Internship readiness

Someone who is internship ready is well mannered. They also understand when to be professional and how to dress professionally. A internship ready person knows their position,meaning they're internship is a interview; they are there to please and show initiative. Another quality is being able to listen and follow directions as told. They also put 100% in all the work they are assigned to.
In module 3 I plan to begin making sure I show the best internship readiness qualities as possible. I plan to make sure I am in class with 3 minutes or more to spare. In addition, being prepared once I take my seat with all my materials out is another task I will be doing. Another way I plan to demonstrate internship readiness is by controlling and reducing my talking in class .

Best and Worst Jobs of my Life

The best job Ive ever had, would have been when I worked for management corporation. Bellamy management corporation is an government contracted business that helps manage a section of the FAA. The job is located in Washington, DC where I was an IT intern. While working there I learned a lot more about computers and computer networking, which is one of the main reasons I say this was my best job Ive ever had. I sat around on a computer all day and managed the networks while cleaning of other employees computers and keeping the computers safe from virus. The best thing about working for the government was having an government badge which allowed me access to all the government managed buildings in Washington,DC with no problems or hassles. Working for the Bellamy management team also helped me network with very important people from different places throughout the world, with various job types and titles. Byfar working for the government is the best job to ever obtain.
The worst job Ive ever had, was working for my uncle in Hayward as the lead supervisor of custodial at Heald college. Working for, or with your family never works out the way you would suspect. I rarely did labor, but the times I did have to clean were the worst days of my life. Cleaning after other peoples messes in the classrooms and there bathrooms. Even being the supervisor was horrible, because the other employees rarely wanted to listen or do the duty correctly which lead me to firing quite a few people, especially when they acted as if I was INFERIOR to them. With my extended work resume I now have a feel for what I want to do in life.

The Amish

http://news.yahoo.com/fbi-arrests-7-amish-haircut-attacks-ohio-153051950.html

Hate crimes can be very violent and malicious. The events in today’s news always have a horrible story ending with death or someone being hospitalized. There’s a recent event going on in the news today about a hate crime against an Amish community in Eastern Ohio. Knowing that a hate crime is a federal offense, I never expected the FBI to be involved in such an outlandish crime. This hate crime caught my attention due to the severity of cutting of an Amish man’s beard or an Amish woman’s hair. The reason this is considered a hate crime is because, once married; the men of an Amish community grows the beard out, and the woman don’t cut their hair. So a group of Amish that wanted to leave the community was harassed for attempting to do so. So as revenge the group of seven went to the community and began heinous crimes against the Amish community in Ohio. I feel that a hate crime is never to be dealt with lightly, but as for it being a federal offense; thats ridiculous. Especially if its not a Death or beating. On the contrary, I can see it as being the beginning of a never ending cycle that can cause violence. In this case I do feel that the Amish should jsut ban the the group of seven, it shouldn't be taking into federal offenses because its within the Amish community where it started so it should end there.

All Insipired

When I think about inspiration, I'm drawn straight to my brother. He may be younger, but he's the reason I wake up in the morning. Literally; he's my alarm clock. In the grand scheme of things if it wasn't for him I wouldn't even want to get up in the morning. Besides that, he is my younger brother. He's 15 going on 30. On a serious note, I’ve tried my hardest to make sure he doesn't take the same path I did in my teens. Since he was able to speak I’ve made sure everything he's seen me do as to the best of my ability or just done correctly. He's always tells me I’m his inspiration so that motivates me to keep giving him something to look up too. I talk about him to other people as if he is my older brother, because he’s actually the one I look up to, he just doesn't know it. He’s mainly my inspiration because I have been living through him vicariously. I know it may seem selfish, but he’s been given opportunities that I wasn’t offered so I’ve been trying to make sure he utilizes the tools he has developed. I can honestly he is probably more responsible than I am right now. He definitely has priorities in order too. Maybe it’s because he attends De La Salle the private high school or because he had someone to watch and see the problems I created for myself. I feel that without my brother I would be in a worst predicament that I am now. He gives me the motivation to continue everything that I start and with that said, I can truly say I love and respect my brother as more than just my little brother, he’s the real love of my life and I’m grateful for him in multiple ways.

Community Living

I cant really think of a community that I'm really apart of except for Yearup. Yearup has many different words to explain it, as for difficult, diverse and dependent. As a community, theres support all around, from the staff to your fellow colleagues. The enviroment flows with postive energy depsite the issues you may be having or even how poorly the weather may be outside. Nothing brings down the positive morale.

Who are you?.....

