“Advice for Learning English”
Most students want to start learning English, but they do not know how to start it. There is one piece of advice for learning English---vocabulary. First, you should learn vocabulary before you start reading and writing. Learning vocabulary is very difficult and boring, but it is important. Everything in English is built up by words, so make a plan for learning English. You should know the meaning of the word, the part of the word and related words. Second, you need to write them down in your own notebook and add some example sentences for the word. This is helpful to learn vocabulary. At the end, memorize the word, and review it every day. Then you are going to remember it. On the other hand, do not write the meaning in your own language, I think it is not helpful for your learning. Learning vocabulary is boring, but it is basic in English, and it also important in learning English. So, let us start by learning vocabulary.
Summary of “Rescue 471”
The chapter “Rescue 471” was written by Peter Canning. This chapter is about how fake emergency calls make them annoyed. First, a 911 call comes from a nursing house; there was an unconscious patient who has a history of seizures. The old man is a faker. Next they send rescue 471 for a shooting, but the man was drunk. He thought that he had been shot. Arthur and Peter took the patient who is injured by a motor vehicle accident to the hospital. They were called for back pain. Peter finds he has a hematoma in his head and takes him to the emergency room. They took an old guy who past a leg fracture to Sinai hospital. Then a firefighter injures when they took the firefighter to the hospital. Another called from a six year old girl who had fallen and one of her teeth was sticking out. The last call is they received a man with a swollen hand. They took him to the hospital and Peter got background of what is happening in the hospital. In this chapter, Peter shows some example of false emergencies. That made Peter and Arthur quietly speechless.
In my life, there are many trick things that make me feel bad. For example, some fishing website going to trick us, they set the trap then wait for us get in. They want to cheat our money or account. So, I do not like to lie to others and I also do not like someone trick me. Despite their frustration, Peter and Arthur are really dedicated to their patients. It is worth learning to.
Classification essay
There are three types of jobs that I like to look for: problem-solving jobs, orderly, mechanical work and persuasive or leadership positions.
Problem-solving jobs take a special talent to take something that is broken, analyze the data diagnose the problem, and implement a solution, but that is exactly what problem solvers do on a regular basis, such as: researcher, tax examiner, and environmental engineer. An environmental engineer uses principles of science and engineering to design solutions to problems that impact our environment. For example, they might develop methods of decreasing pollution levels, or helping businesses develop systems for reducing the risk of a manufacturing accident that could have a negative impact on the environment.
Orderly, mechanical work means work like machine, keep repeating every day. Butler, designer, and movie producer are all belong to orderly, mechanical work. Especially butler, this is one of jobs that I prefer. Butler is a domestic worker in a large household. Butler is taking care of master’s daily life, healthy diet, and habit. They prepare everything you need. Certainly, they have highly income.
Persuasive or leadership positions need highly speaking skill and interpersonal skill. There are three kind of job: President, business manager, and politician. Politician means they live with politician. These people always control the power of authority. In the modern democracy, professional politicians often join a political party. Then, they can election for positions in the government.
Problem-solving jobs, orderly, mechanical work and persuasive or leadership positions that are three types of job I like to look for.
“How to Make Chinese Dumplings”
Chinese food is very popular around the world. Consequently, there are many foreign people who come to Chinatown to taste Chinese food. Chinese dumplings are the most popular in their mind. Most Americans like dumplings filled with beef and cabbage. Chinese dumplings have many different types in China. But now, I will teach you a general way to make Chinese dumplings.
First, you need to prepare the ingredients. Ingredients preparation is hard because there are many different types in different filling, so you can find them in a Chinese store. The ingredients needed are pork, Chinese cabbage, flour, ginger, scallion, garlic, salt, soy sauce and sesame oil.
Second, you need to make Chinese dumplings dough. How is the dough made? You should prepare a bowl and mix water and flour together. After that, cover the dough, and let the dough rest.
(http://chinesedumplingrecipes.com/how-to-make-chinese-dumplings-from-scratch.html)
Third, you need to make Chinese dumplings wrappers. Cut the dough into small pieces, then use a rolling pin to roll each piece into a circular wrapper. After you roll all the pieces of the wrapper, leave them on the table and then continue to the next step.
