Learner
Profile: Calvin
Today, I learned more about my classmate Calvin. He is from China, and he graduated from high school in his country. He has not graduated from college yet, but he went to Northwest Missouri State University to study ESL, then he moved to NY. Now he attends CLIP to practice his English. He has studied English for five years. His major is Nursing, but he wants to be a doctor. He had a chef job before he went to college. He has been in the U.S. for four years, and he has lived in New York for three and half years.
Today, I learned more about my classmate Calvin. He is from China, and he graduated from high school in his country. He has not graduated from college yet, but he went to Northwest Missouri State University to study ESL, then he moved to NY. Now he attends CLIP to practice his English. He has studied English for five years. His major is Nursing, but he wants to be a doctor. He had a chef job before he went to college. He has been in the U.S. for four years, and he has lived in New York for three and half years.
“My Dream House”
When I was young, I wanted to have a dream house. My dream house does not need to be very big, but I want it to be near a sea. There are two floors in my house. In the first floor, there is a living room in the center of my house, and there is a kitchen on the left of the living room. I want a game room for my future children on the right of the living room. In the back of the living room, there is a stair way that can enter to the second floor. There are four bedrooms on the second floor. I want my room to face the sea so that I can watch the sunrise every day and two rooms for my future children. In addition, I leave another room for someone else to visit me to live in. This kind of house is my dream house.
When I was young, I wanted to have a dream house. My dream house does not need to be very big, but I want it to be near a sea. There are two floors in my house. In the first floor, there is a living room in the center of my house, and there is a kitchen on the left of the living room. I want a game room for my future children on the right of the living room. In the back of the living room, there is a stair way that can enter to the second floor. There are four bedrooms on the second floor. I want my room to face the sea so that I can watch the sunrise every day and two rooms for my future children. In addition, I leave another room for someone else to visit me to live in. This kind of house is my dream house.
“Arthur”
Arthur is Peter’s partner. Arthur is a very kind person. When Peter yells at him, he is never angry and does not say anything. Arthur likes to drive, but he is a crazy driver. He likes to play tennis and volleyball, and he always listens to the same music. He is a punctual person. He always goes to work on time.
I like Peter wrote this story about him and his partner Arthur. When I read this story, I feltl interested. I think Arthur is a nice person, and he also enjoys his life, such as playing tennis and volleyball every weekend with his wife, and enjoying their rest time on weekends. He does not like some people who always make themselves very tired, and cannot relax. On the other hand, he is a very punctual person. He goes to work on time every day, and he does not like to work over time because he wants to go home eat dinner with his wife. I am like him, I do not like a person that does not do things on time. That makes me very angry. Just like him I always go somewhere on time. Another interesting thing is that Arthur likes to listen to the same music and this makes his partner Peter annoyed. When I read this, I laughed because I had the same experience. I had a coworker who likes to listen to the same music too. My coworker likes to listen to it all day long and every day, every month. He always makes the volume very loud and that makes me crazy. In short, this story “Arthur” is very interesting, and I enjoyed reading it.
Arthur is Peter’s partner. Arthur is a very kind person. When Peter yells at him, he is never angry and does not say anything. Arthur likes to drive, but he is a crazy driver. He likes to play tennis and volleyball, and he always listens to the same music. He is a punctual person. He always goes to work on time.
I like Peter wrote this story about him and his partner Arthur. When I read this story, I feltl interested. I think Arthur is a nice person, and he also enjoys his life, such as playing tennis and volleyball every weekend with his wife, and enjoying their rest time on weekends. He does not like some people who always make themselves very tired, and cannot relax. On the other hand, he is a very punctual person. He goes to work on time every day, and he does not like to work over time because he wants to go home eat dinner with his wife. I am like him, I do not like a person that does not do things on time. That makes me very angry. Just like him I always go somewhere on time. Another interesting thing is that Arthur likes to listen to the same music and this makes his partner Peter annoyed. When I read this, I laughed because I had the same experience. I had a coworker who likes to listen to the same music too. My coworker likes to listen to it all day long and every day, every month. He always makes the volume very loud and that makes me crazy. In short, this story “Arthur” is very interesting, and I enjoyed reading it.
