NYC Police Officers Turn Their Backs on Mayor (Jan. 4)

Thousands of New York City police officers turn their backs when Mayor Bill de Blasio eulogizes Officer Wenjian Liu, the officer who was shot and killed along with his partner, Rafael Ramos, while on the job in Brooklyn last month. The back-turning at Liu's funeral comes despite New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton urging the officers not to do so. The death of the two officers only increases the tension of an already strained relationship between Mayor de Blasio and New York City police unions. Union leaders argue that de Blasio helped create the environment that allowed the two officers to be killed in December by supporting the protests of the deaths of Eric Garner on Staten Island and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

Student Success Statement

“The true way to honor the past is to improve upon it.”

N. Eldon Tanner 

Reflection: I think the statement means that honoring the past and making new changes in the future having better goals and achievements. 

Reflexology

Duties and Responsibilities: Reflexology is a therapy based on the belief that certain areas on the feet, known as reflexes, are joined to parts of the body by 'energy pathways'.

Salary: $35,970.

Education: If a reflexology career interests you, finding the right reflexology school can make all the difference to your success.

Reflection: I think that the job is pretty cool I would like to be one and earn money out of it. Good nursing education. And I will choose the right. 

Student Success Statement

“It may make a

Difference to

All eternity

Whether we

Do right or wrong

today.”

-James Freeman Clark

Reflection: I think the quote means that if we do or say something it might affect us in the future and it’s going to stay with you. 

Real Estate

Duties and responsibilities: Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Salary: $64,153

Education:  UCLA Extension can equip you with the skills to meet the challenges and opportunities of today’s ever-changing real estate market. And internship opportunities and financial support through the Gary Bertisch Scholarship.

 

Reflection: I picked this job because it’s a pretty cool job you get to sell houses and you get paid for doing it. It takes a lot of courage and responsibility. And it also pays really well for the salary you’re  getting every year. 

Student Success Statement

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

Charles Ketterer 

Reflection: I think creating and seeing your future would help a lot and to learn how to do it. It takes time but in the end it’s all worth it. 

“Bless You”

Why? Why are these words spoken? Some people believed that a sneeze causes the soul to escape the body through the nose.

When? When did this saying originate? The Romans would say "Jupiter preserve you" or "Salve," which meant "good health to you.”

How? How did this saying originate? The exchangeable term "gesundheit" comes from Germany.

Where? Where did this saying originate? It entered the English language in the early part of the 20th century, brought to the United States by German-speaking immigrants.