Freakonomics part 2

Where have all the criminal have gone and why has it decreased?

Around the !189-0's the Roman had a dictator who was later killed by their people, had created a law that all pregnancy would be had controlled by the government. They told you when you get pregnant and how many, while if you illegally ave birth you had to pay a fee. During this time in the US we did the opposite, we declared a law called Roe V. Wade that made all states legalize abortion. Now of course crime did't stop just because we approved abortion for 50% was because had more prisons, police strategies, gun control, crack decrease, and a  strong economy. But because we approved abortion all unwanted children were never born, and if they were they would end up in a bad neighborhood, criminal, and homeless. So 50% was because criminals were never born and the other half because enforcement created by the government.

Incentives for students.

Incentives investigations or experiments to see or hope a great results, but incentives can never tell whats you outcome will be. Even though the government claims to always know and spend a lot of money on these projects, we can be hit hard back for its a probability that it can fail. The university Of Chicago offered and a incentive to a school offering the opportunity to see if they created an incentive for students to raise their grade will it persuade or influence to do so. By this every month their grades came out if they had C's or higher the earn $50 dollars, and get to be in a raffle to win $500 dollars. In the end the only students who seemed to raise were from the D's categories up to a C, but other than that the F's their was no improvements. So their incentives didn't make much of an impact as much as they had hoped.

Freakonomics Part 1

What makes a perfect parent?

One can not be an exactly a perfect parent but for a parent who is willing to buy baby books from the store defines a good parent. Not because of the knowledge they get from the books but the thought of dedicating to your child and wanting to everything before he/she arrives. One of the major movements are baby names. Many parents try to think and create names that hopefully define greatness and uniqueness as a individual. But studies say that a name doesn't define the person but the family back ground, such as their neighborhood. Kids get influence how they are raised and what knowledge they take that define their future decisions. Of course their is in a way segregation in names. For its proven that children who are named common names like John will take a a week or so to find a job. While another hand if another person with the same education experience named something like Shaquisa, takes a longer about a month to just find a job. It's all become people naturally judge and discriminated or already portray an image who you are by your name. Naming a child has become a product launch for all parents want their child to make a mark on the world.

Why do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common?

What the schoolteachers and Samos have in common is that they both cheat. Data has proven that teacher have cheated by adding correct answers on students test. Why? For the teacher wants to have high scores so their superiors from the school will not put them on the spot. While sumo wrestlers  cheat for they try to maintain in a specific level for they if they were to fall down from the charts they have less quality of living and are payed less. This is called yaocho, even though their association deny such charge, sumo wrestlers have done this for years to have their backs between each other. But compared to teachers their not as bad consequences, for for people who admit these activities and pointing out names they mysteriously disappear or appear dead.

RTN season 11, episode 8

Where were they during the trip?
During this last episode 8,season 11 of road trip nation they had their interview in Milwaukee, WI with Will Allen.

What career were being introduce?
Will Allen is the founder and CEO in Growing Power, but when he was young he found himself really intrigue in basketball that offered him many scholarships. Not until one friend asked him (since he had experiences in farming) if he wanted to pick potatoes in the a relatives home. This is when Allen realized once again a new sensation that gave Will a new career and passion in a nonprofit organization to prove to people that one can farm in the city.

What advice did they have to give?
Will Allen: “How do you have enough energy to work 17 hours every day, seven days a week? You have to be passionate. You have to reach that point of passion where it doesn't matter. Hours? You don’t count hours--they just fly by.”

Do theses careers interest you?
I have never really thought of agriculture for I hate bugs, but I can say I have a green thumb for veges for every time I grow flowers never grow compared to vegetables.

What did you like or dislike about the video?
I liked this video, for I really like how Will uses natural habitats such as rivers or fishes to proof that even in the city one can farm and create more jobs.

RTN season 11 episode 7

Where were they on their road trip?
The careers that were introduced in this episode was Beverly Donofrio from Long Island, NY, Airea Dee from Detroit, MI, and finally David Stovall from Chicago, IL.

What careers being introduced?
  Beverly is a writer who couldn't got to college until she was 24 years old for she comes a poor family. That is when she started to learn how to write which she failed many types when she was trying to write. Not until later she started to pick up work and says no success mean happiness and worked hard and change for changing is good, and that is what become what she is today.
  Airea Dee is a spoken word poet who had lived to in abusive family, and her mother told her she needs to do better and get a degree. Even though she did get a degree in business she wasn't happy. Not until in 2004 her friend opened a coffee shop and offered her to "Open Mic" and finally realized and was determined to go into it more for this became her motivation.
  David Stovall is a associates professor from the university of Illinois. Who says to never be confined and show how you will prove other people who have labeled you, to prove them wrong. It also critical to a place were you can a place to create a group who together can create more ideas and make a difference.