   The neighborhood I’m originally from is in Hayward. It’s not too bad of a neighborhood because of the elderly that lives around. Yes it’s very diverse and there was always a bunch of kids outside no matter what. Then on the other hand once the street lights come on, almost every night there was a robbery going on or either some type of gun shots too close to my residence. I’m honestly not sure if where your from guides who you will be, I do believe that a lot of people become a product of their environment only due to money. In my eyes money is the reason people are the way they are today, Neighborhoods too. If I were to say people become who they are because of their neighborhood I would have to assume whether there neighborhood was good or bad, if bad then most would conclude that the person living there would be ghetto, or the person would be striving in multiples ways to get out of the neighborhood by working hard or even going to school, which is the case in lots of situations. Even if the person was raised in a middle class neighborhood with few problems, one would assume that they would be somewhat successful and out of trouble. 

    This is not always the case. But I can say I am who I am today despite where I was radiate. Both my parents were born and raised in hoods, my father was born and raised in Detroit projects, where trouble knocked at your door every day. My mother was born and raised in the Fillmore district of S.F. Both of them do have there "ghetto" sides as people would say, but also know how to present themselves professionally. Those skills are what they input into me and my younger brother. Some can barely tell I have had troubles in my past from the way I present myself, because I don't want people stereotyping me from my looks or my attitude. I can say the only Influence on my life would have to be from my parents and the ones who I surrounded myself every day. Even with that statement, things weren't how they appeared, because my best friends were raised in worst places and now they are off in different parts of America going to 4 year colleges. I AM WHO I AM DESPITE WHERE I CAME FROM.

Money Hungry

The companies are definitely exacerbating the low wage earners many by giving them false hope... Thinking that making 15,000 a year is cool, but then making 40,000 dollar payments on a car that you can barely afford to put gas in is ridiculous. As the article we read said, the companies know how to reel you in, and target low income earners because they know that they usually don't keep up with there payments which is where companies profit. In my eyes payments are just a easy debt access. I know you usually will need to make payments on things sometimes but it's also common sense on what you can afford.
These companies are the reason some families can barely afford to feed themselves and their families,which broadens the opportunity divide massively. With that said, these companies also target low income neighbourhoods. The families in these neighbourhoods are usually trying to get out of the area, but the money hungry companies are the reason a lot of the residents are still there.
The government and the companies can end this problem easily and in multiple ways, but will they? NO! The rich feed off the poor and the poor get poorer. So the only way I seeing this problem being alleviated is either these families some how get financial guidance (which usually cost) or begin noticing they are putting themselves in these binds. If the government were to step in and assist the needy more, they need to provide more financial mentors to the poverty coated neighbourhoods. Thats the cheapest solution.

More about me......

Growing up, trying to fulfill a pipe dream of becoming a basketball superstar. I began to realize that basketball could not be my life anymore and just rather make it a hobby. So I began coaching basketball my first year in high school, starting off with a 3rd grade team involving my little brother. Coaching him and his team all the way to their 8th grade year showed me a lot about kids and even more about myself. It showed me that they didn't just see me as there coach and that in my eyes they weren't just players I coached. I had responsibility to help them become well rounded young men. Realizing this changed my views and strategy of coaching. My passions and goals of life currently would be securing and assisting my brother’s goals in life. As well as continuing pursuing expanding my knowledge and somehow becoming an IT. As of now, I have a lot of knowledge when it comes to computers, and today's technology. I've had an IT internship in Washington D.C for a government contracted company this past summer which definitely showed me a lot especially when it came to computer networking. With my father being a computer fanatic, he is the reason I enjoy computers and know so much already.

ONES ALMA MATER

The high school  I attended was very diverse. We actually had the black cafeteria and the white cafeteria. Sounds Segregated, but it was like that at lunch, and it wasn't like either race couldn't go to into each cafeteria. it was just set up that way by the students. My freshman year the school started up one of the highest schools tested schools in 2004. The campus is the second largest campus in northern California, and also fairly new. Which leads to the school looking pretty well kept up and clean. At the local walmart you are able to purchase Deer valley Clothing and even Round table and other dining places supported the school with a poster or something from a individual team. So most of the locals actually supported the school on ways. When it came to the teachers, i can say most of the teachers genuinely wanted postivie outcomes for most of the students.  With that said, you passing and graduating was all up to the students effort.

Urban Dialect

Today’s urban society plays a great part in the youth’s speech. Growing up in the 90’s which was the major Hip Hop era, heavily influenced the way I talk. Watching rap music videos and listening to a particular music also influences my speech since I was young. It’s not like I sat there and studied the slang words or even the urban jargon. It just attached due my peers and the music that I was interested in. Most people that listen to a certain genre of music tend to use the words of the music that they listen too. It’s not statistically proven it’s somewhat of a stereotype that most would agree that is true. When it comes to your peers, you tend to speak a certain way with them due to the comfort level. Usually that pertains to however your friends speak while you’re around each other, because once you get around your family or parents you begin to censor your words. Once I get into a professional setting my tone and jargon switches, most of the time it’s not even intentional.  So if i grew up on a different genre, i definitely would have a different vocabulary around my friends, maybe even a different set of friends.