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__**Enthusiasm essay**__ I like learning about marine life and biology. Last year I took a marine biology class at my school which taught me a lot about marine life and the organisms that live in the oceans. I learn more by watching the Discovery Channel and a show called Blue Planet. These shows have taught me how different ocean life is than human life on Earth. I also visit Mote Marine Laboratory to get really close to some of the creatures in our ocean such as, starfish, jellyfish, and even sharks. I challenge myself by taking notes on some of the things that I find interesting on television shows and whenever I am at the beach I tell people some of the things I know about the local seaweed and fish. Some activities that I have participated in that have taught me about marine life are visiting Mote Marine and participating in their tours, dissections in class, and by going fishing.

__**John Donne "Meditation 17" and Paul Simon "I am a rock"**__

In 1624, John Donne, a famous English preacher, wrote “Meditation 17”. Nearly 300 years later Paul Simon wrote “I am a rock,” a famous folk song. Although they were written several centuries apart they use imagery to discuss man’s relationship to one another, but the speaker’s situation and the ideas make the message very different. Donne uses words such as, promontory and books to describe the imagery of mankind. For example, he says “All mankind is of one Author” and “No man is an island. In Donne’s meditation he uses conceits to express how mankind isn’t an island and its connected to the “continent”, but Simon says “I am an island” in his poem. Simon also tells us he has “built walls” and he has his poetry to protect him. In the beginning of “Meditation 17”, John Donne has been very sick, and as he hears the bell tolling that indicates a member of the community is dying, he begins to meditate on the serious subjects of mankind's relationship to one another and to God. The speaker in “I am a rock” is feeling depressed and he has “no need of friendship” because it causes pain. The meaning of the meditation is that mankind acts as one, but Simon’s meaning is you dont need friendship or love becasue it causes pain. In conclusion, “Meditation 17” and “I am a Rock” share the same topic and imagery, but did not have the same meaning. Both speakers wrote about how they felt about man’s relationship with his fellow man. John Donne believes that no one should be alone and every man is a part of mankind. Whereas Paul Simon believes that people should be alone because it’s a way of not getting hurt. In a way people do relate to John Donne because we love our friends and family and people can relate to Paul Simon when they are depressed or have been hurt.

__**Career Unit chart**__ $10.98/hr for experienced || Experienced annual wage is $62,899 $16.69/hr ||
 * || **High school** || **Post-secondary** || **College** ||
 * **Job** || Air crew member || Veterinary Assistant || Zoologist/wildlife biologist ||
 * **What they do** || Operates equipment on board military aircraft during operations. || Takes care and sanitizes animals and works under supervision of veterinarians || Researches and studies the origin, behavior, diseases, life processes, and distribution of animal life. ||
 * **Working conditions** || Loud noise, use of safety gear, and handling loads of 10-20 lbs. || Being exposed to hazardous conditions, use of protective items, being inside all day, bending and twisting of the body, and being exposed to infections. || Inside or outside most of the time, handling loads more than 10lbs. ||
 * **Skills** || Medium Critical thinking and active listening skills. || Med. Level of reading, speaking, || Being able to see and speaking clearly. High levels of reading, writing, and medium skill levels of science and math. ||
 * **Money** || Military pay is determined by Congress, grants cost-of-living pay || Average Annual wage $22,838
 * **Outlook** || 5,000 crew members. || Increasing, estimated to be 21% || Stable growth is estimated to be 13% ||
 * **Conclusion** || I would like this job because I am considering military as a career and I've always wanted to work on a plane. || I love animals and I would like to work with them so I would deffinately consider this job. || I'm a big biology fan and I wouldn't mind working in an environment with animals. ||

Reflection- I would consider going into any of these job feilds. All that I have learned has helped me get a better idea of what career i wanted to look into.