Classification Essay: "Kinds of Problem-Solving Jobs"
Different people like different job. There are many choices for you, such as The Helping Professions, Hands-On Jobs, Problem-Solving Jobs, Orderly, Mechanical Work, Creative and Artistic Jobs, and Persuasive or Leadership Positions. Some people like Hands-On Jobs, some people like Helping Professions Jobs. I like Problem-Solving Jobs. I will show you several kinds of Problem-Solving Jobs.
The first kind of Problem-Solving Job is nurse. This job is also my dream job. Nurses must get an Associate’s degree that is a two year degree. That means you do not have to spend a long time in school to get a degree to get a good job which you are interested in. On the other hand, the major of nursing is very hard to graduate, so you must study very hard. The Occupational Outlook Handbook shows that for the next ten years, this occupation will be in high demand because nowadays there are so many nurses in the United States that are getting older. Most hospitals or other medical places need young nurses. In fact, the median annual salary is around $65,000.
The second kind of Problem-Solving Job is police officer. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, a police officer is not paid a high salary; it is around $36,000 per year, but it also does not need a high-level education. If you have a high school diploma, and pass a written exam and a typing test, you can become a police officer. In some instances you also need to pass a background check, lie detector and drug tests, as well as tests for hearing and vision. When I was a child, whenever I watched TV and the police in the movie would save people’s lives, or protect people, I would feel very excited, and I feel that police officers are so cool. I wanted to become one, so I like the job of police officer.
The third kind of Problem-Solving Job is airplane pilot. Airplane pilot is a very high paying career. According to Occupational Outlook Handbook, the salary is about $98,000 per year. Depending on your experience, your salary can be much higher. If you want to become an airplane pilot, you must get a bachelor’s degree, and have at least a commercial pilot’s license from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). You must also have the Airline Transport Pilot (ATP). It is very hard for to become airplane pilot, so although I am interested in it, I do not think can get it.
In conclusion, nurses, police officers, and airplane pilots are Problem-Solving Jobs. These are my favorite jobs. I know it is hard to become each of them, but I would like to try to get it.
Different people like different job. There are many choices for you, such as The Helping Professions, Hands-On Jobs, Problem-Solving Jobs, Orderly, Mechanical Work, Creative and Artistic Jobs, and Persuasive or Leadership Positions. Some people like Hands-On Jobs, some people like Helping Professions Jobs. I like Problem-Solving Jobs. I will show you several kinds of Problem-Solving Jobs.
The first kind of Problem-Solving Job is nurse. This job is also my dream job. Nurses must get an Associate’s degree that is a two year degree. That means you do not have to spend a long time in school to get a degree to get a good job which you are interested in. On the other hand, the major of nursing is very hard to graduate, so you must study very hard. The Occupational Outlook Handbook shows that for the next ten years, this occupation will be in high demand because nowadays there are so many nurses in the United States that are getting older. Most hospitals or other medical places need young nurses. In fact, the median annual salary is around $65,000.
The second kind of Problem-Solving Job is police officer. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, a police officer is not paid a high salary; it is around $36,000 per year, but it also does not need a high-level education. If you have a high school diploma, and pass a written exam and a typing test, you can become a police officer. In some instances you also need to pass a background check, lie detector and drug tests, as well as tests for hearing and vision. When I was a child, whenever I watched TV and the police in the movie would save people’s lives, or protect people, I would feel very excited, and I feel that police officers are so cool. I wanted to become one, so I like the job of police officer.
The third kind of Problem-Solving Job is airplane pilot. Airplane pilot is a very high paying career. According to Occupational Outlook Handbook, the salary is about $98,000 per year. Depending on your experience, your salary can be much higher. If you want to become an airplane pilot, you must get a bachelor’s degree, and have at least a commercial pilot’s license from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). You must also have the Airline Transport Pilot (ATP). It is very hard for to become airplane pilot, so although I am interested in it, I do not think can get it.
In conclusion, nurses, police officers, and airplane pilots are Problem-Solving Jobs. These are my favorite jobs. I know it is hard to become each of them, but I would like to try to get it.
