Stranger Than Fiction

The Author of a story is the person who physically records a story by writing it, while a narrator is a person that the author chooses to almost sort of voice the story.  The narrator is the all-knowing teller of the story, who is actually in the story.  So basically an author writes, while a narrator speaks to the targeted audience.  In the film, the author was the actual person who wrote the film, but the narrator was Karen Eiffel.

In my capstone paper, i tried my best to provide a fact-based work of writing with as little bias as possible.  Although i feel strongly on some topics, that was a bit of a challenge.  I think that in this way though, the readers will most likely agree with what i wrote and hopefully feel more passionate about scientific research.

In regards to the Personality Disorder Test you've taken

Dear Ms. Macbeth,

It is to my misfortune to inform you that the results from the personality disorder test you took last week in my office have now arrived, with some startling results.  While there are minor disorders, one of the major disorders the test shows you suffer from is paranoia. Major symptoms shown include: Unwillingness to forgive perceived insults, Excessive sensitivity to setbacks, Distrustfulness and excessive self-reliance, Projection of blame onto others, Consumption by anticipation of betrayal, Combative and tenacious adherence to personal rights, and finally, Relentless suspicion.  Unfortunately for you, this will likely not be easily treatable, as you will most likely not believe what I'm telling you.  So as of now, I won't reach out to you to give treatment.  It's up to you if you would like treatment.  If you agree to come in for treatment, please don't hesitate to contact me.  I'm sorry for the unfortunate news.

~Dr. Celli

Fiscal Cliff

US Republicans are advising a federal tax revenue by cutting deductions, instead of raising rates to avoid the fiscal cliff.  they also said they could raise taxes by 800 billion by simply ending loopholes for the wealthy as an alternative for raising the income tax on them.  On the other hand, Democrats are advising a raise in income tax for the wealthier citizens in order to avoid the fiscal cliff.

I found that this was quite a difficult topic to find narrowed search results with comparisons of the two ideas on a single website, but I was able to find the two different viewpoints from different website by specifically searching for each individual party's ideas. This helped me learn to be extra specific in searching for key points I need information on.

All About Love

Of all the aspect of love bell hooks covers through her work All About Love, I believe that the most crucial of all of them is commitment. If you don't commit to your partner, there's really no bond that will hold the two of you together, creating solid ground on which a sturdy relationship can be built on.  The relationship will almost surely collapse without solid commitment from both partners. That being said, I believe that all the ingredients she covered were all key components, and should all be found in a healthy, steady relationship.  I believe that one of the most overlooked aspects of love is honesty.  I know from experience, that when there's a lack in honesty, all progress in a relationship comes to a halt, and even backtracks. Some couples think that it's alright to let things slide, or that a little fib won't hurt.  But the truth is, they can hurt, and absolute honesty is crucial to a successful relationship.

Investigative Type

The investigative type: Like to investigate, solve and analyze problems.  Generally like math and science-based classes prefer to observe/study different subjects.
Possible major types:

• Bioresource Eengineering
• Food Science
• Microbiology

Career Options:

• Aerospace Engineer
• Biotechnologist
• Laboratory Supervisor

Overall, I'd say that these major types and career options are what i expected to match up with what i want.  i think majoring somewhere in the field of science and technology is something that I've always wanted.  don't get me wrong, I've changed possible career options multiple times, but they've all generally stayed in the same field.

My hero

My biggest hero is my dad.  He looked pretty normal, and didn't really share any traits with any super heroes.  He didn't run into a burning building and save a hundred kittens from their fiery demise.  He didn't really go through a hero's journey, but what he did have was a heart of gold.  He showed more care for those around him than I've ever seen anyone show.  He was so passionate in everything he did, and he always tried his best. If I had to chose a figure that we've seen so far in out heroes unit, he is comparable to the hero Life in RLSH.  That was the type of guy my dad was, even with complete strangers.  If someone needed something, he wouldn't hesitate to ask what he could do to help. When I said he never ran into a burning building to save anyone, it's because the opportunity never arose.  If there was such a situation, he would undoubtedly go in without thinking of himself, as long as he could potentially help others.  That's what made him a hero to me.  So while he didn't have physical traits and the physical strength of a super hero (although he was a pretty beafy guy xD ), he did have the mindset of one, and never ceased to show it.  His passion for helping others and being the nicest guy I know is highly inspiring to me, and gives me an extremely high role model to look up to. 

Blogging About Blogs

Atronomy This blog posts both picture and new discoveries in the world of astronomy.  Astronomy really is something that fascinates me because it forces me to put our tiny planet in perspective with unfathomably large objects and systems in space.  It's alwasy been a great hobby to read up on, and i would definitely consider possibly pursuing it as a backup career.
Biology 1 Biology is the study of life, and this blog well...basically makes posts about anything under that living category. It has a whole range of diagrams and informational texts that I find very interesting.
Biology 2 Again like the above post, this blog covers a lot about animal biology, but also covers a bit of school-learned molecular biology.  I particularly like this blog because I will hopefully pursue a career as a laboratory technologist, and would potentially be working with a lot of things that are slightly covered in this blog.