“I won’t cheat.”

-Dale Murphy

This statement means that you must NEVER cheat. Cheating will come back in get you in the future anyway so it’s better not to cheat. At one point in life you have to learn to lose because even if you cheat, you are not going to win at everything. 

Oncologist

Duties and Responsibilities: An oncologist specializes in a variety of cancer diagnostics and treatment procedures such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Salary: $217,856

Education: To become an oncologist, you must have as much of 15 years of advanced education and training. This includes attending undergraduate school, medical school, and one or more residency training programs. Their certification involves for them to take a variety of oral exams and performance reviews.

Reflection: I would not like to become an oncologist because I think that it takes too much time to become one. I would like to have a career that involves a short amount of time in school but pays very well.

“Character Matters Most.”

- Dale Murphy

What Dale Murphy is trying to say in this marvelous quote is that, it doesn't matter if you are rich or poor or strong or weak. What really matters most is your character and how you treat others. 

Vascular Surgeon

Duties and Responsibilities: A vascular surgeon specializes on focusing the arteries and veins that carry out blood through the body. They perform operations to repair damaged arteries and veins by removing blockages made by plaque or blood clot.  

Salary: Ranges from $67,871-$396,595

Education: Vascular Surgeons start by obtaining their bachelor’s degree in a science related field. After college they must attend medical school for four years and then they must be licensed by the United States Licensing Examination. After that they must undergo a five-year residency program and if they want to be more advanced in this field, they must also undergo a two-year fellowship program.

Reflection: I would not like to become a vascular surgeon because I think that it takes too much time to become one. I also wouldn't become one because I wouldn't like for peoples life’s to be at risk because of me. 

Mitch McKee

Mitch McKee is a young boy from Minneapolis that wanted to make his dad even more proud of him than he already was. Since his dad was sick, he wanted to win the state wrestling championship so that they could forget about his dad being sick for that moment. He has a very kind heart and all of the things that he did for his father can far surpass any amount of money in the world. He ended up winning the state championships and he was happy that his dad was so proud of him and that in that moment his dad had forgotten that he was even sick at all.

“Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all.”- Benjamin Franklin

What Benjamin Franklin is trying to say is that, it doesn't matter if you are very beautiful of very strong or very rich. What matters is if you have a big heart and if you do, it will be better that all the riches or beauty or strength in the world. 

Health Educator

Duties and Responsibilities: They collaborate with health specialists and civic groups to determine the ability of service, health needs, and they develop goals for meeting needs. They also assign and conduct evaluations and diagnostic studies to assess the quality and performance of health programs.

Salary: $41,830 annually

Education: For someone to become a health educator, they must have a bachelor’s degree in health education and promotion. They must complete a brief period of in-the-job training and they must be certified by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.

Reflection: I would not like to be a health educator because it doesn't seem like that is the career I would like to have in the future.