Monday, February 21, 2011

Blog 5 Pitches

Pitch 1

Answer a key question
Build off of that
Answer at the end with cumulative ideas

Pitch 2

Start or end with anecdote
analysis
End with Loop

Pitch 3
Sarcastic article talking about adults in the professional world, what to expect, what to do
mention experience as a salesman. Build off these ideas to show nothing is as you expect it.


Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Blog 4

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2011/02/14/110214crat_atlarge_gopnik

I like this article because it's very relevant to every reader assuming they have internet. The author has included one picture with a funny caption. It's a broad topic and the author goes through opinions, points, facts, and ideas in a logical manner. No matter what the idea is it still leads back to the main idea. Great example of the engines tip.


I want to write something more humorous yet still have a purpose like this one. It's talking about a serious problem but with a light connotation. The author states his opinion clearly and backs it up with facts and logic.


This article talks about a very unique issue, reverse parking. In my article I want to write about something that hasn't been talked about a lot, or is just plain bizarre. One thing that bugs me a lot is when things become cliche', drives me nuts.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Blog 3

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2010/01/interview-with-eugene-fama.html

This interview has a short intro paragraph giving the reader context to what they were talking about and the rest is setup with his questions italicized and her answers in normal text. He ends with a funny line. The interview itself is interesting enough to fill the piece, but the paragraph style answer and question makes it read more like a story.



This actually reads more like an interview but in the beginning they mention some of colbert's achievements and information about him. And it ends with a question about the future. The Author also has pictures to related topics they're talking about in the piece.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Blog Two

What have you read lately (say, since last semester), that you found interesting?
I mostly read things science-related. New findings, and things for brandon's bio engineering team.

Why did it catch your attention?
Science is what I enjoy the most, what interests me the most, and is what I am best at. I also want a position in the bio pharmaceutical industry as a possible career path.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Semester 2 Blog 1

What are the big ideas that you are taking from internship into the next steps in your life?

The relationships I've formed are opportunities, esteemed individuals like Dr.Weinreb have expectations of me that I should strive to meet. And now that I know what I enjoy a little more, I am able to pursue it clearly, this means more internships and contacting pharmaceutical companies.

What are your plans for the coming semester?

Get enough sleep, complete my work, and pursue real world opportunities that have a larger impact on my life.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Final Internship Blog

Describe what you are most thankful for in your internship experience—what experiences, what people, and so on? What new appreciations have you gained through internship and how did you develop these?

Nowadays it's not what you know but who you know (but knowing is still important too.) I'm extremely thankful for the connections I made made through this one the distinguished doctors who doesn't let people have vacations after their dad dies, and gives old pizza to his co-workers... is buying fresh pizza for my presentation. As my mentor puts it: "WHOA You're on the fresh pizza level!" I've made a contact with a scientist and I have opportunities through my mom's patients.

The experience of being able to be in a work environment and being able to work in a lab is amazing. I appreciate my mentor being incredibly nice and supportive, although now I don't want to be a programmer I do know a few skills I can take and use in other applications. Being a programmer is a very tedious and painstaking process and sometimes you're not appreciated as much as you deserve to be. But My skills as an IT are very much applicable to everyday life assuming you are in contact with people and a computer is around.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Internship post 3

You are half-way through your project. How is it going? What challenges have you faced? What have you learned? What are you doing to ensure a successful completion of your internship project.

Funny you should ask, I pretty much completed it, in a sense the websites are ready for the research teams. It's just that in the months of warning they never really got their content ready. So, it's just become a waiting game. I've also completed a few tutorials and how to's for the IT department. A big challenge I faced was the learning curve that comes with programming, it's difficult to retain what you've learned unless it's actually needed for the project. I've learned a bit about php and html but not nearly enough to write a full script without referencing. Since I completed my project I've been talking with my mentor to polish it and work on other smaller tasks until the content is produced.

Choose your favorite photos from your photo essay—post these highlight photo and a caption explaining what we see and what makes this significant to you.

This is the master key I have to carry around if I leave my office, it's attached to a 300 lb resistance bike shock by a cut usb cable. I always get the weirdest stares when I carry it around.



This is the "thinking cap" the bulb lights up the fan spins, and so does Jackie Chan. Because every good idea begins with Jackie Chan. That Jackie Chan came from my birthday cake when I was little.





This is the hallway to the closest bathroom, I drink too many liquids and frequently visit it. Coincidentally it is one of the most quiet hallways, and they laid down this annoying sheet of plastic for some reason. Every time you make a step it sounds like sizzling bacon.