Thursday, January 8, 2009

A Growing Field

Farms are all over the world and have different growing climates. Owning your own farm takes a lot of work because you live where you work and can not miss a day because its you farm and your the boss. For example John Christian day starts at 7 am when he opens the greenhouse. John has a small farm and is trying to find new ways to make soil without using harmful chemicals. He also makes soap from dried up roots during the winter and buys buttermilk and honey from local farmers.
Farms are usually passed down by generations. As time goes by family farmers sometimes sell farm land to bigger companies. 80 percent of the Untied States farm community is made up of family farms. Also small farm lands are starting to expand and grow in size of crop plantation. Organic foods are also in a demanding need as more and more people think of the term going green.
The quotes on farm lands are “Farming in less a job than a way of life”. This quote is true but many people might think that its just farming and nothing else. Farmers lease their farm land so when their gone the farm would keep on going.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Building An E-Portfolio

Ryan Casey Mcshane a journalist major at Arkansas Tech University has spent his college career building up his background in writing and public relations. Mcshane decided to put together an E-portfolio that shows all his talent and previous work that he has done. An E-portfolio is for online employers and allows subjects such as Mcshane to design their own portfolio. The user can add video, pictures, documents all as possibilities. E-portfolio can be the easiest way to get a job, because the user can store all information needed for a company. Its also easy for artist and web designers because they do not have to carry all their equipment around.

Caring for the Big Guys

Being a veterinarian is not as easy as it looks. Let’s take Bob Rednour, a graduate at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Rednour has his own business witch can do emergency call services. Rednour experiences are pretty painful but he says it’s the excitement that makes his love his job. When Rednour first started this job he worked 100 hours a week and now he works from 50 hours to 60 hours a week. Their are out of the ordinary patients that are treated too. They include cows, goats, pigs, llamas, and even circus and zoo animals.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Go Deeper

Hobbies, fascinations, could all be apart of your career. Shannon smith, 23, of Mission Viejo, California, is working with sharks. Her job is to try to make fish, sharks, octopuses, and other see critters to breed when in captivity. Shannon also helps grow coral reefs in an aquarium. The job has something new to learn and all of the fish she has worked with has their own personalities. Math and science are also in plied in the career. I know, how could they math and science fit in this career, when creating the salt water for the fish to live in is much harder that having fresh water fish.