ME" that question?lol
I probably grossed you out - sorry guys, but knowledge is power! If you still don't see the connection between this course and Fast Food Nation -- let me know. Most of you are going into health professions and will be dealing with epidemics of cancer, diabetes, heart disease etc.. mostly based on the American sedentary and processed-food lifestyle. I am hoping you are thinking more critically about everything at this point.
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" Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." My English teacher Mr. Cordes
"If you think negative, something negative will happen; think positive and something positive will happen." My Aunt Patti
2) Develop two reflection questions that you would ask your students at this point in the course if you were a UN100 Professor.
How sure do you feel about your future? Does it look good? Have your career plans change now that you have a better understanding of the requirements?
3) What are you passionate about? Why?
Life in general because it is too short, so you might as well fulfill it with everything you have, make the best of everything. Don't live in the shadows be FUN, so you wont have to think about the "what ifs" when you are seventy and talking to your grandchildren.
4) How are you going to finance your three years of the Radiology program? If you will be in debt from student loans at the end, calculate roughly how much you will owe upon graduation.
Well, it will probably take me four years because I am taking it slowly so I can get better grades. So on average about $44,000-$55,000 after I graduate. That is a whole years salary in a job of radiology!!!
5) Have you changed your mind or do you have any new concerns about your program of study after our guest speakers today (Dr. Foley & Joanne)? Are you thinking of a different major or are you dead set on Radiology? What behavior(s) will you maybe have to change in order to keep up with and make the cut?
I am not worried about it at all. I will try my best to fulfill all the requirements. Like they said you will get in eventually unless you are absolutely terrible. I love people, and I enjoy meeting new people, helping people, and I think I could do a great job in this field, so I am not concerned.
6) FAST FOOD NATION (You should be reading through Chapter 7 at this point)
Reflect upon the opening lines of Chapter 7:
"You can smell Greeley, Colorado, long before you can see it. The smell is hard to forget but not easy to describe, a combination of live animals, manure, and dead animals being rendered into dog food."
-Have you ever read The Jungle by Upton Sinclair? If so, how does it relate to FFN?
I have not read it, but it has a a little section of it in the FFN book, and it realtes by how they just don't care if someone gets their arm cut off or dies, they will do whatever it takes to save money.
-How high is the employee turnover rate in the meat industry and why don't the packing plants see this as a problem?
I am not 100% because I couldn't really find the exact answer. but if you are talking about how the meatpacking plant used to employ 40,000 but now employs 2,000 it is simply for gready money wanting reasons.
We discussed captive supplies of cattle versus regular farming. Reflect upon this quote from page 150:
"To supply the beef slaughterhouse, ConAgra operates a pair of enormous feedlots. Each of them can hold up to one hundred thousand head of cattle..During the three months before slaughter, they eat grain..The grain fattens the cattle quickly, aided by the anabolic steroids implanted in their ear."
-Do you think that these animals' emotions (fears, stress, anger) affect the meat we eat derived from them? How?
Yes, I do think it could have an affect on the meat we eat because when you are stressed or scared your blood flows differently, which changes your nourishment to your muscles, so I would think it could maybe have a differnt affect. I'm not one hundred percent, but it's an idea.
-How do you feel about eating steroids via consumption of "USDA Inspected" beef?
Ummmm.....it is NASTY!!! I thought steroids were suppose to be bad for you? Why would you want them in food? Hmmmm...? Come on Kelly, why would you ask "ME" that question?lol
I probably grossed you out - sorry guys, but knowledge is power! If you still don't see the connection between this course and Fast Food Nation -- let me know. Most of you are going into health professions and will be dealing with epidemics of cancer, diabetes, heart disease etc.. mostly based on the American sedentary and processed-food lifestyle. I am hoping you are thinking more critically about everything at this point.
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CARPE DIEM! Live life to the fullest.. I like it!
I also like your idea of not being too stressed about making it into Radiology because you are going to take it slow and re-apply if you don't make it the first time. That is an excellent attitude to have, nice! I think it's smart to take more than 1 year to do the 35 credits so that you can focus on your grades more etc..
S'ok about your debt.. it will be worth it in the long run!
I like your theory on steroids in meat too. I know that emotions affect body chemistry but it's interesting to think about what you said too.
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