Third, you need to make Chinese dumplings wrappers. Cut the dough into small pieces, then use a rolling pin to roll each piece into a circular wrapper. After you roll all the pieces of the wrapper, leave them on the table and then continue to the next step.
(http://chinesedumplingrecipes.com/how-to-make-chinese-dumplings-from-scratch.html)
Next, you need to make Chinese dumplings fillings. Chop enough ingredients and mix them together. In the meantime, add seasoning in the ingredients. Then use chopsticks to stir them for around five minutes.
Next, you need to make Chinese dumplings fillings. Chop enough ingredients and mix them together. In the meantime, add seasoning in the ingredients. Then use chopsticks to stir them for around five minutes.
(http://chinesedumplingrecipes.com/how-to-make-chinese-dumplings-from-scratch.html)
Then, you need to wrap Chinese dumplings. Put filling in the center of each wrapper, smear a little water on the edges of the wrapper, then pinch the two edges together.
Finally, you need to cook Chinese dumplings. Put the dumplings into the hot water, cook them for around twenty minutes, then take them out.
If you follow these steps, you can enjoy Chinese dumplings. It is worth making Chinese dumplings even though the process is difficult. I hope you will do it better at next time. Enjoy this moment. What is your favorite food to make?
“Presentation on Building Teamwork and Presentation Skills”
Today, I went to the Independent Lecture with my classmates at Oakland Dining Room. It started at 12:10 and ended 2:00.Scott O’Sullivan and Frank Tucker are the presenters. They did the presentation separate on building teamwork and presentation skills. There are around twenty five students who listened to this independent lecture. I think it is really helpful to improve my presentation on the next teamwork speech.
The Oakland Dining Room like it shows, it is a dining room. When we got there, we had to sign up first and find somewhere we went to sit. The volunteers are really nice because they prepared some cookies and hot coffee to entertain us. After we ate up, Scott O’Sullivan started the presentation. He is a CPA-Partner of Margolis, so he told us about Building Teamwork. There are two sections in his presentation, soft skills and client skills. Soft skills means how to deal with different relationships with other people. Fundamentally, you need to learn how to deal with clients; this is client skills. For example, if you are proficient in client skills, you can find where the client is from with his tone. Then you could get good impression to continue with your business. His presentation is short and fast, but it is really useful when we work to deal with the client. Next, Frank Tucker started his presentation. I really liked his presentation because he used the power point; this is one of the presentation skills. Frank Tucker is the President and CEO of Tucker Technology. Before he runs the business, he used to be a seller in AT&T Company. So, that is a good experience to practice his speech. Before he showed the power point, he asked us a question: Why give a presentation to other people? Because presentation’s purpose is to sell, inform, motivate, teach, persuade, entertain and inspire. Then, he showed nine categories to us. First, are presentation issues, the most universal fear of the presentation. Second, are prudential skills, if you do a presentation, you should be yourself. But if you cannot be yourself, demonstrate a positive attitude. Use visual aids during the presentation because fifty percent to impact on audience is visual. Third, are visual aids. Visual aids include power point, slides, white board, easel, charts, handouts, paper, electronic and mobile media. Fourth, are principals of visuals. Visuals should have visibility, simplicity and clarity. Fifth, are materials, you must have a contingency plan for materials. Sixth, is audience, you should consider audience’s knowledge; interested, etc. Seventh, is environment. Whenever possible do preview first, check acoustics and comfort for audience. Eighth, are questions and answers. If the audiences ask questions, at first you need to understand the questions, then answer the questions. Finally, confirm audiences got the answers. Ninth, is the end, you can present your own questions or answers from your presentation. Because he taught us how to give a good presentation, of course he gave us a very good presentation, he used all the presentation skills in his presentation. It was amazing.
I learned a lot from Scott O’ Sullivan and Frank Tucker’s presentation of the Building Teamwork and Presentation Skills. And I was also surprised by Frank Tucker. Presentations always make me fearful and nervous, but Frank Tucker could explain the presentation very specially and use his presentation to prove it. Even though there are some new words I never heard it and cannot understand it, but I am also glad I chose this event. I think this is a good experience for me, and also for my classmates. If I could, I wish I can join the next independent lecture, can I?
