When You Tell One Lie

Paul Hatch

When you tell on lie, it leads to another

So you tell two lies to cover each other

Then you tell three lies and, Oh Brother,

You’re in trouble up to you ears!

So you tell four lies to try to protect you

Then you tell five lies so folks won’t suspect you

Then you tell six lies and you’ll collect

A life filled with worries and fears

‘Cause you can’t remember how many lies you’ve told

And half the things you say aren’t true

And sometime you’ll slip up, you’ll trip up and then

Whatever will become of you?

So you lie and lie without even trying

And each lie you tell will keep multiplying

‘Till the whole wide world will know you’re lying

Then you’ll be

Suspected

Detected

Rejected

Neglected

Disliked

And you should!

When you lie, you’re closing the door

On everything good

“The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in DETERMINATION.”

Tommy Lasorda

I think this is a good quote because people often quit and think that the impossible cannot be done. I don’t think that is right because the impossible can be done with determination. I remember my friend was overweight and she decided one day that she didn’t want to be overweight anymore. She started running around her block and a month after she got a gym membership. She started going every day and worked out hard. She also started eating healthier and within a year she has lost so much weight. She first told me she had not seen any results the first months or so and she that it would be impossible to lose that weight but she was committed and determined to do so and she did.  

Pharmacy Technician

Duties and Responsibilities:

Pharmacy technicians’ main responsibility is to fill prescriptions of patients according to their doctors’ request. They measure out the correct amount of medicine for the patient. Their duties also include:

·         Checking inventories and to order supplies needed

·         Receiving and checking the supplies in

·         Being patient and wait on the customers

·         Keep pharmacy clean

·         Help fill out information forms

They tend to work in retail pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics

Average Salary: $15,000 - $25,000

Educational Requirements:

If you are interested in being a pharmacy technician the classes recommended are math, science, chemistry, and typing courses in high school. A diploma from high school is required to start training for pharmacy technician. Two year courses are available at most of the community colleges or you can go to a six month program offered at private operated schools.

I wouldn't like to be a pharmacy technician because it just doesn't capture my interest. 

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”

Henry David Thoreau

I think this is a great quote to reflect back to because sometimes we often forget what we once dreamed about when we were kids. I know that my imagination has gone away but looking at this quote now I see that I can go back to imagining how my dreams will be. I now know I can go confidently towards my dreams. And the life that I have imagined whether it’s having a family, a decent home, and a career it’s my dreams and I should go towards them and work hard to get there even when it seems to fail I should never give up. 

Pharmacist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Pharmacists prepare prescriptions written by dentist physicians, etc. They review prescriptions to make sure they prepare the correct medication. This can be weighing, measuring, and mixing drugs. When this is done they give them to the patients.

They will answer and questions a customer or patient will have about the medication they are taking. They are in charge of taking inventory and making sure to order any that they are low on.

Pharmacists can work in hospitals, clinics, health departments, and universities. They are to be aware of where every medication is at so they do not direct a customer in the wrong direction

Average Salary: $33,000 - $51,000

Educational Requirements:

If you are interested in this field students should take AP English, science, and math. They should also graduate from a college of pharmacy. Some colleges will admit students from high school but not all the time. It takes about at least five years to earn a pharmacy degree and six years to earn a doctor of pharmacy. 

I'm not too sure about this career. It seems intersting and all but I'm not too sure about going to school for five years. (maybe six if I would want to go that far) So in this career it's a maybe I'm not too sure.

“I will persist until I succeed”

Og Mandino

I really like this quote. I know I’ve brought it up before in my previous student success statement but it’s because it’s what I’m doing at the moment. I’ve been working out to lose weight and before when I said I would lose weight, last year, I said I would next Monday but that Monday never seemed to come. This year I made it a goal to lose weight and lately I’ve been successful and I will continue to do it I will persist until I succeed. I want to get back into shape and hopefully by 2015 I would have lost at least 30 pounds or more. 

Perfusionist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Perfusionists operate circulation equipment during medical situations. This will occur in heart surgery or similar operations. They are also checking the patient’s temperature during surgery. Their duties include:

·         Operating heart-lung machines

·         Checking on some types of anesthesia

·         Checking on some types of medication for the patient.

Average Salary: $50,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take biology and chemistry in high school if they are interested in being a perfusionist. A high school diploma is required. The training is offered at universities, health centers, and medical schools. They usually do hands-on training. A length of 150 procedures to include 20 pediatric and infant cases. 

I don't think I would be interested in being a perfusionist because it doesn't capture my attention. I didn't understand what exactly a perfusionist does. I also wouldn't like to be it because it seems like a boring career for me.