My internship at Cherokee Elementary School

My internship is at Cherokee Elementary school. Where my mentor and I meet is at the library in the school I like it because its a quiet area. What happened today was I met my mentor who was really nice about everything. I found out today how to do software updates for the Apple Ibooks and I also watched part of Toy Story. There was not really a lunch time due to the fact that i arrive at 1:00 which by then lunch is over. The problem that I ran into today was transportation. My dad had to take my sister to here internship and then me to mine. I was a little late since we had a little trouble finding my sisters internship but we got there pretty close to 1:00. Overall I think everything went good I cant really say for sure how I feel about it so far since it was just one day but I think as time goes by I will have more stuff to do besides software updates and watching Toy Story.

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan is the 40th president of the United States 1981-1989. I chose to focus on the relevance of Ronald Reagan's inaugural speech to the current financial crisis and the Bailout due to their contrasting ideas. Reagan’s ideal government was one that Americans were not so dependent on but rather independent and now with the financial crisis and the bailout it is hard to not be dependent on the government since most are depending on the government to fix the current situation

These two quotes from Reagan’s Inaugural is what made me realize that Ronald Reagan's goal was to try to put a limit on the government and to get the government to work with the people.
"In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."
”Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it's not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work--work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back
I think that this relates closely to the bailout because it reminds me of how now it’s the opposite right now of what Reagan would’ve wanted. We are depending on the government due to the fact there is a financial crisis that’s going on and now we are depending on the government to do the right thing with the bailout money.

The government hasn’t really spent any money on the homeowners. Homeowners are doing badly in this financial crisis and they aren’t really getting any help from the government. From the article that I read it stated this,
"Congress meets next week to decide whether to dole out 25 billion dollars or more to the auto industry, and maybe craft a bill to assist the unemployed and create jobs. But there is no congressional plan on the table to assist homeowners. Congress may then recess until January.
Ronald Reagan didn’t want it to be this way; Reagan wanted it to be so that the government worked with the people as said in his speech, “We are a nation that has a government--not the other way around.”

“The Senate already approved the release of the $350 billion before President Obama was sworn into office, making a House vote unnecessary" With the bailout they recently approved for Obama to be in charge of the rest of the remaining bailout money. It is now up to Obama to spend the remaing $350 billion in a way that he thinks will be best for America.

Obama's Inauguration

“The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.”

I choose this section of Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address because it reminds me of how we’re all in this together. I think that we as the people of America have to work together to get through the hard times. I also think that this part of Obama’s speech refers strongly to the past, as the problems that we have faced as a country, and to the present as to how we’re going to face problems together as a country. I think that Obama’s words relate to everyday life because we need to remember that we are one as a country and we all have a small part in making the country the way that it is.

GWB & the Environment Blog

Lets face it George Bush most likely won't be missed, he hasn’t really done much to be thanked for and now with Obama coming in it'll be a fresh start. In the article "Bush's Seven Deadly Sins" author Katharine Mieszkowski focuses on the bad things that Bush has done throughout his two terms that he served and she states Obama's mission and how he will fix Bush's mistakes. In the article "Bush to Protest Three Areas in Pacific" it focuses on how Bush is now creating three new marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean. The article focuses on how Bush is now to have protected more ocean than any person in the world and how he's trying to leave his seat in office with at least doing one memorable thing.

In the "Bush's Seven Deadly Sins" and in the news story of "Bush to Protest Three Areas in Pacific" they both acknowledge how George Bush has resisted to making greenhouse gas emission reductions. "Bush's Seven Deadly Sins" focuses more on making him look bad for it and "Bush to Protest Three Areas in Pacific"

Also in "Bush's Seven Deadly Sins" it was said "Not once during the Bush administration has the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service voluntarily sought to list a species as endangered or threatened, offering it more protections." In" Bush to protest three areas in pacific" it states," President Bush will create three new marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean today, according to his top aides, a move that will help preserve sprawling sea and island ecosystems"

The "Bush's Seven Deadly Sins" article was made November 8th 2008 and the "Bush to Protest Three Areas in Pacific" was January 6th 2009. Considering that the "Bush's Seven Deadly Sins" article was made before, but even if the article was made when this new information of Bush creating three new marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean was released, I think that the "Bush's Seven Deadly Sins" would still focus on the bad and say how Bush is trying to make up for his faults with this but I don’t think that they would thank him.

Internship

What do you hope to learn or discover about the "adult" world of work while you are at your internship?

• What I hope to discover about the "adult" world of work while at my internship is whether or not I want to pursue a career similar or like my internship. I hope to discover how it is like working at doing something I hopefully like.

2. What do you hope to learn or discover about yourself and your identity while you are at your internship this semester?

• What I hope to discover about myself while the internship is whether or not I could handle it. I want to see if I could handle working in a new enviroment with new people. I hope to discover whether or not I could be creative with the projects I might be assigned at my internship.

What goals do you have for yourself for your internship experience?

• The goals that I have for myself at the internship experience is to enjoy it and do my best. I want my internship experience to be a good one and the way that I think I could do this is if I were to go into the internship with a good attitude.