“Rescue 471 Final Reflections”
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 bittersweet, it ended on a high note. One of reasons that I like this book is I learned some useful knowledge for my major---Doctor. Next, I will introduce three chapters from the two high note sections.
In the section “Memory”, there is a chapter also called “Memory”. In the chapter, Peter got a call for a baby who has a high temperature. The baby’s mother does not live with the baby. The father sets the law to separate them because she takes drugs. Arthur asked the man about the bottles. The man says it for his friends who got shot as an innocent bystander. A significant idea is on page 248, the man says, “Drinking beer, I take a drink for myself, then tip some down into the ground for my friend. I know he’d do the same for me. He ain’t forget.” I think the author means that the man misses his friend, he uses this way to commemorate his friend.
In the section “The Job”, there are two chapters I like: “Ups And Downs” and “Asthma”. In “Ups And Downs”, Peter talks to the best medic in the company Rick Domina, and he knows the burnout has high and low, so he hopes it can work out for him. On page 277, Peter and Domina talk about, “Sometimes it seems you will never get out, but if you make it through the bad ones, you get better.” I think the author means that if you can overcome burnout once, you will get out from burnout. And you will know how to deal with it if it comes at next time.
In chapter “Asthma”, Peter and Arthur respond to a call for difficult breathing. A thirty year old lady has a history of asthma. When Peter tries to listen her breathing, he does not find air movement in her lungs. Peter was able to save her life and sent her to the hospital. A significant idea is Peter says, “I did not want to lose you.” According this sentence, we can know the paramedic is carrying about their patients. Peter wants saved her life, and helps her without hard breathing.
I enjoy reading this book because it present lots of medical term, emergency treatment and funny conversations. I would recommend this book to someone who would like to be a paramedic. I would also like to learn more about burnout, and find best way to overcome it. Then, I will treat those who suffer from burnout with my knowledge.
Then, you need to wrap Chinese dumplings. Put filling in the center of each wrapper, smear a little water on the edges of the wrapper, then pinch the two edges together.
Finally, you need to cook Chinese dumplings. Put the dumplings into the hot water, cook them for around twenty minutes, then take them out.
If you follow these steps, you can enjoy Chinese dumplings. It is worth making Chinese dumplings even though the process is difficult. I hope you will do it better at next time. Enjoy this moment. What is your favorite food to make?
“Presentation on Building Teamwork and Presentation Skills”
Today, I went to the Independent Lecture with my classmates at Oakland Dining Room. It started at 12:10 and ended 2:00.Scott O’Sullivan and Frank Tucker are the presenters. They did the presentation separate on building teamwork and presentation skills. There are around twenty five students who listened to this independent lecture. I think it is really helpful to improve my presentation on the next teamwork speech.
The Oakland Dining Room like it shows, it is a dining room. When we got there, we had to sign up first and find somewhere we went to sit. The volunteers are really nice because they prepared some cookies and hot coffee to entertain us. After we ate up, Scott O’Sullivan started the presentation. He is a CPA-Partner of Margolis, so he told us about Building Teamwork. There are two sections in his presentation, soft skills and client skills. Soft skills means how to deal with different relationships with other people. Fundamentally, you need to learn how to deal with clients; this is client skills. For example, if you are proficient in client skills, you can find where the client is from with his tone. Then you could get good impression to continue with your business. His presentation is short and fast, but it is really useful when we work to deal with the client. Next, Frank Tucker started his presentation. I really liked his presentation because he used the power point; this is one of the presentation skills. Frank Tucker is the President and CEO of Tucker Technology. Before he runs the business, he used to be a seller in AT&T Company. So, that is a good experience to practice his speech. Before he showed the power point, he asked us a question: Why give a presentation to other people? Because presentation’s purpose is to sell, inform, motivate, teach, persuade, entertain and inspire. Then, he showed nine categories to us. First, are presentation issues, the most universal fear of the presentation. Second, are prudential skills, if you do a presentation, you should be yourself. But if you cannot be yourself, demonstrate a positive attitude. Use visual aids during the presentation because fifty percent to impact on audience is visual. Third, are visual aids. Visual aids include power point, slides, white board, easel, charts, handouts, paper, electronic and mobile media. Fourth, are principals of visuals. Visuals should have visibility, simplicity and clarity. Fifth, are materials, you must have a contingency plan for materials. Sixth, is audience, you should consider audience’s knowledge; interested, etc. Seventh, is environment. Whenever possible do preview first, check acoustics and comfort for audience. Eighth, are questions and answers. If the audiences ask questions, at first you need to understand the questions, then answer the questions. Finally, confirm audiences got the answers. Ninth, is the end, you can present your own questions or answers from your presentation. Because he taught us how to give a good presentation, of course he gave us a very good presentation, he used all the presentation skills in his presentation. It was amazing.