What advice did they have to give?
Beverly Donofrio:“Life is difficult. Bad happens. What are you going to do? You just have to make the best of everything. Trust that the universe is leading you along. It’s all a process, and you don’t know how one thing is going to lead to another.”
Airea Dee:“There’s a great weight that’s there when you are not doing what you should actually be doing--some form of satisfaction that’s not met by not committing to it.”
David Stovall:“Think and create, and find a community of folks that you can think and create with.”

Do any of these careers interest you?
No, I have never really thought to be a writer but i have thought in becoming to be a manga artist, and now its motivating to actually start my book and little by little finish it to the end.

Summary:

I'm not sure that I would go into any of these careers, but I like how its coming out that their are many careers that influence and change people in different ways, and its all of taking risks into you interest. So I'm going to take a risk and try to create a book that won't be perfect but to at least have a look into my minor interest.

Inside Johnson Johnson

Who started J&J?
Johnson and Johnson was founded by three brothers in a small shop in New Jersey, in 1886.

What is J&J's first product?
 The first product of Johnson & Johnson was a medicated patch, that transfers medicine on and through the skin.

What happened with the recalls?
 Johnson & Johnson had major recalls between 2009 through 2012, That is until later Sandi Peterson, who is known for fixing problem in different companies. They started to fix the problems by seeing what was going on in all their different factories and how can they improve them. Trying to understand and see their integrated system. Now about 25% of their recall product are back on the shelf while the rest probably won't come back until year 2016.

What goes on at the Listerine lab? describe.
In the Listerine laboratory they conduct experiments to improve their product, for their seems to be a emerging market in this category. They try to improve their product even though the germs are not the ones changing.

What happens at J&J's incubator in La Jolla?
At the La Jolla J&J incubator they offer the opportunity for up to 33 entrepreneur to work in their labs to find new improvement and create the next big thing. But these scientist/inventors have no strings attach with J&J even though they work under their roof.

List some of J&J's products
 Some product of Johnson & Johnson are Listerine, Aveeno, Tylenol, and Band-Aid. But J&J offer way more product for this company is managing a large enterprise.

RTN Season 10, episode 7

Where were they on their road trip?
In this episode of road trip nation Mariette is from New York city and Viki Smith is from Menands, NY
What careers being introduced?
   Mariette DiChristina is a editor and chief, when she went to school she loved science but there was a problem If she wanted to be in science, she’d have to pick just one thing to specialize in, and in the end she just couldn't do it. Eventually she went back to study again and when one of her teachers she should try journalism it really grabbed interest but she still liked science. That is later when she found a job to write about science and in different background and ways that gave her a a unexpected discovery of her career of what she is now. A writer in Scientific American.
  Viki Smith works as a level designer, she works to play on games and create different levels and obstacles one can go through and test them. She had interest in games and went to a lot to get were she is and very glad for it doesn't even seem as a job, it can be very entertaining.

What advice did they have to give?
Mariette DiChristina: “People make much of having it all—and I really don’t believe in having it all, but I believe you can have some portion of it that works for you. So follow those passions and remember: Why not you? Why not you to succeed? You can do it”
Viki Smith: “It’s not just playing the game, it’s learning that your limits aren’t what you think they are.”

Do any of these careers interest you?
I like video games and the thought of designing video games it awesome but the problems is I hardly even play and when I do its just sad, so I thought I should really go into I never had the talent. But I know that if someone is determined one can always learn.

Summary

You can never know what things you can accomplish if you never try. Also even the simple things that grabs your attention such as hobbies can always become a career you just have to look more into it. That is why is good to always to explore more into different lives to learn more.

RTN season 10, episode 6

Where were they on their road trip?
In episode six from season ten they presented Jad Abumrad in New York City

What careers being introduced?
Jad Abumrad is a host from radiolab running for around eight years. Jad was majoring as a song/script writer, but he was struggling for he didn't feel he wasn't improving in anything and had no talent. Often times will ask himself if he is truly knows what he's doing. Not until one day his girlfriend mentioned to him, you don't seem to be excellent in these both subject why don't you try to pick something that lays in between. That is when she recommend to volunteer in a radio station, which wasn't to comforting for he faced many struggles but it was enjoyable. This is when he discovered its better to know he is struggling for it means hes learning and becoming someone new. It would be miserable to meet your future you to be exactly how you expected than see something that was unexpected. That is when he was later to become a host and even their were many bad discomfort comments he slowly worked hard which soon the audience found interest. Its his job to get the audience off guard and give them something new that is is not expected.