Process Essay: "Job Interview"
Have you ever taken a job interview? Do you know what the job interview is about? When students are finished with college, they will prepare to get a job. There are many people who do not know how to prepare for a job interview. Some people do an excellent job with it, but others are very sad about their unsuccessful interview. How can we make a successful job interview? This is a big problem that many people have had. If you are going to take a job interview, follow these steps to prepare and it will be easy for you.
First, you must choose one job that you are interested in. Some people do not know where they can find a job list. According to my research, there are some top sites to find job lists such as engine sites, job boards, company website, niche job sites, social media, or professional networking sites. Look at each of them to see the information about the job and which one relates to your major. Choose one, and see the information about the job such as salary, benefit, work hours, and work how many days a week. Decide which one is best for you. You also can choose two or more companies that are related to your major. That will improve your chance to get one.
Second, make a nice resume for your interview. A nice resume might to catch a company hiring manager’s attention. How do you make a perfect resume? Many people will not have an idea about this, so I suggest that you can go online to search for some examples to learn how to write your resume perfectly. For example, if you want to be a nurse, you can look at some nursing resumes. According to LiveCareer, there are many examples you can see about resumes. A resume includes professional summary, area of experience, work experience, and education. For example, in the beginning of your resume, write you’re a professional summary to introduce what you can do in your work. Then give some experiences of the position that you had worked. Next, write about your work experiences up to the current date. At the end of your resume, write about your degrees. After you write your resume, you can apply for the job and send your resume to the company. Then just wait for the company to respond to you.
Finally, prepare for your interview. When you get a phone call from a company that you had applied to before, it is the time to prepare for your interview. First, go to Google Search to find some most important questions that interviewers will ask. For example, think about what is your soft skill, what is your hard skill, and some of the specific things of your major. Next, you must dress formally which makes you look normal and professional. You must wear a suit and formal shoes. You should not wear too much jewelry. If you look very twinkling, the interviewers will think that you have not come for an interview, you have come for a dance. That will impact your ability to have a successful interview. Finally, you can think about a thank you letter. If you have a successful interview, you should send a thank you letter the next day.
In conclusion, when you are done with these things, you are ready for a job interview. If you are going to prepare for a job interview, and you do not have an idea about how to do it, try it this way. Good luck with your a successful interview.
Have you ever taken a job interview? Do you know what the job interview is about? When students are finished with college, they will prepare to get a job. There are many people who do not know how to prepare for a job interview. Some people do an excellent job with it, but others are very sad about their unsuccessful interview. How can we make a successful job interview? This is a big problem that many people have had. If you are going to take a job interview, follow these steps to prepare and it will be easy for you.
First, you must choose one job that you are interested in. Some people do not know where they can find a job list. According to my research, there are some top sites to find job lists such as engine sites, job boards, company website, niche job sites, social media, or professional networking sites. Look at each of them to see the information about the job and which one relates to your major. Choose one, and see the information about the job such as salary, benefit, work hours, and work how many days a week. Decide which one is best for you. You also can choose two or more companies that are related to your major. That will improve your chance to get one.
Second, make a nice resume for your interview. A nice resume might to catch a company hiring manager’s attention. How do you make a perfect resume? Many people will not have an idea about this, so I suggest that you can go online to search for some examples to learn how to write your resume perfectly. For example, if you want to be a nurse, you can look at some nursing resumes. According to LiveCareer, there are many examples you can see about resumes. A resume includes professional summary, area of experience, work experience, and education. For example, in the beginning of your resume, write you’re a professional summary to introduce what you can do in your work. Then give some experiences of the position that you had worked. Next, write about your work experiences up to the current date. At the end of your resume, write about your degrees. After you write your resume, you can apply for the job and send your resume to the company. Then just wait for the company to respond to you.
Finally, prepare for your interview. When you get a phone call from a company that you had applied to before, it is the time to prepare for your interview. First, go to Google Search to find some most important questions that interviewers will ask. For example, think about what is your soft skill, what is your hard skill, and some of the specific things of your major. Next, you must dress formally which makes you look normal and professional. You must wear a suit and formal shoes. You should not wear too much jewelry. If you look very twinkling, the interviewers will think that you have not come for an interview, you have come for a dance. That will impact your ability to have a successful interview. Finally, you can think about a thank you letter. If you have a successful interview, you should send a thank you letter the next day.