I learned a lot from Scott O’ Sullivan and Frank Tucker’s presentation of the Building Teamwork and Presentation Skills. And I was also surprised by Frank Tucker. Presentations always make me fearful and nervous, but Frank Tucker could explain the presentation very specially and use his presentation to prove it. Even though there are some new words I never heard it and cannot understand it, but I am also glad I chose this event. I think this is a good experience for me, and also for my classmates. If I could, I wish I can join the next independent lecture, can I?
“Rescue 471 Final Reflections”
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 bittersweet, it ended on a high note. One of reasons that I like this book is I learned some useful knowledge for my major---Doctor. Next, I will introduce three chapters from the two high note sections.
In the section “Memory”, there is a chapter also called “Memory”. In the chapter, Peter got a call for a baby who has a high temperature. The baby’s mother does not live with the baby. The father sets the law to separate them because she takes drugs. Arthur asked the man about the bottles. The man says it for his friends who got shot as an innocent bystander. A significant idea is on page 248, the man says, “Drinking beer, I take a drink for myself, then tip some down into the ground for my friend. I know he’d do the same for me. He ain’t forget.” I think the author means that the man misses his friend, he uses this way to commemorate his friend.
In the section “The Job”, there are two chapters I like: “Ups And Downs” and “Asthma”. In “Ups And Downs”, Peter talks to the best medic in the company Rick Domina, and he knows the burnout has high and low, so he hopes it can work out for him. On page 277, Peter and Domina talk about, “Sometimes it seems you will never get out, but if you make it through the bad ones, you get better.” I think the author means that if you can overcome burnout once, you will get out from burnout. And you will know how to deal with it if it comes at next time.
In chapter “Asthma”, Peter and Arthur respond to a call for difficult breathing. A thirty year old lady has a history of asthma. When Peter tries to listen her breathing, he does not find air movement in her lungs. Peter was able to save her life and sent her to the hospital. A significant idea is Peter says, “I did not want to lose you.” According this sentence, we can know the paramedic is carrying about their patients. Peter wants saved her life, and helps her without hard breathing.
I enjoy reading this book because it present lots of medical term, emergency treatment and funny conversations. I would recommend this book to someone who would like to be a paramedic. I would also like to learn more about burnout, and find best way to overcome it. Then, I will treat those who suffer from burnout with my knowledge.
“Problem/Solution Essay”
Do you feel tired of your work? Do you feel frustration on your job? Sometimes you may feel that you do not pay attention to something that you need to do. That is called “Burnout”. Burnout is different from stress. Burnout is a state of emotional, mental and physical exhaustion caused by over work and long-term stress. It usually occurs in people’s work. Because burnout threatens people’s life, job, relationship and health, this is a really big problem we have to deal with. Now I will tell you something about burnout and how to overcome it.
I did some research on the internet. An interesting article is called “Preventing Burnout: Signs, Symptoms, Causes and Coping Strategies”. Some ideas it presented are as follows. The causes of burnout are from stressful work and too many responsibilities. Sometimes the causes also come from people’s lifestyle and certain personality traits. If people get burnout, there must be signs and symptoms of that. People will feel tired and sick on their physical signs and they will feel frequent headaches, back pain and muscle aches on their physical symptoms. Emotional signs are feeling helpless and feeling alone in the world. They will appear loss of motivation in their emotional symptoms. If people have these signs or symptoms, there are three steps to solve it. First, is slow down the pace of life, and take a break or give yourself a rest. Then, turn to someone that you believe for support. Finally, take time to think about your goals and rearrange your life.