What advice did they have to give?
Jad Abumrad: “There’s a feeling of dread and a feeling of anxiety that you have at this point, and there’s a tendency to want to curtail the uncertainty…but premature certainty is the enemy—it’s always the enemy.”

Do any of these careers interest you?
I have never thought in speaking in a radio as a host, even though their is many things one can talk about bu most likely wont be music for I don't have the talent in memorizing artist.

Summary

I never thought that Jad can say so many inspirational things that can comfort a person. Things that one most likely are not gaining experience or becoming better if you don't have struggles and obstacles. One has to embrace those risks and discomfort for it lets you know your growing a better person, a new person. 

Inside DeBeers

What area of the world do most of their diamonds come from?
The 43% of the diamonds from DeBeers come from South Africa.

What is the process the diamonds go through? where are they originally found?
In Namibia diamonds come from mines which art later send to a trading company DTC Diamond Trading which is categorized up to 12,000 different categories. Using the four main categories cut, color, clarity, and carrot.

What is the tagline of DeBeers?
DeBeers tagline is "A diamond is forever".

What started this campaign?
The campaign started around the 1940's it was created to represent a symbol of love. A way to show glamour and a tradition at the same time.

What famous celebrity sang about diamonds?
Marlin Monroe was the famous singer who sang Diamonds which help create a big hit for Debeers.

What is the name of the unified company in Botswana?
The unified company that shares hold 50-50 percent, is called Debswana.

RTN season 10, episode 5

Where were they on their road trip?
In this episode 5 in season 10 they interview Zach Kaplan from Chicago and Ward Hessig from Rochelle Illinois.

What careers being introduced?
Zach Kaplan is the founder and CEO of Inventables. when he was kid he always like building thing and was inspired by amusment park for he knew someone had to build them. He had spent two years building a model roller coaster out of steel.  He also went to school for engineering and created his own company for he didn't like the idea of someone limiting his ideas with task but instead seeing how far he can go.
Ward Hessig is skydive Instructor at the Chicago land Skydiving Center. He went to the army for 5 years and later became a police officer and at the same time got a degree in law enforcement. Until one day he went skydiving with a friend and decided he may layoff law enforcement for a while that became about 16 years and has jumped about 11000 times. One must weight the fear they will face and the accomplishment in the end to truly move forward a step and not a step back.

What advice did they have to give?
Zach Kaplan:“Today, if you want to build something, the barriers to try are very low. Anything you want to learn is a Google search away, or a YouTube search away. You can do anything you want. You just have to go do it.”
Ward Hessig: “Courage is not being fearless—it’s acting in the face of fear. And that’s what I think true courage is; you act in the face of it, do it anyway, because the reward is so great. And if you let fear just keep you squashed, you’re not living. You’re dead already.”

Do any of these careers interest you?
I'm sooooo scared of heights that if I were to ever jump from they sky I'll probably faint before even touching the ground. Even while I'm at the mall just by standing next to the balcony I grip the railing in fearing I will fall.

Summary
I don't know much about engineering but I do like to create stuff that allows to use my imagination and creating on my task. I like to get my hands on things and create models and projects. And I feel I can do this if I follow my my major and see where it can take me. You just never know i can become a teacher, mural artist, fashion designer web designer or writer. That is why I need to learn to take more risk and leave my comfort zone more often just as Ward in skydiving and Zach following what he believes in.

RTN season 10, episode 4

Where were they on their road trip?
IN season 10 episode 4 they met Bryon Williams, Tracey Parrish, and Dorit Donoviel all in Dallas, Plano, Houston, Texas.

What careers being introduced?
  Bryon Williams is a process integration engineer who always wanted to know of space that's when his parents got him a telescope for Christmas, and that was his introduction to his future career. but going into this career was a struggle and began to doubt himself, but later found out that if theirs no risks you can't grow.After all this he finally succeeded in becoming a integration engineer.
  Tracey Parrish is an  a senior marketing manager in AT&T, but it didn't start that way. Her family always told her to go into engineering but has never had the interest she wanted to become a teacher. Without telling her family of her change in careers she majored as a teacher. After years working in that field AT&T wanted a teacher to teach some courses which she now r=truly loves. for to her shes inspiring new people to come up with new creations.
  Dorit Donoviel is a deputy chief scientist in the national space bio-medical research facility. When in a young age she loved science and later got a PhD in biochemistry and later got a job at a pharmaceuticals company. when she got the opportunity to work in the National Space Bio-medical Research Facility this was one of the big risks she needed to take and now she doesn't regrets it for it brought her here.

