Interternship Readiness

I believe the qualities of someone who is internship ready are being dependable, hardworking, and has a willingness to learn. I plan on demonstrating these abilities every single day by being on time, not only completing the work, but also having it done to the highest degree it can be done. Also I will show my boss every single day that I want to be at that particular internship. I will make it my business to approach him every day and ask “what can I learn today that will make me an asset to this company?”

The change that I will make in this module would have to be attitude and the ability to take constructive criticism in a non-feedback environment.

The Good The Bad The Ugly: Jobs

I once had a job that made me continuously walk from house to house, in the blazing heat, and try and sell 1300 dollar vacuum cleaners. People used to slam   the door in my face all the time. I went out one day and this older white lady sacked her canine on one of my coworkers. The dog mauled her foot up. That was my last day at work. I once had another job at the Valero gas station and that was a cool job. I really got to get to know everybody in Fairfield. It was a cool experience because I was in high school and I was one of the only people who had a job at the time.

scandel news at Penn State

In this article that I have read the Penn State assistant coach is accused of sexually abusing   five minor boys three years ago. They are now investigating the minor’s stories and checking up with the coach to see if event actually took place.  The FBI is now investigating the situation to see if complaint is telling the truth. I think that the head coach should’ve told about the incident as soon as it happened. Now the head coach of over 60 years is now fired. That was not worth it. And, on top of that he held the record for the most wins in the game of football period. He also held the record for the most collegic wins in history.

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Inspiration

What inspire me as a person are black professional men working out here in the San Francisco financial district. They urge me to reach my full potential and study really hard so I can get that internship and land that job that I crave so bad. When i see professionally dressed black men walking around the San Francisco's Financial district, i get inspired because that is what I'm striving for. As a young black man breaking into the

Being Apart of Something

I am vey proud to be part of the year up community. Being part of this particular community you do have to have professional skills, you have to work well with others, and have a willingness to succeed in life. I became a member of this community long before I started my first day of school. I honestly was sold on the program when I was just going through the interview stages. I feel as if though every person that is a part of this community wanted membership because they filled out the application and attended all the necessary meetings.

What did I pick Up During Module 1

What are some of the things you learned about yourself as a student or a professional in Module I? Did you surprise yourself in any way? Were you proud of yourself? Were you at all disappointed in yourself? Why?


What I learned as a student in module 1 was that i'm not as professional as I thought. I also thought I could write well but I found out the hard way that I couldn't write well at all. At the end i found that i can be the professional that i want to be in life. I was proud that I made it through the first module. I was disappointed that got certain infractions for things i felt were avoidable.

Changing the Neighborhood

The neighborhood I am staying in right now is not under any type of construction right now. The neighborhood I came from is currently under gentrification as we speak. The property I am referring to is hunters point. The upper class really loves and value the view this piece of land offers. They want to buy the property and build million dollar homes on it. These particular housing projects have a great view of the bay. I don’t know what’s going on right this minute with the deconstruction of the apartments. I sincerely hope they do not tear down these buildings, they hold a lot of history for me and my family. I have generations that grew up inside these buildings. First my grandma came from Georgia with my granny, her husband, and my Uncle June. Then my granny met my grandpa out in hunters point. They got married and had my two uncles, Jessie and Mark. My grandma had another child, my mom. They grew up there until my mom and my dad got together and had me. We stayed in those projects for a while. We left those apartments and went to go live somewhere else. Also my cousins on my dad's side of the family stayed over in these projects. I feel like my whole existence is very much attached to that area. I was told by my grandmother that a particular group of people bought the land that the housing projects sit on. I was told that the view was priced at a very high value. I was also told that they were trying to get current residents to sell their homes so they can knock down these individual owned condos and build a very expensive structure in it's place. I believe that these people do not know or care about the strong history that this piece of land holds not only for the residents, but also for people who used to stay there. I think the reconstruction of any neighborhood should go under great discussion.

Young and Dumb vs Older and Wiser

I feel as if though an employer needs to know that I'm a hard working man that would love to climb the ranks of any corporate ladder. But my story hasn't always been about success. My background is filled with memories. Some good, some bad, some ugly. For me I say the most important part started when I moved away from my home town of San Francisco. Moving to fairfield or "the flats" as they call it was not the happiest time in my life, but it was my parents first house. As the years went on I gave up on the belief of education and dropped out of high school. I started living the hard life of an urban youth.

So by the age of nineteen i seen my first jail cell, but unfortunately it was not my the last time. When I turned 21 I got into some real trouble and did a 18 month  bid inside a county jail. But before I left that cage behind, something happened to me. I made a life change. I decided right then ad there that I was not going to spend the rest of my life behind bars. That was a year and a half ago. I feel as if though I've been rejuvenated; reborn. That leads me to where I'm at now in life. Where's that? I'm in a life changing program that gives you a second chance at being a proactive member of society.

High School Days

My experiance in high school was differant from most other teenagers. First off, let me be very let me be very frank with you, I did not attend high school very much. I mean I went (when i felt like being there) sometimes. In the 9th and 10th grade I'm going to tell you the truth, the curriculum moved to fast for me to soak up the knowledge and apply it. I say by the 11th grade I had made up my mind and chose the droop out of school and go to work route. Till this very day I kick myself in the butt. Then again, I woouldn't have had the blessed oppertunity of the yearr up program. I believe that going to school isn't for everyone. I also believe that you have to have a basis to start on. So until you are able to relize your goal will be, use school to help fullfill your dream.

The usage of slang terminology

I think that your peers influence you more in language because of the factor of trying to fit in. I also believe that every single child, until an certain age, has a natural rebelous stage. And until each individual finds his/her "swaggar" we are just repeating what we saw and found interesting. Do you know the expression "theres nothing new under the sun"? I feel as if this expression refers to actions, style, and language. It soundas crazy but for some odd reason younger people would rather make up words with multiple meanings, then take the time and properly learn the formal language of their country. I also believe the constant usage of slang termology is refered to laziness of the brain. Now this falls back on the fact that some younger people in urban neighborhoods aren't urged to do well or even attend school on a rergular basis. When you attend school, it's as if it were a gym for your mind. it constantly uses and excercises the brain. With this constant usage, it is easier to properly pronounce words that seem confusing to an underdevoloped mind. But on the other hand slang terminology is also used as "code" in most urban areas so I guess it has it's importance.