Recently, I read a book called Rescue 471. It talks about Peter who is a paramedic who suffered burnout. Peter feels exhausted due to a bad dispatch system, and he also feels worried that the new company will fire the workers. Even though sometimes patients made him speechless and angry, he wanted to help patients. But he cannot control their life. After he worked with Rebecca who is a new paramedic, he learned something from her. Then he recognized he was wrong. He found his passion is gone and he does not care very much for patients. Peter realized this thing and he tried to recover.
Last week we studied an article called “Preventing Worker Burnout Can Boost the Bottom Line”. NPR’s Yuki Noguchi reports that some companies are trying novel fixes to address the issue and they say improving morale can pay off. The article gives three examples of Noguchi’s report. Brian Kelly is Aptify’s vice president of marketing. He says employees can take as many paid days off as they want. Wist Office Products come up with a different approach. Their employees rotate and switch jobs with other employees. Lastly, Point B Consulting CEO Mike Pongon says a flexible schedule can increase employees’s morale.
Most burnout comes from work. I was also suffering burnout at work. I remember I was really helpless during that period of time. I worked in a Japanese restaurant as a sushi chef. Every day I did the same work: cutting fish and making rolls. I felt bored and tired. And I was also dissatisfied because I was underpaid. Perhaps I suffered burnout. I thought I should get a higher salary for my work. So, day after day, month after month, my brother said I looked so bad. Then he tried to help me to overcome burnout. During that time, he enlightened me every night. Over time, I gradually realized I was experiencing burnout from the work, so I tried to work hard and pay attention and do something that I was interested in. Finally, I recovered. I still work in this restaurant with the same salary, but now I love my job.
In fact, serious burnout can destroy people’s lives. Therefore, it must be stopped as soon as it emerges. I think if you suffer burnout, these ideas can help you to overcome it. So, do not let burnout threaten your life.
Software Engineer
This profile is about Dzeudet Hadziosmanovic. He is a software engineer. A software engineer is an engineer that deals with computers. Now Dzeudet Hadziosmanovic lives in the U.S., but he used to live in Sarajevo. He has been engineering software since 1984 and he has worked for six years in the U.S. He used to work in Sarajevo, but he came to the U.S. because Sarajevo was involved in a war.
Dzeudet Hadziosmanovic does not love work in the U.S, but he has to work here. First, he felt freedom in Sarajevo. Second, he does not have real life in the U.S. He cannot visit friends and family and he does not have time to read book.
A couple of things surprised me about this profile. I was surprised about how different between the U.S. and Sarajevo. He worked in Sarajevo only eight hours a day. Including lunch time, chat time, and coffee time; He actually worked for four hours a day. But in the U.S., he works overtime; he does not have free time for enjoyment. This reminds me of when I lived in China. Personally, I do not think how different between the U.S. and China, and according to this profile, most Chinese people who live in the U.S. are suffering a big change in their life. For example, my brother worked in China only eight hours too, but now he works in the U.S more than ten hours. That is a big change for him.
“How Your Birth Order Influences Your Life Adjustment”
According to “How Your Birth Order Influences Your Life Adjustment” by Lucille Forer, different birth order in family can affect their attitude and mind. There are four types in family’s birth order of children: oldest child, middle child, youngest child and only child. The oldest child think they have to be more ability and duty to their little brother. The middle child think they should be better than youngest child. And they still can ask their parents and oldest brother for help. The youngest child think they need less able to do something because their oldest brother and parents can help them. On the other hand, the only child will think if their parents not around with him, he has to learn how to take care for them as much as possible
The most significant idea in this article is “The oldest child comes to think about himself in the same way.” this idea is significant because it can connect context in the second paragraph. Parents always expect their oldest child to be more able and responsible to their siblings. This concept will deep in their mind. The oldest child will think about their sibling role.