What advice did they have to give?
Bryon Williams:“If you’re not challenged, you’re not growing.”

Tracey Parrish:“My mother was like, ‘You’re never going to make any money!’ OK, you know, I’ll figure that part out later…I may be a broke teacher but I’ll be a happy teacher and I’ll be doing so much good and it will be worth it.”

Dorit Donoviel: “You hit the roof, the ceiling and you don’t feel like you can grow anymore. It’s really scary, but I think you have to venture out into a new direction because if you’re going to continue in that place you’re going to become resentful and you’re going to become really unhappy.”

Do any of these careers interest you?
I'm not really interested in these kind a fields, but I do understand the feeling a watching stars they are truly a beauty.. well without the city lights.

Summary

RTN season 10 episode 3

Where were they during this trip?
 In this RTN episode the interviews were held at Tonopah, AZ (Deon Clark), Fairfield, CA (Elise Benstein), Columbus, NM (Paul Salopek).

What careers were being introduced?
 The careers that were being introduced were Deon Clark who is a Nuclear Engineer and founder
Palo Verde Power Plant. Were Deon Clark raised many didn't come a great background for many were poor. Deon had a brother who was in the military which influence him to also join, all this time he was into math. During the the time in a navy it was a hard time, but eventually brought him what he is today
  Elsie is a food scientist who works at Jelly Belly Candy Co. She loves her job for shes a person who likes to be behind the scenes and not receive credit directly. But instead be satisfied to know that you are making some one happy for at least a few minutes.
  Paul Salopek has a degree in science but it was just something that lead him what he is now as a reporter. He first became a reporter for he had been stuck in a town he had no idea of and needed money for transportation. That is until he was introduce to a reporter job, which he was only accepted because he ad a college degree even though he had no experience. That is when he gradually be into what he is, one must willing to do new things.

What advice did they have to give?
Deon Clark: “Get ready to become a nerd…because the nerd faces all the same challenges as everyone else. Yet the nerd has the strength to defy all the peer pressure, do well in school, and still survive—without the entourage! That ain't no nerd; that’s a tough kid!”

Elise Benstein: “Don’t be afraid to make mistakes…You just never know. You need to be open to opportunities to be able to capture those opportunities when they present themselves.”

Paul Salopek: “I got to where I was by no sort of pre-plotted line, no sort of career-orientated well-thought-out plan—I was going where the story was.”

Do any of theses careers interest you?
I think working in a candy factory as a scientist seems very interesting, and more cause i have a sweet tooth. But it also surprise me for one doesn't think of these jobs when debating in careers.

What did you like/dislike about this video?
What I liked about this video is that it shows that one can prove anyone wrong, to people who put expectations on you. Also if you know you need education, what can a person do to stop you of doing that...nothing.

Undiscovered Disney Parks

I was never more impressed by Disney by created and dedicating themselves into really look into to satisfy our entertainment. They had created many things in which I never knew they had, activities such as actual NASCAR car racing, surfing on waves and offer classes too. Hotels and suits that come in great varieties of a background feel. And how each one is unique in their own way, even in the smallest detail as furniture, even curtains. But what truly impressed me is that they offered to stay in tree houses that give you a sense of nature with great accommodation. Also having secrets such as a hidden club at Disney New Orleans room 33. Were one can dine in the finest way and have the one of a kind experience. This club is very hard to enter and very few are able to get in but if you put a lot of dedication you may arrive to your destination. Disney also celebrates seasonal events such as Halloween, spring, the wine festival and their biggest of all Christmas. I have personally never gone to Disney, but if i had the opportunity to stay or even attend I'll try to see everything that time could possibly offer me.

RTN, season 11, episode 6

Where were they on their trip road trip?
In this episode Road Trip Nation went to New York City.

What were the careers introduced?
RTN introduced Staceyann Chin, she is a poet and activist who as growing up has suffered many events that one can be scared. That when Staceyann found comfort in writing many things in her journal and question everything in her surrounding, and when she finally came and saved everything on the microphone she felt she had finally roared. This made her realize that is was something that she loved and will give her the power she need by being heard.

What advice did they have to give?
“Run, jump, move, walk, get your crazy done...The heaviest thing you will have to carry as you move forward is regret. Make sure you’re not carrying too much.”

