His Grace Is Sufficient by Brad Wilcox

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Scholarship Essay #3

                In the middle of my sophomore year of high school, my mother cancelled our TV service because we we’re using it enough to make it worth the time. Instead a short time later, my family subscribed to Netflix. This is the entertainment service we use. We have not gone back to TV nor are we planning to do so. Netflix has changed the way we watch TV because we have to wait for new episodes, we watch only what is available, and we aren’t paying an actual TV provider.

                Technology such as Netflix and Hulu have completely revolutionized the TV industry by eliminating the need for commercials, any equipment and installation commonly associated with TV service and any fees often charged.

                Hulu and Netflix are different because with Netflix, one must wait for the entire season to be released before watching any new episodes. At college, residences shift so often that attaining TV service is nonsensical. Instead, college students tend to subscribe to services such as Hulu and Netflix. All those I know are completely satisfied with these services and the price of said service.

                Without as many people watching cable or satellite TV, commercials have been rendered unnecessary. This is changing the advertising industry. A move to online advertising is occurring with more force than ever before. Many TV networks were largely funded by partnerships with advertising companies and are now finding themselves in financial trouble.

                As a result of underfunding, will TV networks go out of business? Will TV become obsolete? Will news programs be updated daily to the Internet? Will the end of TV be brought about by the consumer choice to subscribe to Netflix and Hulu? Will these new technologies leas to the end of TV as we know it? Is the golden age of TV services over? Only time will tell.

Scholarship Essay #2

                According to a study conducted by US Consumer Product Safety Commission found that in 1999, 800 students ended up in the emergency room due to overly heavy backpacks (qtd. in http://www.montclair.edu/Detectives/curriculum/docs/4.4arts1.doc.pdf).  These were just students that ended up in the emergency room. Many students experience back pain that goes undiagnosed and untreated or isn’t serious enough to land one in the emergency room. Ways to prevent back injury are ensuring proper fit of the backpack, teaching proper lifting techniques and encouraging students to complete homework at school as much as possible without interfering with other school work or positive social interaction. Another measure that schools have started investigating is the usage of online textbooks.

                I believe that online textbooks would be beneficial to students’ physical well-being because instead of lugging around a backpack with five heavy textbooks, one could simply carry a Kindle or other similar device. I believe that these online resources should still have clear section headings and links to the individual headings to allow for convenient studying and locating abilities. It would also allow navigation to be easier.

                When I was in fourth grade, local college student came to my school to conduct a study. These students found that the backpacks of these nine to ten year old children sometimes weighed over twenty percent of the individual child’s weight. This is over the recommended limit of carried weight by a large percentage.

                As long as there are not any negative effects on the eyes of the students, I see no reason that e-textbooks should not be implemented into schools nationwide. As long as the student can be trusted with a Kindle or other e-reader, individual  books cannot be lost as is possible now. E-books will be extremely beneficial to students everywhere.

Scholarship Essay

When my family stays in a hotel, one of our least favorite differences between the hotel and our home is the fact that the hotel doesn't have DVR. Due to this fact, we must be patient while we watch TV. DVR has allowed us to skip commercials and we had grown accustomed to that way of watching TV.

I remember during the times when my family had DVR service, my friends would ask me if I wanted to go to the movie theater to watch the newest movie. I would ask for the title and then tend to respond that I had not heard about that movie. Because I was skipping commercials, I wasn’t seeing movie trailers.

I believe that DVRs have caused a decrease in TV advertising revenue and an increase in the amount of advertising found online. One cannot skip through online commercials. Youtube has also been showing more ads before videos.

Very rarely does the American public look forward to watching commercial. One example of Americans anxiously waiting for commercial breaks is the Superbowl. Despite DVR servicing (and most likely use during the Superbowl), at the time of this game, commercials are still viewed, at least the first time.

Television advertising was a huge amount of revenue for most major companies in America for a very long time. Suddenly, these companies need to find a new way to reach the American public.

All in all, Mr. Ted Harbert’s views are valid. DVR is leading to a decrease of revenue for television advertisements. However, one must think about the claim Mr. Harbert has in this situation. He is not the CEO of a company in the usual fashion, but he must ensure that NBC is bringing in enough revenue to make a profit, or at least break even. If people aren't watching commercials, companies will stop creating and selling commercials. When this happens, NBC will lose its customers that pay to run an ad on the network. If this happens for long enough, NBC could very realistically collapse as a corporation. With NBC’s long heritage of success as a TV programming station, I would certainly dislike being the man under whose care this collapse occurred.

