My English Class

I'll start out by talking about my wonderful instructor, Sheila Rocha. I am clueless on what this lady did to me, but I can tell you one thing if you were to listen to this women talk you would never get tried of hearing her. The way she talks is amazing. She literally has you on the edge of your chair. I don't know how to describe the way she talks. I do know for sure that when ever she talks to the students the classroom is pure silence. I truly enjoyed this class. I learned that I am a good writer, maybe not the best, but I always thought of my writing to be very poor. I've learned new grammar rules thanks to Patrick and Jennifer. Patrick was also a great help. He took the role as a student he got down to our level and really communicated with his side of the study group. He proofed read my autobiography and explained the errors i had made. I didn't get to bond with Jennifer as much as I would have liked, but from the few times we talking she was also on the same level as Patrick. The five week course was amazing. I t was not even close to what I imagined it to be. Over all the whole Summer Scholars Program was great. I would like to thank Lina for getting into the program. Most importantly, Maria if you're reading this THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! Your the one that made all of this possible. Also thanks to all the other staff members that helped throughout the five week course program.

Career Shadowing

I was assigned to go with a pulmonary doctor at the VA Hospital, Dr. Vasquez. On Monday he showed me around the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). I was astounded to see under what condition the patients were. He showed me a man's case that was very critical. His life depended on the machines. He has also suffered from cardio arest which caused the man to now have brain damage. It was so sad when Dr.Vasquez asked him how he was feeeling and there was no responds due to the brain damage. At the end of the day Dr.Vasquez asked me to come in on Thursday to him perform a bronchoscopy which is procedure using a viewing tube to evaluate a patient's lung and airways including the voice box and vocal cord, trachea, and many branches of bronchi. This procedure allows the pulmonologist to get a view on what's happening inside and to get a sample of the tissue and liquid inside. On Thursday I had to go to the Nebraska Medical Center. When I arrive the patient was being pret. The pulmonologist gave the patient two miligrams of anesthesia to minimize discomfort and coughing. Once the anesthesia was active the team of doctors went to work. As the procedure had begun I amazed to see the inside of a human's mouth beside what one can see in the mirrior. I was surpiresed to find myself knowing some of the things I saw, but when I didn't know I asked Dr. Vasquez and he galdly help me understand what they were. All of the sudden the patient started to cough and move neverously so the one of the doctor injected two more miligrams anesthesia. This happened four more times to the point where she had recieved ten miligrams of anesthesia. After having ten miligrams of anesthesia the doctors decided that it would be best of they put her completely asleep. The patient had reached the limit of how much a patient should receive of anesthesia. This was the end of my career shadowing. But surprisingly enough Dr.Vasquez told me that if i ever wanted to come back that I was more than welcome to. Not only was I surprised to hear this but I had made a new friend. My whole experience with the career shadowing was great I could not have asked for more. Now than ever I'm sure that medicine is my dream job.

Essay Questions

-What are your achievements?

My achievement has been maintain good grades in school. For some students school is boring. I strongly disagree, I enjoy school. I may not be the smartest student at times,but I know not to give up just because I failed the first time. I challenge myself academically and mentally by taking honors and advance placement classes. My goals in my classes are not only to pass the class but to demonstrate to others not to limit themselves to a certain level.

-Who has been an influence on you?

My mother has been a huge influence on me. She has always been there for me. Living on this earth a million times would not be enough to express what she means to me. She had me at a young age and she did her best to provide me with everything I have today.She didn't finish school. She always tell me to put all my effort into my school work, for the same reason she doesn't let me work during the school year. My mother tells me that she doesn't want me to be at a job that I'm not happy with. She says this because she goes to work at 4:00 A.M. to a cold meat packing plant. When I heard all the stories of how she was treated at the many jobs she had it mad me really sad and mad. Her struggles in life make me even more determined to graduate from high school and go to college. Today she goes to school. My mother is smart because the basic things I taught her she learned quick. She like a little kid. When she gets home from school she'll tell you what she learned. My mother is the one person that I will always thank for all her words of encouragement and wisdom. I one day I will pay her back for all that she has done for me. I know that with out her I would not be the person I am today.

-What issues matter to you?

The issue that matters to me is immigration. I see both sides of this situation. The majority of the workers no a days are immigrants (Hispanics),especially the construction workers. Many of the so called "aliens" are here for a better life. If the Senate would stop and realize the amount of money that comes from all the consumer that are immigrants, they would probably rethink this whole issue.The government's concern is that they don't get money from those workers from the taxes, but this wouldn't be an issue if they would to negotiate. What's left for those hard working people is to get money under neath the table. Why?, because they have no other option. If this situation could be compromised it would be less stressful everyone. One demand should be to learn English. This way it will be easier to communicate with one another.