Do any of these careers interest you?
Writing poems were never my thing for if i were to ever write some is mostly for me only just personal. I do have interest in journalism and create magazine pages and so on things that will eventually say that's me.

What did you like/dislike about this episode?
In season 11 episode 6 has really makes you think, for Staceyann really tells you that one day your body wont be able to do anything at all or may too busy to do anything. That is why do anything you want even its crazy for the hardest thing to live with is if you carry to much regrets.

RTN season 10 episode 2

Where were they on their road trip?
In this RTN episode they visited Los Angeles, CA, Felton Ca, and Menlo Park, CA.

What were the careers introduced?
 Valerie Weiss is a (PhD) Harvard biochemist & science filmmaker who first started to work on Her PhD but gradually went into film making. She accomplished in studying for both subjects that interest for she didn't want to find regrets in any of her decision, even so Valerie feels she grateful to have a PhD for it has a connection/ feeling when filming (its still part of her)
  Suzy Clark is a women that since a young age she wanted to be involve outdoors and began studying some biology. She later started working as a teacher then a editor, but then realize she missed out doors which soon brought her what she is now working at Mount Hermon Outdoor Science School.
 Delfina Eberly works in Facebook, she comes from a large Mexican family. Who migrated here. Since the very beginning she was looking for something different and unique that it wasn't the same of people daily lives. That's until she was at college and was offered a part time job and was beginning to be interested in technology. Even though she knew nothing in this kind of part time job which eventually turned to be a full time job, she started taking technology classes in college and learn to be a leader and investigate more what are your interest. Once you feel that what motivates you to get up you know it the one.

What advice did they have to give?
Valerie Weiss: “If I never get to the finish line, if I’m poor, if I don’t have a family as a result, if I give up everything else I want, what one thing is still going to be worth having done?”

Delfina Eberly:“When I get a little voice that says ‘I’m not sure how to do that,’ that’s when I try to lean in the most. That’s when I’m going to learn the most, that’s when something is going to change.”

Suzy Clark:“If you truly embrace the struggle, or the challenge, or the change, or the suffering—whatever it may be—through that surrender to it you then move through it, because you allowed yourself to be changed by it.”

Do any of these careers interest you?
These really never came to mind but is good to kept informed.

What did you like or dislike about the video?
I like the video, it always give you different parts of views and life. For one doesn't know until they tell you.

RTN Episodes 10 episode 1

Where were they on their road trip?
Arianne Phillips was interviewed in Los Angles, Angela, Juliana and Roweena were interviewed in  Newcastle, New South Wales AUS, and Bert and John Jacobs were interviewed in Hudson, NH

What were the careers introduced?
The three careers that were introduce were fashion designers, costume designer, and a co- founders of life is good clothing. Angela, Juliana and Roweena are the fashion designers who come from  Malaysia and had later migrated to Australia for their parents were looking for a better life for them.Even so as time passed Angela, Juliana, and Rowena became a disappointing for they did not grow to the careers that they were told but instead followed their passion as fashion designers. Which later inspired them to launch a clothing business which made them famous called , High Tea With Mrs Woo. Even though it was hard and took time their parents finally accepted their career and success.
On the other hand Arianne was going into the fashion career, when later she decided to move in New York. She didn't know anyone at first, but later on she got contact with a company Vogue which she wasn't accepted but which soon lead her to work in a TV show. Slowly design clothes for rock musician Lenny Kravitz which was later on taken noticed and eventually brought her in costume design.
Bert and John Jacobs are brothers who started selling T-shirts in a old van. At first they did not win much they were satisfied they are accomplishing. As time passed they got a inspiration and called their company , Life is Good. Later  Life is Good began a thriving in the retail business.

What advice did they have to give
Angela, Juliana and Roweena: “…Let's change the perspective on how do we do this. I think you then go ‘Okay this is what I want to do.' And then every action, you slowly move toward it.”

Arianne Phillips :“There is no dividing line between my work and my lifestyle; my work is my lifestyle.”

Bert and John Jacobs: “You have to think life goes by pretty quickly and you have to think about when you're old and gray, what will make you happy to look back and say you did it?”

Do any of these careers interest you?
 Fashion is totally one of the main interest that I have in plan to explore into and experience. I know it is a very difficult industry, and many struggle to thrive. But I am willing to go into it to see if its something that makes me want to wake up every single day.

What did you like/dislike about this video?
What I didn't like was the Co-founders Bert and John Jacobs, for I feel that their were so many questions that can be asked, I just didn't feel I got a lot our of them.