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Career Assessment

PERSONALITY

General Description: NFPs are creative and complex. INFPs hold harmony and friendship close to their hearts. In their own quiet way, they want their work, friends and school to reflect these values. When they focus on these values, they can be inspired for short periods of time, especially if they work by themselves. INFPs are quiet and adaptable; they won't easily share their inner selves (or their sense of humor) with others unless they have built a trusting relationship. They will likely be bored quickly by routine jobs that don't relate to their inner values of harmony and friendship. Summary of Careers INFPs need to believe in their work; they need their work to reflect their values of unity and friendship. Their work often is about improving other people's lives through their verbal skills. They work best when they have the freedom to creatively respond to the needs of the moment for short periods of time. The type of careers that honor these traits include fine arts, counselling, writing, teaching (art, music and drama), library work and entertainment. Type Factor: I for Introversion Key Word: Quiet Your natural preference is to work with ideas and concepts. Research shows the following types of employment appeal to Introverts: library work, physical science, computer specialties, architecture, civil engineering, mathematics, optometry, and law. People in these occupations often work by themselves or in one-to-one situations. The job rewards them for wanting to understand their work and to take the time to delve into it. In other words, they are working with their strengths. Type Factor: N for Intuition Key Word: Creative You are naturally good at theory and abstract reasoning. You will be attracted to occupations that reward these skills. Research shows the following types of employment appeal to Intuitives: social science, psychology, art and theater work, entertainment, counseling, writing, acting and photography. People in these occupations often deal with theory rather than concrete details. Type Factor: F for Feeling Key Word: Compassionate You prefer work that is personable and sensitive to individuals. You appreciate work that will put you in touch with people because you are naturally attracted to helping others. Research shows the following types of employment appeal to Feelers: teaching (especially for younger children), religious work, nursing, counseling, food services, office machine operations and social work. All these occupations have a common theme: they help people. Type Factor: P for Perception Key Word: Flexible You will enjoy work that will honor your preference for curiosity and spontaneity. You are inquisitive, independent and tolerate complexity easily. Research shows the following types of employment appeal to Perceivers: writing, restaurant work, social science, manual labor, art, entertainment, and acting. People in these occupations often enjoy work that is flexible. They decide how they will carry out their work while they do it (e.g., restaurant workers determine how they will serve their customers).   Your Personality Motto You belong to a group of iNtuitive-Feelers known as the Compassionate Innovators. Intuitive-types prefer to go beyond their direct experience and focus on the meaning of the information. This gives them a "big picture" outlook on life. They tune into underlying patterns so they tend to be future-oriented and therefore become creative and innovative. Feeling-types make decisions using their own personal criteria. This often means taking into account the impact that decision will have on someone's life. They tend to treat everyone individually; they value mercy. Feelers ask these questions when deciding: "How do I feel about it? How will it affect someone else?" Classic Red Motto: To a valiant heart nothing is impossible. Contemporary Red Motto: Follow your passion.   Social Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. Artistic Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules. Conventional Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.   Relationships Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. Support Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. Working Conditions Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

Crandall/Anthropology Homework

2) How have the ideas you personally believe to be true come into your mind, your head? Are your own ideas susceptible to change?
As stated in the text, most of the ideas found within someone’s mind are not of their own origin. Most of the things we hear and believe are heard from somewhere else, studied over, and then repeated by us. I believe this applies to me as well. All my life I have had ...others of more experience that I have admired and listened to-teachers, parents, friends, and family. I’ve gone to school for 12 years now and tried to learn other skills outside of an academic setting for just as long, if not longer. My ideas are most definitely susceptible to change. Every day, I learn more and gain more experience. Especially now that I’m attending such a diverse university, I meet new people who have brought their own background and knowledge and are willing to share these fairly intimate parts of who they are. I go to school and church, meet with friends and constantly think “wow, I’ve never thought of it like that before now.” This is something that is helping me evolve and become perfected.

 

 

 

I might actually want to do this for my life....

Beginning of Christmas Season

1. Mikka Spencer is gonna make me cry with her super sweet card!
2. "On the 1st day of Christmas, my true love gave to meeee....." wait... I'm alone... wahhhh!
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Fast and Testimony

Lately I've come to more fully understand who I am, my divine nature and purpose and also I have more fully understood just how much God can inspire His children. I have learned that my influence has reached much further than I dreamed and that I've affected people I didn't think knew I existed. I know that people don't just see what I say but what I do. Recently, however, I have come to more fully see myself as a daughter of God. I have come to rely on Him more. I have seen His hand in every aspect of my life. I hope that I have helped others do the same. I pray for all to come to have the joy I have. He is eternal. Truth doesn't change. Fullness can be found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ restored to this earth by Christ through the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator Joseph Smith Junior. Holy scriptures such as the Book of Mormon are true- as is the Bible, as far as it has been translated correctly. I know this to be true. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Surprise!

Hey guys,
Guess what! I got accepted to BYU!!!!! WAHOO!
Movie afternoon with friends and night at the church tomorrow night. Crazy fast time passes. Busy. Half days. ETC...
The elders dropped by my house last night. That meant a lot...
so... see ya next write!