In conclusion, when you are done with these things, you are ready for a job interview. If you are going to prepare for a job interview, and you do not have an idea about how to do it, try it this way. Good luck with your a successful interview.
Midterm Evaluation
The time is going fast. Half semester is gone. This is my third semester. The first semester that learned so easy, the second semester is too short, and I am excited that this semester I have learned something. Let me summarize what I am learned about.
First of all, it is reading. In the first half semester, I have read a book “Rescue 471”, “the health bulletins”, “the New York Times”, and online readings. I think that read the book is a little hard for me because there is a lot of new vocabulary and it is hard to understand. I have spent a lot of time to think the meaning with the story. I have practiced in class, including chunking, identifying narrative and non-narrative text, finding the main idea of a text, taking notes from text, and using reading logs. I have had never use a reading log to help understand the reading, but I think this is useful for me because the reading log can help me catch the important idea from the reading.
Second, I have learned a lot of new vocabulary in the first half semester. The teacher chose three different systems for studying vocabulary. The first system is that the teacher chose words for us, and he explained those words for us that help us to understand. The second system is that the teacher gave us sentences from the book with important vocabulary words, and allowed us to use the translator to study the words. The last system is that I can choose my own vocabulary words and my own method to build the vocabulary list to help me practice English. I like the teacher to explain the words’ meanings that help me to understand and remember well because sometimes the translator makes me confuse the word’s meaning. I think the vocabulary list is useful too because I always forgot what is the mean of the word, so I have to check the dictionary again and again. Using the list, I can look it anywhere when I have time.
The third, it is writing. My weak skill of the English is writing. I always do not have idea to write an essay, and I do not know how to make a successful writing. In this semester I have practiced my writing. I have written some essays and paragraphs. Now I can easy to write something, and I have confident to write, but when I looked my papers, I know that I have a lot of errors with grammar. In the first half semester, I have practiced two skills, summarizing and responding. I have written many summaries about the book “rescue 471”. This practice will help me easy to take the CAT-W test.
The forth, I have learned about health. We read some articles in the class, and discussed what the health is about. Like the soda ban, increase the smoke tax, and obesity. I felt that the soda ban and increase the smoke tax interesting. Now I know the soda has a lot of sugar and it will hurt our health, and raise the tax of smoke can decrease the rate of people who have smoked.
Finally, we have looked about career online in the class, and wrote an essay about the career. We did research about career which we are interested in. I hesitated about what major is better for me before. Now I am sure I want to be a nurse or a paramedic or whatever the range of health.
In conclusion, I want to pass the CATW test and the ACT reading test. So I want to do more practice about writing and reading what can help me to pass the test. I do not want to go the basic skill that will waste my time to graduate, and it also wastes my money, so I will spend more time to study in the second half semester.
The time is going fast. Half semester is gone. This is my third semester. The first semester that learned so easy, the second semester is too short, and I am excited that this semester I have learned something. Let me summarize what I am learned about.
First of all, it is reading. In the first half semester, I have read a book “Rescue 471”, “the health bulletins”, “the New York Times”, and online readings. I think that read the book is a little hard for me because there is a lot of new vocabulary and it is hard to understand. I have spent a lot of time to think the meaning with the story. I have practiced in class, including chunking, identifying narrative and non-narrative text, finding the main idea of a text, taking notes from text, and using reading logs. I have had never use a reading log to help understand the reading, but I think this is useful for me because the reading log can help me catch the important idea from the reading.
Second, I have learned a lot of new vocabulary in the first half semester. The teacher chose three different systems for studying vocabulary. The first system is that the teacher chose words for us, and he explained those words for us that help us to understand. The second system is that the teacher gave us sentences from the book with important vocabulary words, and allowed us to use the translator to study the words. The last system is that I can choose my own vocabulary words and my own method to build the vocabulary list to help me practice English. I like the teacher to explain the words’ meanings that help me to understand and remember well because sometimes the translator makes me confuse the word’s meaning. I think the vocabulary list is useful too because I always forgot what is the mean of the word, so I have to check the dictionary again and again. Using the list, I can look it anywhere when I have time.
