Friday, September 28, 2007

Passing On the Test

This article was about Students who were stressing about taking there ACT and SAT tests, for college admissions. The good news is that some colleges don't require taking the these tests; they base their admissions mostly on the their high school grades, extracurricular activities and difficulty of classes. One school that is included in those colleges and universities is Arizona State University.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Where Do I Go With Biology???

Biology is the study of life and people who major in biology, biologists, want to help extend the life for all living things. To actually have a great career as a biologist, you would need a thorough understanding of science and math and you would have to have great communication skills.

There are different jobs out there for biologists, inside and outside the lab. Outside the lab you have Genetic Counselors, Science/Technical Editors, Environmental Lawyers, Nurses, and of course... Science Teachers. The biologists who work inside the lab and are doing tremendous research are... Pathologists, Oncologists, Immunologists, Industrial Biologist, Biotechnologists, Bioinformatics and microbiologists. Then there is of course the the people who work with nature and in nature like... a natural resource specialist, wildlife specialist, and park rangers.

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Ecology by Design

This article is about a fashion major from, new York's Fashion Institute, Jenny Hwa. She believes in clothing made good, that also is friendly to the environment. She works with some of the top clothing companies but she felt that they weren't fulfilling needs to the environment. She researched for fabrics and techniques to get her image of helping the environment started. After so much work, she finally had a break and her goal is accomplished... making dresses, tops and swim wear.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Creativity

This article is about creativity. It puts out there that creativity is not a gene, it isn't unique and isn't hard to accomplish... it is in everyone, even at times when they don't even know they are being creative. The article proves many myths about creativity are wrong. Myths like: Creativity is only found in the arts; Only geniuses are creative; Being creative won't improve your life and creative people are loners. Creativity isn't a one person thing, sometimes it takes other people to provoke an idea that you haven't already had. Being creative also gives you an edge to be more devoted to your work. If you have a goal to finish an idea that you started, then creativity is on key aspect to get you to your finishing point.

Major-ly Unique

This article is about three different majors which are unique at this time. Only few schools have these majors. Majoring in organic agriculture, toy designing and equestrian studies is somewhat out of the ordinary, but these students love doing what they were taught to do. They take different classes to stay within the field in which they want to study and are even given hands on experience during their senior year, to complete a thesis.