Thursday, May 1, 2008

A little advice for you

Looking back on this class, I think I would have done a few things differently. First of all, I should have gone through this class with the motive of learning the material instead of getting an A. The material is really useful for our future in helping us to be professional in our letters, resumes, interviews, etc. Now that I am about to start interviewing at medical schools, I wish I had paid more attention to those chapters and reading assignments so that I could remember them in the future!

Overall, my best advice is to:
-Do every assignment given to you... an A is very attainable as long as you just turn in what needs to be done and keep up with your blog.
-Take the mock interview seriously; it will help you in the future.
-Get to know Angie...she will really help you if you need someone to edit and give their opinion on your resumes or cover letters for jobs, internships, and grad school applications!

By sticking to those things, you will definitely do well in the class. Last but not least, have fun with the blogs! Make them creative and fun to read. It will make it easier to write, and definitely remember to post every week! Good luck!

Ethics

When looking for an unethical document, I found a memo from Hitler to be very interesting. It appears to be a normal notification that is nonthreatening, like a suggestion rather than a demand. This memo is to the Nazi party speakers and leaders in Kreis Eisenach. It was delivered to the speakers in Kreis Eisenach by Hermann Köhler, who was the Kreisleiter, which is the county party head. He orders them to "voluntarily" break any affiliation with the church. As speakers, their full loyalty was to Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. It is interesting that the word "voluntarily" is inserted, even though the memo itself tells its recipients in the clearest terms that they are to end their church membership. By telling them to do this voluntarily, Hitler was appearing to be a fair leader; however, everyone knew that it was not a good idea to disagree with one's Kreisleiter. They knew they would be punished by the Nazi regime if they did not end their membership to the church.

Clearly, everyone knows that Hitler was not an ethical man. He was an amazing public speaker, though. His manipulative character made a horribly unjust demand seem legitimate. This is why I chose to use this literary piece.