The third, it is writing. My weak skill of the English is writing. I always do not have idea to write an essay, and I do not know how to make a successful writing. In this semester I have practiced my writing. I have written some essays and paragraphs. Now I can easy to write something, and I have confident to write, but when I looked my papers, I know that I have a lot of errors with grammar. In the first half semester, I have practiced two skills, summarizing and responding. I have written many summaries about the book “rescue 471”. This practice will help me easy to take the CAT-W test.
The forth, I have learned about health. We read some articles in the class, and discussed what the health is about. Like the soda ban, increase the smoke tax, and obesity. I felt that the soda ban and increase the smoke tax interesting. Now I know the soda has a lot of sugar and it will hurt our health, and raise the tax of smoke can decrease the rate of people who have smoked.
Finally, we have looked about career online in the class, and wrote an essay about the career. We did research about career which we are interested in. I hesitated about what major is better for me before. Now I am sure I want to be a nurse or a paramedic or whatever the range of health.
In conclusion, I want to pass the CATW test and the ACT reading test. So I want to do more practice about writing and reading what can help me to pass the test. I do not want to go the basic skill that will waste my time to graduate, and it also wastes my money, so I will spend more time to study in the second half semester.
Rescue 471 final Reflection
This week I finished the book Rescue 471 by Peter Canning. The final two sections are called “Memory” and “The Job”. Although the ending is bitter sweet, it ended on a high note.
One chapter called “Snake Girl”, Peter and his partner respond to a call for an insect bite. A woman was bitten by a huge snake. A significant idea in this chapter is on page 243, “Someday I like to have a monkey.” I think the woman really likes animals.
Another chapter is called “Asthma”, Peter and Arthur respond to a call for asthma. The woman has breathing very hard, and her skin color is turning blue. She almost died. Peter and Arthur try to do everything to save her life. Finally, they got her back. A significant idea in this chapter is on page 271, “Later, driving through the city, I think there are days when the city seems sharper, more colorful.” I think Peter overcomes his burnout, and he feels happy.
The last one is called “Life”. In this chapter, Peter and his partner respond to a call for a baby who choked but is now breathing. She is only seven days old. They sent the baby and her father to the hospital. A significant idea in this chapter is on page 281, “I am not a father, although I share this new father’s fear and concern.” I think he means that although he is not a father, he knows the new father’s fear and concern.
I enjoyed reading about this book because I felt interested. The author Canning used narrative to write about his experience about his job. He has a huge word system, and he used his higher vocabulary skill to build his story which makes his story more interesting.
This week I finished the book Rescue 471 by Peter Canning. The final two sections are called “Memory” and “The Job”. Although the ending is bitter sweet, it ended on a high note.
One chapter called “Snake Girl”, Peter and his partner respond to a call for an insect bite. A woman was bitten by a huge snake. A significant idea in this chapter is on page 243, “Someday I like to have a monkey.” I think the woman really likes animals.
Another chapter is called “Asthma”, Peter and Arthur respond to a call for asthma. The woman has breathing very hard, and her skin color is turning blue. She almost died. Peter and Arthur try to do everything to save her life. Finally, they got her back. A significant idea in this chapter is on page 271, “Later, driving through the city, I think there are days when the city seems sharper, more colorful.” I think Peter overcomes his burnout, and he feels happy.
The last one is called “Life”. In this chapter, Peter and his partner respond to a call for a baby who choked but is now breathing. She is only seven days old. They sent the baby and her father to the hospital. A significant idea in this chapter is on page 281, “I am not a father, although I share this new father’s fear and concern.” I think he means that although he is not a father, he knows the new father’s fear and concern.
I enjoyed reading about this book because I felt interested. The author Canning used narrative to write about his experience about his job. He has a huge word system, and he used his higher vocabulary skill to build his story which makes his story more interesting.
