Teen Challenges

Many challenges deal with today vary. There is peer pressure, stress disorders, anxiety and depression giving a hard kick and family/friend problems. Peer pressure has always been around but it seems like nowadays teens are pressured to drink alcohol and do drugs. And speaking of peers many teens face problems with friends and family. Since teens are going through the phase where they are growing up, many of their emotions become mixed and they usually feel extremely sensitive. So they have a problem with friends and family because they feel as if they aren't accepted. Stress, anxiety, and depression in teens is tremendous. Almost 40 million or 75% of the US population have stress-related disorders which include panic attacks. This is a major thing because teens do not always get information on how to cope with these things so they choose the wrong thing like smoking and drinking. I deal with anxiety and have many social problems, for starters I'm not a very social person so I need to work on that. I try to deal with this by talking to people close to me, I vent out and they help me and advice me. I try to turn to the best thing so I can cope and it has helped me a lot.

Diana Beltran

" Being a CTR person isn't always easy, but its the best person you can be."

This is true. Doing the right thing every single time can be hard.  admit I make mistakes and don't choose the right. Although it can be hard at times, the way I see it, it is the only way you can show how great of a person you are. It doesn't matter if you aren't rich or smart or cool because in life the thing that people will get to know is your personality. If you aren't a person who choose the right then it shows in the way you treat others. Being a genuine and kind person is better than being the smartest, the richest or the coolest. People judge even if it's unintentional but if I were to be judged, I would want to be judged as the kind person who tries to do the right thing even in a hard situation, not the one who treats everyone like trash.

Theodore Roosevelt

" In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing."

This is true. I can be pretty dumb when it comes to making decisions because I hesitate and panic. But when I have to make a really important decision I always ask myself and my mom what is the best thing. When I come to a decision, an important one, I try to make a decision that won't only benefits me but others around me in a good way. Life has many decision whether they are life-changing or simple lie picking an ice cream flavor but in all of them, we hesitate, even if it a little decision. Life changing decisions are the ones that we hesitate the most.  we think what will happen, is it right, or should I do this. The only I can say when making a big decision is will it only benefit you or others around you.

Wilford Woodruff

" Nothing is ever gained by doing what's wrong"

I agree with this quote because the only thing that can be gained when doing the wrong is punishment and you don't gain that, you bring it on yourself. You may earn a lesson when you do the wrong thing but you aren't gaining anything, in fact, you're losing your time for going through something that could have been avoided. I have done many wrong things and I wasted my time trying to fix something I could have avoided and didn't need to go through. In life, you are racing against time trying to accomplish what you want to and by doing something wrong instead of gaining one teeny tiny thing, you lose your time and maybe even your friends.The only way you can gain something in life is doing the right thing not only for your sake but for others. It's better to be remembered as a good person than a bad person.

Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: They are therapists who coordinate a recreation program for patients with disabilities, illnesses, and injuries. They can use art and crafts, dancing and etc to help the patient improve physical, emotional, social and mental health. They help their patient by observing them and making a plan that goes with them so they can get the help they need.

Salary: $47,680 per year

Education: Bachelor's Degree or higher

Reflection: I would actually be very interested to pursue this career because I want to be able to get people back on their feet and live a better life. I want to be able to interact with my patients and be a great help to them. I believe this is a good way to give back to my community.

Coach Pam Knox

"It's a great moment when someone has character to step up and do the right thing at the right time."

I agree with this quote because, in the clip we saw, I saw two girls from the opposing team help their opponent with an injury finish her home run. This is a great example because it shows how they helped her at the right time by doing something good. The audience we amazed by what happened and thankful.But overall it's true. For you to experience a great moment, you have to do it at the right time. Timing is everything but also doing something good. A great moment cannot happen when the person does something bad. Timing and making the right choice are the main things you need to have a great moment that you and others will remember.Sometimes its hard to do the right thing, but if you go through what you know you have to do, you have a great character. Your mind has the thought of helping out stuck in and you don't ignore it. To me that is a great character, going through with what you know is right no matter what others think.

Radiologic Technologist

Duties and Responsibilities: They are also known as radiographers. What they do is they have the patient have x-ray screenings. They tell the patent what position to be in to take the best and most precise x-ray. They take a medical history and answer any questions about the procedure. They also protect the patients exposed parts by covering them up before the x-ray is taken.

Salary: $60,070 per year

Education: Associates degree

Reflection: This job seems interesting and helpful for doctors, but it is something I don't think I'll enjoy. I want to help my community but this is not a career I would pursue. I would want to pursue a different career.