Question Three

Well just about everything is on the internet. It's sort of funny really, even books and magazines are on the internet. However, for the normal person anyway, hard copies are still very valuable because I can't just Google an e-book in the middle of a road trip. Some of my favorite presents from family are books or CD's (or cassettes when i was little); it just wouldn't be the same if it was an iTunes gift card or an eBook. There are so many things about our world that is physical and I think that it's like that for a reason. Humans crave physical interaction, whether that's with other people, a pet, or even an object that holds significance value. So yeah, almost anything is accessible by internet now, but there are some things that we absolutely need to be physical and able to hold it in our hands. I couldn't imagine going to the beach without any sand to bury my little sister in or make a sand castle out of. To me, that's what only using electronic copies are. Sure, sometimes we don't want sand to get in our hair or down our clothes, but sometimes that's a necessary evil that comes with spending a day at the beach with loved ones. I think it's very convenient that so much information is on the internet, but there's a time and a place for it, just like there's a time and a place for a nice, old, worn, hard cover book.

Question Two

I think librarians take care of books and other items they have in a library (DVD’s, CD’s, audio books, magazines). They make sure the items are clean, undamaged, and in proper working order. They do this by making sure they are returned on time, shelved correctly according to the system the library uses (Dewey decimal, alphabetical etc.), charging patrons for late or damaged books, fixing books if necessary. They also need to know where the items for rent are and how to do research using books and other sources like the internet. Librarians have to help people in the library and they must be very knowledgeable about books, research, and such in order to help people. I think it would be cool if librarians used a system like airport baggage systems to sort and shelve books. The system would run inside the walls and ceilings and drop down into the correct shelf. I think this is what libraries could be like in the future. Also people could tell a librarian exactly what they are looking foe and the librarian directs them to an elevator-type machine that whisks the person to exactly the right section. With this system, libraries could be absolutely massive with millions upon millions of books. Then, once you find whatever you’re looking for and there would be a memory scanner that commits the entire book to memory without even reading it. Except people would still need to read; so the book would be inside your head in a document file (sort of) and could pull it up and reread the text any time you need!

Question One

I thought that I wanted to study psychology when I go to college, and then specialize in neuropsychology when I get to grad school. But after a week of the pre-collegiate program, I'm not sure anymore. I really like all of the medical stuff that we're learning (and I think scrubs are cool, too). I know that when I finish undergraduate school, I want to get a job as an EMT to help put myself through grad school. Maybe if I like it, I'll go to paramedic school and just do that instead. But I can't see myself working on an ambulance for the rest of my life. However, I want to spend at least a few years doing that to get a taste for some of the reasons medicine and science are so important.  Lately, I’ve been considering becoming an anesthesiologist for my career. Or maybe a nurse specializing in pediatrics or oncology. At this point I don't really know any more than the fact that I want to do something in the medical field. The pre-collegiate program is exposing me to many different aspects of the medical field as a profession; I didn't know much about nursing before this program and now I find myself with an interest in that line of work. This program is helping me to see different things about medicine that I never realized. I want to make as educated of a decision as I can when I decide what to do with the rest of my life, and this program is providing an environment where I can learn about many different parts of the field I want to go into.