When You Tell One Lie

Paul Hatch

When you tell one lie, it leads to another

So you tell two lies to cover each other

Then you tell three lies and, Oh Bother,

You’re in trouble up to your ears!

So you tell four lies to try to protect you

Then you tell five lies so folks won’t suspect you

Then you tell six lies and you’ll collect

A life filled with worries and fears

‘Cause you can’t remember how many lies you’ve told

And half the things you say aren’t true

And sometime you’ll slip up, you’ll trip up and then

Whatever will become of you?

So you lie and lie without even trying

And each lie you tell will keep multiplying

‘Till the whole wide world will know you’re lying

Then you’ll be

Suspected

Detected

Rejected

Neglected

Disliked

And you should!

When you lie, you’re closing the door

On everything good

Student Success Statement

“Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have.”

Thomas Edison

This quote is stating that you are not worth the possessions you own, you are only worth on the person that you are and the person you want to be. I agree with this statement because you are truly not worth the things you have or the money you own. Your true worth in this life is what kind of human being you are and what you strive to become. For instance, if money is the only important thing in your life, then you might want to reevaluate your life. If friends, family, charity, invention, knowledge, art, or making a change in the world the most important thing in your life, then you are truly worth wonders.

Psychiatric Aide – Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Psychiatric Aide/Technicians observe a patients’ behavior, listen to their concerns, and record their condition, lead patients in therapeutic and recreational activities, give medication, and help with admitting and discharging patients.  They also monitor patient’s vital signs, help patients with everyday activities, and restrain patients who have become physically violent.

Salary: $12,000 - $24,000

Education: Psychiatric technicians typically enter the occupation with a post secondary certificate. Programs in psychiatric or mental health technology are commonly offered by community colleges and technical schools. Psychiatric technician programs include courses in biology, psychology, and counseling. The programs also may include supervised work experience or cooperative programs, in which students gain academic credit for structured work experience. Programs for psychiatric technicians range in length from 1 semester to 2 years, and they may award a certificate or an associate’s degree. Psychiatric aides typically need a high school diploma or equivalent. Post secondary courses in psychology or mental health technology may be helpful.

Reflection: If I was going in this direction then I could see myself as a Psychiatric Aide/ Technician. I am more interested in learning and getting to the roots of the problem than actually solving the problem.

Student Success Statement

“The difference between impossible and possible lies in determination.”

Tommy Lasorda

This quote simply means that if you are determined enough, you can accomplish whatever you want. This is true because if you want something hard enough and you work equally as hard then you will achieve your goals ultimately.

Pharmacy Technician

Duties and Responsibilities: Pharmacy technicians’ roles and responsibilities vary slightly depending on their work settings but primarily involve preparing medication, counting tablets and labeling medication bottles and containers, providing medication and healthcare products to patients amongst other duties. Assisting a licensed pharmacist, these roles are usually carried out in medical facilities such as hospitals and care homes, licensed retail and mail order pharmacy establishments.

Salary: $15,000 - $25,000
Education: Certification from an industry organization – such as the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) – may be among the pharmacy technician requirements for many hiring companies. Applicants for pharmacy technician jobs are expected to demonstrate proficiency in such skills as customer service, communication, basic math and attention to detail. Filling prescriptions correctly is critical, as customers’ health and safety depends on it; which is why precision is a matter of the utmost importance for pharmacy technicians

Reflection: I would not like to become a Pharmacy Technician because I am not passionate about pharmaceuticals or anything related to that.

Student Success Statement

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”

Henry David Thoreau

This quote is suggesting that you should always work for your goals in confidence and to never give up. If you continue to work for your dreams in confidence then you will succeed in completing them and making them your own.

Pharmacist

Duties and Responsibilities: Pharmacists serve patients and the community by providing information and advice on health, providing medications and associated services, and by referring patients to other sources of help and care, such as physicians, when necessary. Likewise, advances in the use of computers in pharmacy practice now allow pharmacists to spend more time educating patients and maintaining and monitoring patient records. As a result, patients have come to depend on the pharmacist as a health care and information resource of the highest caliber.

Salary: $33,000 - $51,000

Education: All pharmacists must graduate from a college of pharmacy.  Most pharmacy schools require applicants to take the Pharmacy College Admissions Test (P-CAT), and some require up to two years of pre-pharmacy education.  Other colleges will admit students directly from high school.

 Reflection: I would not like to be a Pharmacist because that would require a lot of skill and memorization and I don’t think that I am passionate enough for any of it.