“Telemarketing Group
Supervisor”
This profile is about Jason Groth. He is a telemarketing supervisor. A telemarketing supervisor is a person who hires and trains telemarketers. He supervises fifty telemarketers every night. The shift is from five-thirty to ten P.M., and every day will have a few new people in there, so he has to train them. His routine is that he looks at all the applications of the new people, and hires and trains everyone. He will tell telemarketers people who are answering the call will yell at them even though you are a nice person. He tells them how to introduce themselves, how to describe the product, how to ask for the name and address and credit card, even what to do when the person you are calling says no. He was a floor supervisor at PayLess Supermarkets, but it did not pay well. So he came here to work three years ago. He likes his job.
Jason likes his job for several reasons. First, the telemarketing company has paid on time. Second, being a supervisor, he does not have to make phone calls, and he does not have to sell anything; he just gets a salary. Last, he just hires people to work for the company, and trains them.
A couple of things surprised me about this profile. I was surprised that when telemarketers try to sell something on the phone, the customer might yell at you even though you are a nice person or the customer is interested about the things. Therefore, when the customer is answering the call, you must have a strong skill to introduce the product quickly. When the customer is not interested and wants to hang up, you must to try again. Personally, I have gotten some calls before, and I am never interested in the things they sell, so I just hang up. I never thought about the person’s feelings. I felt they bother me a lot, so now I do not answer any new phone number. When I read this story, I realized I should respect those people, and be polite to them because doing this kind of job is not easy.
This profile is about Jason Groth. He is a telemarketing supervisor. A telemarketing supervisor is a person who hires and trains telemarketers. He supervises fifty telemarketers every night. The shift is from five-thirty to ten P.M., and every day will have a few new people in there, so he has to train them. His routine is that he looks at all the applications of the new people, and hires and trains everyone. He will tell telemarketers people who are answering the call will yell at them even though you are a nice person. He tells them how to introduce themselves, how to describe the product, how to ask for the name and address and credit card, even what to do when the person you are calling says no. He was a floor supervisor at PayLess Supermarkets, but it did not pay well. So he came here to work three years ago. He likes his job.
Jason likes his job for several reasons. First, the telemarketing company has paid on time. Second, being a supervisor, he does not have to make phone calls, and he does not have to sell anything; he just gets a salary. Last, he just hires people to work for the company, and trains them.
A couple of things surprised me about this profile. I was surprised that when telemarketers try to sell something on the phone, the customer might yell at you even though you are a nice person or the customer is interested about the things. Therefore, when the customer is answering the call, you must have a strong skill to introduce the product quickly. When the customer is not interested and wants to hang up, you must to try again. Personally, I have gotten some calls before, and I am never interested in the things they sell, so I just hang up. I never thought about the person’s feelings. I felt they bother me a lot, so now I do not answer any new phone number. When I read this story, I realized I should respect those people, and be polite to them because doing this kind of job is not easy.
Burnout and Recovery
There are many people who feel burnout in our world. What is burnout? According to “Preventing Burnout: Signs, Symptom, Causes, and Coping Strategies”, burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. For example, some people feel burnout from their jobs. They work hard, but they are never promoted, and have no time to rest. They will have negative thinking about their value. Some people have burnout from their school. Although they study hard and no time to enjoy their lives, they still cannot go to an ideal college. Other people have burnout from their families. How can we overcome burnout? Let us see how some people solve their burnout.
I recently read an online article, “Preventing Burnout: Signs, Symptom, Causes, and Coping strategies”. It gave some specific explanative about burnout. Burnout occurs when you feel overwhelmed and unable to meet constant demands. As the stress continues, you begin to lose interest or motivation that lead you to take on a certain role in the first place. If you feel everyday is bad, caring about your work or home life seems like a waste of energy, or tired all the time, you may be on the road to burnout. The article gave several suggestions to overcome burnout. You can choose to start the day with a relaxing ritual, adopt healthy eating, exercising, and sleeping habits, set boundaries, take a daily break from technology, nourish your creative side, or learn how to manage stress.
In an online journal “Mental Health/Education focus”, Singh Charanjit wrote, “Age was also a factor which influenced emotional exhaustion; younger participants (under 30 years) reported higher levels of emotional exhaustion.” The author means that experts have found a result that the young people who are under 30 years have more opportunity to have burnout.