Recently, I read a book by author Ben who was a survival in an earthquake, and he also was the youngest boy in seven children. It was about a mother and her seven children. The last section was talk about the mother left her boys and went shopping with her three daughters. Four boys stayed at home because they make a mistake. After a while, the house was shaking. The youngest child did not know what was happening. But the oldest brother realized the earthquake coming, so he sent three younger brothers out. But he could not leave the house when the house collapsed. I think the brother shows his capable and responsible in the accident happened. Even though he dead, he saved his brother. Actually he can be alive by his ability, but he cannot leave his brother in danger. The author was five year old when he was saved. I can imagine what the oldest brother though when he earthquake coming. I was shocked.
I am not surprise about his choice because I can understand his choice. I am also the oldest child in my family. I know what the duty to my little brother is. He is fifteen years younger than me. When I was sixteen, my mother always expect me can take care of my brother. But I really disagreed with that. I always complained to my grandparents, my other relative and my friend. But they gave the same words as my mother said. When I was gradually grow up by the time, I found I can understand and accept my mother said. Maybe that is the oldest child’s specific way in sibling role. Until I read this book, I thought if I face the same circumstance; I will do the same choice because of my duty; it made a deep impact on my thinking.
In fact, different sibling role in family has different family position. Different birth order effect their certain attitudes and specific patterns of behavior.
“Materialism: Our Consuming Internet”
According to the essay“Materialism: Our Consuming Internet” by Linda Kulman, America became the economic leader in the world of twentieth century. The author explains America also took the lead in consumerism. Kulman points out that if American’s income falls short, they cannot afford their accounts, and they will get debt. She maintains that the American appetite for goods is so insatiable, and that is an expression for freedom and individualism.
I think that the fact that American appetite for goods is so insatiable is interesting. A few Americans go bankrupt because they cannot afford their credit card. Maybe they were rich before they went bankrupt; but if they go bankrupt, they are going to lose everything. They even lose their family. They did not do anything wrong, but they can not stop shopping and buying. If people have a car, they want to buy a new one or more expensive one. Sometimes people prefer buying a house. They usually mortgage their own house for a new house. Maybe after a period of time, they cannot afford their new house. Then, the bank will take two houses from them.
Unfortunately, the effect is widespread. Thanksgiving Day was last week. My older brother asked me to go shopping. To be honest, I did not want to buy anything. I went with him for one reason is I feel bored at home alone. When we arrived there, there were lots of people waiting for the mall to open. I did not see the entrance. Suddenly I realized that day is Thanksgiving Day. There are going be a lot of discount at that day. So after mall opened. I bought too many goods. It seems like i just picked up a credit card on the floor, and I swiped it with other people’s money. The seller knows how you think, so they make discount on that day. You cannot stop buying things with discount because you cannot stop your appetite for products.
I recently read a book called “Women and Luxury”, that showed how crazy that woman like luxury products. It showed two rich Chinese women who move to America and they spend their money for the well-known products like: LV, Chanel, Gucci, Hermes and so on. They already have more than twenty bags in their home, but they still want to buy more bags for their gratification. Why are they crazy for shopping? Because their husbands work in Chinese Government, they cannot buy anything of luxury with their graft. It also states that the government worker send their family to America and send their children to American school. Therefore, they can continue graft money with themselves. In the end of the book, these corrupt officials all are arrested and sent to jail. A big different is that the women in China cannot use their husband graft; but in America, they have freedom and individualism. Indeed, if these two women stop spending and save the money for child’s education and their life, maybe their husband will not to graft money to support them in America.
All in all, if you cannot control your appetite for consuming, it may destroy your life. Essential consumption is fine, but overbuying is unnecessary. What do you think?
Do you feel tired of your work? Do you feel frustration on your job? Sometimes you may feel that you do not pay attention to something that you need to do. That is called “Burnout”. Burnout is different from stress. Burnout is a state of emotional, mental and physical exhaustion caused by over work and long-term stress. It usually occurs in people’s work. Because burnout threatens people’s life, job, relationship and health, this is a really big problem we have to deal with. Now I will tell you something about burnout and how to overcome it.
