About Me

My name is Mario Velasquez. I'm 15 years old and go to Linda Marquez High School. In my free time I like to play basketball, listen to music, or just chill with friends. My favorite sports are basketball and Football. My favorite sport teams are the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Saints

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Student Success Statement
“Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.”
-Bo Jackson

I think this is a very good quote. Because it’s basically telling you, you should have high goals and high expectations for yourself. And don’t stop thinking about that goal until you accomplish it. Then your next goal should be higher than your previous goal. Don't stop believing in yourself because you can accomplish your goal no matter how high they are, all you need to do is work hard for it.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Student Success Statement
“The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it- as long as you really believe 100 percent.”
-Arnold Schwarzenegger

What I think this quote means is that when you’re trying to accomplish a goal you must think that you can accomplish that goal. Because if you don’t believe that you can do something then you won’t be able to do something. You have to believe in yourself.

Monday, December 16, 2013

Student Success Statement
“You can’t put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
-Michael Phelps

What I think this quote is saying is that you can’t put a limit on your goals/dreams because even if you've accomplished your dream you still have to work hard in order to be the best you can. But the more you dream about your goal the farther you’ll get in accomplishing it.

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Student Success Statement
“Try a little harder to be a little better.”
-Gordon B. Hinckley

What this quote means is that in order to be the best at something, first you must put in a lot of work. Because you can’t be the best at something if you don’t put any work into it.  So in the end what’ll help you accomplish your goals is hard work. And without hard work you won't accomplish anything. 
Medical Illustrator

Duties and Responsibilities
Medical Illustrators work only in the medical field. They draw all the medical pictures in textbooks, journals, magazines, and films. They draw anything from microscopic germs to body parts. Some medical illustrators also use modeling skills to make artificial body parts.

Salary: $35,000- $50,000

Education
In order to become a medical illustrator you should major in art and minor in science. A majority of medical illustrators have a master’s degree. You also need to be certified in order to work as a medical illustrator.

Do you think you would like to be one?

I wouldn’t want to be a medical illustrator because I suck at drawing. 

Monday, December 9, 2013

Student Success Statement
“If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.”
-Thomas J. Watson

What Thomas J. Watson is basically saying is that you can achieve excellence in a short amount of time. But in order to achieve excellence in a day you have to stop putting in only mediocre work and instead work your hardest. Do this and you’ll achieve excellence in a short time, maybe even a day.
Medical Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities
Medical assistants are basically a doctor’s helper. They help them with many tasks whether they’re simple or complicated. They’re work also depends on whether they work in the front or back office. If they work in the front office they’ll basically do secretary work ordering supplies, greeting patients, handling patient records, etc. If they work in the back office they’ll escort patients, check blood pressure, take the patient’s medical history, etc.

Salary: $43,000

Education
In order to be a medical assistant you need to have training or become certified. Some medical assistants have an associate’s degree. The education requirements will vary depending on where you live.

Do you think you would like to be one?
I wouldn’t want to be a medical assistant because I would rather be a doctor. In my opinion it’ll be more worth it.