1. What went well for you during the process of creating this magazine?

  The whole process was rather seamless. I ran into no serious issues and had no problem finding content.

2. What challenges did you face as you moved from an early draft or idea to a final product?
    Originally I was going to write about economic myths and legends, but later changed to writing about unions and the California budget. One of the biggest problems was the fact that I was writing this before the May special election but the magazine would be published afterwards, so there was certain information I couldn't include

3. What other examples of work—student and professional—stood out as exemplary and served as a good model for your own work?

Friday, May 22, 2009

Obama and "Socialism" near finished

      For this blog entry I figured I would objectively analyze the so called "Socialist Regime" of our current President, Barack Obama. Though I am at my core a Republican, I aim to judge our president honestly and fairly. Accusations that test the loyalty of a President to his country should not be taken lightly, and he deserves a careful and honest examination.

   Let us first begin with this word we here so frequently, "Socialism". The word itself is open for your own interpretation. Directly from the Encyclopedia Britannica we get the definition that Socialism, "is a system of social organization in which private property and the distribution of income are subject to social control."

    Now many of the articles I have read claiming Obama is a socialist, are extremely biased with almost no merit to them. So instead of turning to blatantly biased sources of information I decided to compare Obama to the beliefs of the socialist group the International Workingmen's Association.                                                                          



Now though clearly some of Obama's political ideologies have socialist tendencies

   

Thursday, April 23, 2009

The Magazine

1.My contributions,
My many skills allow me to be capable of contributing many things to this magazine project.

One thing, the main thing I am planning to contribute, is a well developed article outlining my internship experience and how internships can be invaluable experiences that are a necessity for student to branch out away from school and learn how to view the real working world, a would that if they are unprepared, they will have a hard tome getting a job. The article would also feature many articles from my workplace


Another thing I could possible produce would be an expansion on the economic advice to our company, that contains information on how the company I work for could creatively utilize their assets, in order that they survive our countries current economic struggles. I could possibly pull information from contemporary examples of economic plans to better understand how I could possibly help my company in these trying times.

The final thing i am possibly considering, though I consider it the least, is editing and polishing my interview with my mentor. Though this interview readers would be able to gain insight into the world of my internship mentors. This could help show how this currnet internship will help me in deciding jobs and colleges in the future as well as giving younger reader a chance to think of their own future and examine the possibilities their lives hold.

2. Suggest at least one (or more) possible title for the magazine.

Oh wow! I dont know

"WORK"

Oh Hey! Internships!


Oh Sweet!! Junior Interns!!!

3. Suggest a topic for an article that you were personally like to read in a magazine inspired by the internship semester.

how the economic troubles personally effect your job as an intern

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

By 1933, when F.D.R entered office, the countrty was in shambles. The stock market crash of 4 years earlier had cut the value of stocks at nearly a fifth of what they once were. The average income of farming jobs had dropped by 50% and one fourth of Americans were out of work. America's depression was truley as "Great" as its name.

In the election of the previous year, an election took place for president of the United States, between Republican Herbert Hoover and Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR won the election by almost one and half as many votes on a strategy of economic recovery. One of his first actions of president was The New Deal.

The New Deal, marked a huge change in the structure of government today. Many new systems were put in place, some of these still in place today, such as the Social Security System and the Federal deposit insurance corporation (FDIC). It focused on helping the people who were suffering by expanding the responsibilities of of the government to help watch the citizens. There were actually two parts to The New Deal. The first part was dedicated to short term recovery.

The Second New Deal helped keep the recovery strong by strengthening the unions, as an example the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the introduction of minimum wage and maximum work hours.

In the end, The New Deal and FDR helped us get out of our massive debt and depression by redifining government involvment.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

1. What are you most excited about in regards to your immersion experience? Why do you feel this way?

I am excited to be fully integrated into the working experience. Also I am  excited in completing my barcode project because it is just so cool. I am really interested in learning how  barcodes work, and how what I have learned so far in coding can integrate into the real world.





2. What are you most concerned about (what causes the most stress) regarding immersion? Why do you feel this way?


I am concerned i will run out of money for the vending machine and slurpees, because I have to buy lunch  and i want my big texas cinnamon rolls

Friday, February 27, 2009

blog thing

 Mr. President,

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imes are urgent, we are on the onset of a depression and it is time to buckle down.It is time to reevaluate our circumstances. Our current economic situation is unstable and government programs pumping money into failing businesses is only perpetuating this unsustainable habit of spending that has gripped the country. These statements are proven if you look at the spending habits of the banks that were bailed out. According to CNBC the former CEO of Merril Lynch, John Thain,  spent over  1.2 million dollars of bailout money on personal items around his office including “ An Area Rug, Mahogany Pedestal Table,19th Century Credenza, Pendant Light Furniture, 4 Pairs of Curtains, Pair of Guest Chairs, George IV Chair, 6 Wall Sconces, Parchment Waste Can, Roman Shade Fabric, Roman Shades, Coffee Table, Commode on Legs.”  It doesn’t  stop their either, according to Washington Post “Less than a week after the federal government offered an $85 billion bailout to insurance giant AIG, the company held a week-long retreat for its executives at the luxury St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, Calif., running up a tab of $440,000.” This reckless spending needs to stop.

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n order to fix our future we must look to our past, in 1933 25 percent of all workers were completely out of work, many starved to death, and many others lost their homes.  It is argued that it was the Second World War that cured our countries economic crisis of the 20s, 30s and early 40s, the number of unemployed workers declined by 7,050,000 between 1940 and 1943 and the number in military service rose by 8,590,000, but the recovery came, for the consumers, with the end of the war. After the war consumers could buy products that were unavailable during the war and unfordable during the 1930s. That is what I believe is necessary for our country, massive world war. Long ago, the bow and arrow was the ultimate technological achievement. It was used by Genghis Khan to forge an empire that stretched across Asia, from the wintry woods of Ukraine to the Eastern shores of Korea. A military as powerful as ours could easily take Mexico, Africa and even the rising India. There is no limit to what we cant do or who we cane conquer. Unlike the new deal, of the 30s that focused on short term solutions and consumer centered programs, we can fix our economic issues through global conquest. By invading oil and resource rich countries we will talk economic control of our planet and money problems will be a thing of the past. We must remove big business, that would cause competition for technologies and resources, we must lock our technology in and let the government decide who gets what and when.

Monday, February 9, 2009

1. How did you start at Alliant?

2. How many previous jobs have you had? What were they?

3. What college did you go to?

6. What did you major in?

7. What is your ideal job?

8. How long have you been flying helicopters?

9. Have you done any other R/C related activities?

10. Describe a standard day at work!

11. Tell me about your childhood!

12. Do you have any tools for success?

13. How does someone get a job in the computer industry?

14. If you could change one thing about your workplace environment, what would it be?
15. Do you work better in a group or individually?
16. What are your strongest skills as a worker?
17. What made you interested in the field of computer?
18. How does your career choice reflect your personality?
19. How often do you have meetings?
20. What do you usually discuss in your meeting?

Wednesday, February 4, 2009