I did some research on the internet. An interesting article is called “Preventing Burnout: Signs, Symptoms, Causes and Coping Strategies”. Some ideas it presented are as follows. The causes of burnout are from stressful work and too many responsibilities. Sometimes the causes also come from people’s lifestyle and certain personality traits. If people get burnout, there must be signs and symptoms of that. People will feel tired and sick on their physical signs and they will feel frequent headaches, back pain and muscle aches on their physical symptoms. Emotional signs are feeling helpless and feeling alone in the world. They will appear loss of motivation in their emotional symptoms. If people have these signs or symptoms, there are three steps to solve it. First, is slow down the pace of life, and take a break or give yourself a rest. Then, turn to someone that you believe for support. Finally, take time to think about your goals and rearrange your life.
Recently, I read a book called Rescue 471. It talks about Peter who is a paramedic who suffered burnout. Peter feels exhausted due to a bad dispatch system, and he also feels worried that the new company will fire the workers. Even though sometimes patients made him speechless and angry, he wanted to help patients. But he cannot control their life. After he worked with Rebecca who is a new paramedic, he learned something from her. Then he recognized he was wrong. He found his passion is gone and he does not care very much for patients. Peter realized this thing and he tried to recover.
Last week we studied an article called “Preventing Worker Burnout Can Boost the Bottom Line”. NPR’s Yuki Noguchi reports that some companies are trying novel fixes to address the issue and they say improving morale can pay off. The article gives three examples of Noguchi’s report. Brian Kelly is Aptify’s vice president of marketing. He says employees can take as many paid days off as they want. Wist Office Products come up with a different approach. Their employees rotate and switch jobs with other employees. Lastly, Point B Consulting CEO Mike Pongon says a flexible schedule can increase employees’s morale.
Most burnout comes from work. I was also suffering burnout at work. I remember I was really helpless during that period of time. I worked in a Japanese restaurant as a sushi chef. Every day I did the same work: cutting fish and making rolls. I felt bored and tired. And I was also dissatisfied because I was underpaid. Perhaps I suffered burnout. I thought I should get a higher salary for my work. So, day after day, month after month, my brother said I looked so bad. Then he tried to help me to overcome burnout. During that time, he enlightened me every night. Over time, I gradually realized I was experiencing burnout from the work, so I tried to work hard and pay attention and do something that I was interested in. Finally, I recovered. I still work in this restaurant with the same salary, but now I love my job.
In fact, serious burnout can destroy people’s lives. Therefore, it must be stopped as soon as it emerges. I think if you suffer burnout, these ideas can help you to overcome it. So, do not let burnout threaten your life.
Software Engineer
This profile is about Dzeudet Hadziosmanovic. He is a software engineer. A software engineer is an engineer that deals with computers. Now Dzeudet Hadziosmanovic lives in the U.S., but he used to live in Sarajevo. He has been engineering software since 1984 and he has worked for six years in the U.S. He used to work in Sarajevo, but he came to the U.S. because Sarajevo was involved in a war.
Dzeudet Hadziosmanovic does not love work in the U.S, but he has to work here. First, he felt freedom in Sarajevo. Second, he does not have real life in the U.S. He cannot visit friends and family and he does not have time to read book.
A couple of things surprised me about this profile. I was surprised about how different between the U.S. and Sarajevo. He worked in Sarajevo only eight hours a day. Including lunch time, chat time, and coffee time; He actually worked for four hours a day. But in the U.S., he works overtime; he does not have free time for enjoyment. This reminds me of when I lived in China. Personally, I do not think how different between the U.S. and China, and according to this profile, most Chinese people who live in the U.S. are suffering a big change in their life. For example, my brother worked in China only eight hours too, but now he works in the U.S more than ten hours. That is a big change for him.