In the book Rescue 471, the author Peter Canning narrated his experience that he felt burnout was caused of his job. He is a paramedic, and he wants to use his paramedic skill to help people, and he also wants to save people’s lives, but sometimes he feels just like a taxi service. Patients just want him to transport them to the hospital. He feels the job does not recognize his value. He is angry and sad. He came to see the EMS Coordinator and talked to her about his burnout. The coordinator Debbie suggested that he can attend a class about EMS education. She also gave him a chance to mentor a new paramedic named Rebecca. Sometimes Rebecca affects him with the job, so he changes his thinking. After that, Peter returned to work and felt better.
I have listened to an online radio interview on NPR, “Preventing Worker Burnout Can Boost the Bottom Line” that explained that some companies try to fix the problem of burnout. Employees worked long hours which affected motivation and morale. They felt this was a culmination of all the bad things that have happened. Some companies let employees take as many paid days off as they want. They could rest for a time or go on vacation to enjoy their lives. Some companies allowed employees to switch jobs with others. When you had to do something that is important, but you did not have free time, you could ask someone to switch work with you. Some companies made a flexible schedule that attracted better employees and kept them for longer because they remained happier. Some people enjoyed their work, and liked to work longer time to make money that the company will allowed that. Those can solve the problem of burnout.
I have also had burnout before. When I first came to America for the first three years, I did not speak English, and I did not want to go to school. I found a job, but my boss has racism because we are a different nationality. I am Chinese, and he is Korean. He gave Korean employees a higher salary and lighter work. On the other hand, he gave a lower pay and heavy work for others with the same position. When I tried to say something to him, he always said that you do not understand English. He was never fair with his employees. Whenever those things happened, I was sad, tired and I did not know why I was here, what did I want, and what was my value. I wanted to go back to my country, and I did not want to stay here. Although my parents always told me that everything will be fine, and do not worry, I was unhappy every day, and cried every night. Finally, they let me go back to China for three months every year, and do what I want to do. This way worked for me. After I rested for a period of time, I felt better and without burnout.
In conclusion, burnout is a hard problem to solve, but if you do not overcome it, it will be develop to a kind of disease. When you feel things happen, and you feel tired or strongly do not want to do something, you may have burnout. You should solve it. Do not just allow it to develop.
There are many people who feel burnout in our world. What is burnout? According to “Preventing Burnout: Signs, Symptom, Causes, and Coping Strategies”, burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. For example, some people feel burnout from their jobs. They work hard, but they are never promoted, and have no time to rest. They will have negative thinking about their value. Some people have burnout from their school. Although they study hard and no time to enjoy their lives, they still cannot go to an ideal college. Other people have burnout from their families. How can we overcome burnout? Let us see how some people solve their burnout.
I recently read an online article, “Preventing Burnout: Signs, Symptom, Causes, and Coping strategies”. It gave some specific explanative about burnout. Burnout occurs when you feel overwhelmed and unable to meet constant demands. As the stress continues, you begin to lose interest or motivation that lead you to take on a certain role in the first place. If you feel everyday is bad, caring about your work or home life seems like a waste of energy, or tired all the time, you may be on the road to burnout. The article gave several suggestions to overcome burnout. You can choose to start the day with a relaxing ritual, adopt healthy eating, exercising, and sleeping habits, set boundaries, take a daily break from technology, nourish your creative side, or learn how to manage stress.
In an online journal “Mental Health/Education focus”, Singh Charanjit wrote, “Age was also a factor which influenced emotional exhaustion; younger participants (under 30 years) reported higher levels of emotional exhaustion.” The author means that experts have found a result that the young people who are under 30 years have more opportunity to have burnout.
In the book Rescue 471, the author Peter Canning narrated his experience that he felt burnout was caused of his job. He is a paramedic, and he wants to use his paramedic skill to help people, and he also wants to save people’s lives, but sometimes he feels just like a taxi service. Patients just want him to transport them to the hospital. He feels the job does not recognize his value. He is angry and sad. He came to see the EMS Coordinator and talked to her about his burnout. The coordinator Debbie suggested that he can attend a class about EMS education. She also gave him a chance to mentor a new paramedic named Rebecca. Sometimes Rebecca affects him with the job, so he changes his thinking. After that, Peter returned to work and felt better.
