" I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I must stand with anybody that stands right and stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong." By Abraham Lincoln 

What this quote means to me is hat you should alwasy be around those who choose the right and are honest to themsleves. They have to be kind, generous, and caring. They have to know the difference between what is right and what is wrong. If those people stanrt to do wrong things then you leave them because if you saty you might also get into trouble and they might influence you to also choose the wrong. If you are rude, disrespectful and ruthless then you are a CTW person. Be true to yourself and others. Never be afraid to be different even when others are making fun of you. Dare to be abnormal and create something new instead of following others. 

Optometrist

Duties and responsibilities:

what an optometrist does is diagnose and treat patients with eye problems. To do this they conduct various vision tests. They can also do minor eye surgeries  for a patient if needed. They can also prescribe glasses to those who need them. They also work to educate patients and the community about healthy eye care. This is very important because now we have so much technology and that can mess with our vision if you don’t limit how much screen time we have. Even parent allow their babies to use their phones but what they don’t know is that this can harm the babies eyes in the future.

Education:

To become an Optometrist you have to obtain an undergraduate degree and a doctor in optometry. Before entering an optometry school you might have to go through 3 to 4 years in pre-optometry courses at a university. You will need to study biology, organic chemistry and physiology. To get a license you need to pass the National Board Examinations. You will also need to pass state exams. To renewal your license you will need a continuing education credits. This renewal happens every 1-3 years in every state.

Salary: The median Optometrist gets about 103,900 dollars annually.

Demand for this profession: 27%

Reflection: I don't want to become an Optometrist because it doesn’t sound as interesting to me. I want to have an adventurous job in the future not a job where i sit in an office and wait for my next patient. Although I might feel this way, Optometrist are very important because they help the community by providing clear vision and treatment to diseases related to the eye. I for one really appreciate them because i myself own and use glasses but i just don't what to become an Optometrist.

" Character is higher than intellect." By Ralph Waldo Emerson

What this statement means to me is that being a good person is better than being a smart one. people who are kind, caring, and generous will make it farther in life that a person who is snobbish, rude, and disrespectful even if they are smart. What is more important to you, the feelings of others or winning a debate. Most people who make decisions based on logic will say win the debate but people who make decisions based on good character will say that people's feelings are more important. People can both be smart and have good character but it is the people who are just smart that you have to watch out for. They can be ruthless if they don't seem to have a good character. Making decisions based on emotions is sometimes not always the best thing. There are time when you have t think logically. For example, If you are angry and you feel like hurting someone, then you aren't just going to make the decision to hit someone. If you do that you could end up in jail or even worse. The possibilities are endless. 

I trust that my Hard work will pay off." By Tyler Haws

What this statement means to me is that if you work hard they it will pay off at some point in your life. Being lazy will probably take you nowhere i the world. while if you work harder than you have ever worked you will be able to do anything you want too. Its all about how much work you have put into your goals. You can dream the goal you want to achieve but if you just dream nothing will happen. Taking action and working hard will make that dream of yours come to life. That the thing about dreams, they will never happen until you make it happen. They don't just appear out of nowhere. For example, if you want to become a great artist and hope that one day you'll start drawing like one without actually practicing will never happen. On the other hand if you practice drawing at  least an hour a day you will start to improve and start to create great art work. That is what happens if you work hard. With out working hard you could end up nowhere in life.

" True Independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right." By Brigham Young 

What this quote means to me is that if you do the right you will have Independence and freedom. This statement also questions our american government because what we did to get our so called freedom and independence wasn't right. So does that mean that we don;t really have true freedom and independence. We killed people in wars and took everything they had to have our so called freedom and independence but what we did wasn't right at all so, does that mean that we don;t really have freedom in the united states. I can't really answer that question but what i do know s that according to this statement we don;t have true freedom and independence. Is it all an illusion or is our government just wants us think that we have freedom when we don't. All these questions but no answer to them. we can't really know for sure what the truth is but at least we can imagine.

" Many Think that the short term gain will be worth the long term pain, but it isn't. In addition, using steroids is cheating, and there is nothing worse in a sport than a cheater. Don't do it. By George Mitchell

what this quote means to me is that it is worse to get the short term gain and get the long term pain. This is because you never know what can happen and it just isn't worth it. just having something for a short time period then having it stripped away from you is not a good deal. That is what can happen when you cheat. Whether it is in a sport or on a test in school. You will always end up paying the price. This is basically karma in a way. For example, if you cheat then you are guaranteed that you will go through the long term pain. Karma works in mysterious ways so you better not do anything that you know is the wrong thing to do or else you might pay the consequences. It is better to win knowing that you won because of your hard work and dedication than knowing you won because you cheated. Cheating has a lot of consequences sometimes they are small like getting in time out but sometimes they are huge like going to jail. You dont want to take that risk do you?

NON-Medical volunteer opportunities  

1. School on Wheels: In school on wheels people volunteer to help and tutor homeless children. Tutors are given one hour per week to come and give tutoring to the homeless child one on one. To apply to school on wheels all you have to do is first watch a 2 minute video on the requirements to become a volunteer. Then you have to have an online orientation and interview. Finally you just have to have training. 

2. (Spruce it up) garden for environmental education: In this volunteer you are sent to help grow gardens and educate students on the environment. Requirements include bringing the right clothes to be outdoors and if you are under 18 bring a parent or guardian permission slip.