“How Your Birth Order Influences Your Life Adjustment”
According to “How Your Birth Order Influences Your Life Adjustment” by Lucille Forer, different birth order in family can affect their attitude and mind. There are four types in family’s birth order of children: oldest child, middle child, youngest child and only child. The oldest child think they have to be more ability and duty to their little brother. The middle child think they should be better than youngest child. And they still can ask their parents and oldest brother for help. The youngest child think they need less able to do something because their oldest brother and parents can help them. On the other hand, the only child will think if their parents not around with him, he has to learn how to take care for them as much as possible
The most significant idea in this article is “The oldest child comes to think about himself in the same way.” this idea is significant because it can connect context in the second paragraph. Parents always expect their oldest child to be more able and responsible to their siblings. This concept will deep in their mind. The oldest child will think about their sibling role.
Recently, I read a book by author Ben who was a survival in an earthquake, and he also was the youngest boy in seven children. It was about a mother and her seven children. The last section was talk about the mother left her boys and went shopping with her three daughters. Four boys stayed at home because they make a mistake. After a while, the house was shaking. The youngest child did not know what was happening. But the oldest brother realized the earthquake coming, so he sent three younger brothers out. But he could not leave the house when the house collapsed. I think the brother shows his capable and responsible in the accident happened. Even though he dead, he saved his brother. Actually he can be alive by his ability, but he cannot leave his brother in danger. The author was five year old when he was saved. I can imagine what the oldest brother though when he earthquake coming. I was shocked.
I am not surprise about his choice because I can understand his choice. I am also the oldest child in my family. I know what the duty to my little brother is. He is fifteen years younger than me. When I was sixteen, my mother always expect me can take care of my brother. But I really disagreed with that. I always complained to my grandparents, my other relative and my friend. But they gave the same words as my mother said. When I was gradually grow up by the time, I found I can understand and accept my mother said. Maybe that is the oldest child’s specific way in sibling role. Until I read this book, I thought if I face the same circumstance; I will do the same choice because of my duty; it made a deep impact on my thinking.
In fact, different sibling role in family has different family position. Different birth order effect their certain attitudes and specific patterns of behavior.
“Materialism: Our Consuming Internet”
According to the essay“Materialism: Our Consuming Internet” by Linda Kulman, America became the economic leader in the world of twentieth century. The author explains America also took the lead in consumerism. Kulman points out that if American’s income falls short, they cannot afford their accounts, and they will get debt. She maintains that the American appetite for goods is so insatiable, and that is an expression for freedom and individualism.
I think that the fact that American appetite for goods is so insatiable is interesting. A few Americans go bankrupt because they cannot afford their credit card. Maybe they were rich before they went bankrupt; but if they go bankrupt, they are going to lose everything. They even lose their family. They did not do anything wrong, but they can not stop shopping and buying. If people have a car, they want to buy a new one or more expensive one. Sometimes people prefer buying a house. They usually mortgage their own house for a new house. Maybe after a period of time, they cannot afford their new house. Then, the bank will take two houses from them.
Unfortunately, the effect is widespread. Thanksgiving Day was last week. My older brother asked me to go shopping. To be honest, I did not want to buy anything. I went with him for one reason is I feel bored at home alone. When we arrived there, there were lots of people waiting for the mall to open. I did not see the entrance. Suddenly I realized that day is Thanksgiving Day. There are going be a lot of discount at that day. So after mall opened. I bought too many goods. It seems like i just picked up a credit card on the floor, and I swiped it with other people’s money. The seller knows how you think, so they make discount on that day. You cannot stop buying things with discount because you cannot stop your appetite for products.
I recently read a book called “Women and Luxury”, that showed how crazy that woman like luxury products. It showed two rich Chinese women who move to America and they spend their money for the well-known products like: LV, Chanel, Gucci, Hermes and so on. They already have more than twenty bags in their home, but they still want to buy more bags for their gratification. Why are they crazy for shopping? Because their husbands work in Chinese Government, they cannot buy anything of luxury with their graft. It also states that the government worker send their family to America and send their children to American school. Therefore, they can continue graft money with themselves. In the end of the book, these corrupt officials all are arrested and sent to jail. A big different is that the women in China cannot use their husband graft; but in America, they have freedom and individualism. Indeed, if these two women stop spending and save the money for child’s education and their life, maybe their husband will not to graft money to support them in America.
All in all, if you cannot control your appetite for consuming, it may destroy your life. Essential consumption is fine, but overbuying is unnecessary. What do you think?