I have listened to an online radio interview on NPR, “Preventing Worker Burnout Can Boost the Bottom Line” that explained that some companies try to fix the problem of burnout. Employees worked long hours which affected motivation and morale. They felt this was a culmination of all the bad things that have happened. Some companies let employees take as many paid days off as they want. They could rest for a time or go on vacation to enjoy their lives. Some companies allowed employees to switch jobs with others. When you had to do something that is important, but you did not have free time, you could ask someone to switch work with you. Some companies made a flexible schedule that attracted better employees and kept them for longer because they remained happier. Some people enjoyed their work, and liked to work longer time to make money that the company will allowed that. Those can solve the problem of burnout.
I have also had burnout before. When I first came to America for the first three years, I did not speak English, and I did not want to go to school. I found a job, but my boss has racism because we are a different nationality. I am Chinese, and he is Korean. He gave Korean employees a higher salary and lighter work. On the other hand, he gave a lower pay and heavy work for others with the same position. When I tried to say something to him, he always said that you do not understand English. He was never fair with his employees. Whenever those things happened, I was sad, tired and I did not know why I was here, what did I want, and what was my value. I wanted to go back to my country, and I did not want to stay here. Although my parents always told me that everything will be fine, and do not worry, I was unhappy every day, and cried every night. Finally, they let me go back to China for three months every year, and do what I want to do. This way worked for me. After I rested for a period of time, I felt better and without burnout.
In conclusion, burnout is a hard problem to solve, but if you do not overcome it, it will be develop to a kind of disease. When you feel things happen, and you feel tired or strongly do not want to do something, you may have burnout. You should solve it. Do not just allow it to develop.
“Materialism: Our
Consuming Interest”
In the article “Materialism: Our Consuming Interest”, by Linda Kulman, the author stated that America does not only become the economic leader since twentieth century, but it also lead consumption. Linda thought that consumption is ingrained in American. She maintained that American’s appetite for things are never satisfy.
According to Kulman, “For one thing we have come to think that buying is an essential expression of freedom and individualism.” I think she means that people believe that buying things is a symbol of freedom and individualism. I agree with her because American is a freedom Country. We have chance to choose what we want if we have abilities. I think consumption is status symbol. Moreover, people buying will push our economic growth.
I recently read an article in a Chinese newspaper. It stated that there is a very high rate of rich Chinese people who go abroad to shop every year. These people think that consumption is a symbol of status. Therefore, they have a motivation to work hard and make money. Personally, I knew this cause my childhood. Since I was growing, I started attend to school. There were many different classmates such as rich or poor. The rich classmates always told others what did their parents do, and how their families rich. Their parents bought things for them. When I heard it, I admired them because my family is not rich like them, and I want to become them. They always contrast each other. How their stuff or clothes are more expensive than other. Their behavior caused poor students to feel sadness, admire and envy.
In conclusion, most people think consumption is symbol of status in our society. They work hard, make money, and enjoy buying things.
In the article “Materialism: Our Consuming Interest”, by Linda Kulman, the author stated that America does not only become the economic leader since twentieth century, but it also lead consumption. Linda thought that consumption is ingrained in American. She maintained that American’s appetite for things are never satisfy.
According to Kulman, “For one thing we have come to think that buying is an essential expression of freedom and individualism.” I think she means that people believe that buying things is a symbol of freedom and individualism. I agree with her because American is a freedom Country. We have chance to choose what we want if we have abilities. I think consumption is status symbol. Moreover, people buying will push our economic growth.
I recently read an article in a Chinese newspaper. It stated that there is a very high rate of rich Chinese people who go abroad to shop every year. These people think that consumption is a symbol of status. Therefore, they have a motivation to work hard and make money. Personally, I knew this cause my childhood. Since I was growing, I started attend to school. There were many different classmates such as rich or poor. The rich classmates always told others what did their parents do, and how their families rich. Their parents bought things for them. When I heard it, I admired them because my family is not rich like them, and I want to become them. They always contrast each other. How their stuff or clothes are more expensive than other. Their behavior caused poor students to feel sadness, admire and envy.
In conclusion, most people think consumption is symbol of status in our society. They work hard, make money, and enjoy buying things.