Job Fair

I went to the Job Fair on Friday 23, April 25, 2010 and I decided to get more information on the booths that had the SeaWorld booth and the Jamba Juice booth. I first went to the SeaWorld booth because I thought that having a job at this kind of place would be fun and exciting because new people would go and visit, especially tourist. That was something that I liked about SeaWorld. I liked Jamba Juice for a different reason, I thought that this place would be busier and people would come more often, maybe the same people. I also went to other booths but these two were the ones that attracted my attention.
When I asked the lady what kind of people they were looking for she answered very clear and fast. She said that they needed responsible, hard-working, friendly, socially successful and intelligent minds. I thought that this was a place for me but once she said that you had to be socially active I took it back. I do not think talking or socializing is one of my strongest attributes. I am more of a conservative when it comes down to my personality. When I asked her about the job skills, she said that it depended on what job you applied for and which one you got. Because there is a big difference between a cashier and an unload and load personnel.
Once I was done with SeaWorld I moved on to Jamba Juice for my interview with the person that was helping everyone. She told me basically the same things that the other lady had told me, I believe the reasons are the same. Both places deal with a lot of people, they include from helping them out and serving them to getting things done and making the costumers happy. I also think I would fit this job and for the same reason I do not think I would be as successful. The social part kills me, but the rest I am very good at. I think this place would be better for me though because it not only provides good things for the costumers but it has a happy atmosphere.
I believe the same job skills are needed to work here. You do not have to learn much, she said that a lot of the things you have to know they teach you. For example, making a smoothie, they teach you there that is why they are there and that is why they hire new people. Being a cashier isn’t very hard either, you would just have to know how to operate the machine, which I do not think is very hard, and you have to know how to count money, which is basically middle school math. At SeaWorld the same thing is considered; it depends where you are stationed. If you are unloading things out of truck then you basically need to know how to take orders but if you are working a game booth then you have to learn another thing, different from that of the unload personnel.

Do you believe 18 year-olds should serve 2 years of compulsory service, such as the military or the Peace Corps?

I do not believe that believe 18 year-olds should serve 2 years of compulsory service, such as the military or the Peace Corps because everyone has their own life to live and the should not serve if they did not volunteer. I strongly disagree with the compulsary service because this will make you do something even if you do not want to do it, more like forcing someone to do something that they do not want to do. I would like ot compare this to slavery because the slaves were doing things they did not like but it was required to do by the government. But the comparison is not as severe because that dealt with human and social values that cannot be taken away from a person even if they die. Volunteer is when somebody who works without being paid; people are not going to want to work for something and not get paid, unless they are great people that have nothing else to do or that really care about others. People like this usually already have everything in their lifes, like money and everything that it brings with it. The military is something that you chose to do not something that is compulsory. Being enrolled in the military is like a 2nd option or plan b after high school, because some people already have their lifes set on something else, like college, building a family and/or becoming something more than just a high school graduate, college graduate, Peace Corp volunteer or a military service person.

Voting

I think you should be a voter because the benefits that come from it are really positive. Imagine how many people like me are trying to make their friends vote, not for a certain person but just for anyone they want to vote for. This voting right was given to you when this country was made, I do not think you should waste this opportunity. People died and suffered for this right. Not only will you be taking advantage of this opportunity but you will put your voice out in public and make this country a better place for yourself, by voting for that person. If you vote for someone that you like, and agree with their ideas, there will be a bigger chance that you will get those benefits that you voted for. But if you do not vote for anyone, then you will not know what you will get, any type of benefits. That is another reason why you should vote. You should also vote because it is something that you will have to do later in life, and you should do it now at a young age to get some practice. If you do not vote then you will never have a chance to ‘complain’ about what the government does, ever! You will not have a chance to get your idea through to the government. The government considers very much what the people think, the voting comes in for a very important part of the election process.

Do you think healthcare is a right or a privilege?

Having health care access is a right, but that does not necessarily include getting it for free. The access of health care in the United States is very high, cost is the only problem. I know this because if we have unlimited money, we can print however much money we wanted. There would be no health care "crisis" at all. Health care insurance is the right to have a happy healthy right. The problem with this whole debate is the focus on the cost. If insurance companies can get the costs lowered and then more people will be able to afford it. Regulating insurance providers do not lower the costs. It will merely transfer the costs somewhere but we will still be paying for it in some way. Insurance costs stem from the actual care costs and frequency of claims.
It is a right because people deserve to be insured and have health care that they can afford. It is just like Freedom of the press. In the Constitution where the Preamble is stated, it says that people have to be taken care of and have a well-fare for everyone in the nation states. This means that people have the right to have a healthy life; people should be insured just like in other countries. Other countries do not require people to pay for it, they have made it a national law that everyone needs and has a health insurance. I do not have the right to have the government or the taxpayers pay for it. If I pay for it, I have the right to have it.

Problem Solver

The Expected School-Wide Learning Results are very crucial and important to the success at our school. We need to meet these results to have met the schools expectations, and one of the Expected School-wide Learning Results is being a Problem Solver. A problem Solver will posses confidence and skills that apply to appropriate problem-solving situations and critical thinking of real life scenarios. I have done this by solving problems in every single of my classes, like solving problems in my math class that require me to use my knowledge and decide what to do. I also used it in my GecoTech class that required me to use my skills to solve whether to use a screw or a nail to put something down. This demostrates masrty of all basic skills in all content areas. As well as to analyze, intepret, and evaluate significants concepts. It also made me connect ideas across the curriculum to accomplish meaningful tasks. I have applied all these concepts to make me a better person and make the best and better decisions. I have made smart and fast decisions in class, while presenting and at soccer games. In school I have made the decisions on what to say and the right time and at the right place. When presenting I say the appropriate things. At soccer games you have less time to decide, the schools decision making made me think and process things faster than I have before.

Serve-A-Thon (Fundraiser)

Please help support our Volleyball Program by sponsoring me, Mauricio Diaz De Leon, in our "Serve-A-Thon", which will take place Monday 22nd at 3:00pm in the San Diego High School Gym. Everyone is welcome to attend. We will serve for 30 minutes non-stop. Our coaching staff will control counting of all serves over the net and in the court.

All donations will go towards dues. We are asking for a flat donation or an amount per serve. Thank you for your support of our program!

- Mauricio & Volleyball Team!


Contact me by replying to this post, comment this post, email (mauriciodiazdeleon@yahoo.com or cell (619)405-2021.

Post Secondary 5 Year Plan

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AeKJknf1AaObZGZjMmozdzRfNWNwcDVrbmd0&hl=en