Archive for February, 2009

A Few Goals of Mine

February 28th, 2009  |  Published in Life, School

As the title recommends, I have a few goals and these goals have to do with my Education in Grade School and College. Read on to find out what my goals are!

Middle School – Being in my final year of Middle School, I plan on completing it with a good ending. I plan for at least a 91 final grade for 8th grade!

High School – Chances are I will only be in High School for three years, because according to my Calculations I will only have 1.5 credits left in my Senior year and will be able to complete my Senior year in my Freshman year of college (Senior Year of HS)… I plan to get Early admission – I also would like a 93 in High School along with at least a 1400 on my SAT and a 30 on my ACT.

Bachelors Degree(s) – I hope to achieve a degree in Forensic Chemistry and Behavioral Science. I am hoping to get admitted to both at the same time; along with those, I hope to minor in Computer Science.

Grad/Professional Degree(s) – When it comes to my Professional / Graduate Degrees, I would like to achieve a Law Degree, a Masters and a Ph.D. in Behavioral Science with a Concentration in Criminal Justice.

Its Almost Show Time

February 28th, 2009  |  Published in Life, School

Today was my First “Dress Rehearsal,” for the Musical, “Alice in Wonderland” — which turned out to be just a Full Tech Rehearsal… Pretty much using everything but Costumes.

This week, I will have rehearsal Monday thru Friday from 2:30 to 6:00PM and Thursday is Previews for Students and Staff of the School.

Friday is Opening Night at 7PM and Saturday is the 2nd and Third Showing… 12PM and 7PM — following the final showing is the Cast Party for Cast and Crew.

Are Lawyers Doctors, too?

February 28th, 2009  |  Published in Information, Law

This is a question many have asked themself before if they have heard of the degree that a Lawyer receives. The degree is called “Juris Doctor”.

According to this article written by Kathleen Maher, a lawyer with the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, lawyers may use the Title “Doctor” if it is not prohibited in their state of Practice.

She writes:

The committee advised, however, that it may be misleading for a lawyer to use doctor in certain contexts, such as advertising legal services relating to medical malpractice, because of the possibility of misleading prospective clients about a lawyer’s qualifications and the results he or she might achieve. In those instances, the committee said, the advertising should include a prominent disclaimer and statement about the lawyer’s qualifications.

That’s a pretty good prescription to follow, at least in states where lawyers are not prohibited outright from calling themselves doctor.

Information for this topic is from the ABA’s Online journal at ABANet.Org.

My Time to Move On

February 4th, 2009  |  Published in TalkShoe, Technology

January 31st, 2009 was my final day as Support Specialist at TalkShoe. I’ve had an amazing time at TalkShoe and I have really gained a lot as an employee of an internet company.

It was great to get to work with every one of the TalkShoe Users and TalkShoe Staff. Working with the staff at TalkShoe was great, they were all great to me and I’ve enjoyed my stay as Support Specialist at TalkShoe.

I am moving on to pursue more opportunities in my life, things like the musical/drama and Science Olympiad at my school; and volunteering around my community as I always have done. Although I am leaving the company as an Employee, I am staying a user and TalkShoe community member.

Update: For those that emailed in, yes – I would be willing to work with Dave again in the future!