Last Day of Regular Classes

Finally "the last day of school". I still do not know what to think about this until next Friday when I am actually driving home and not coming back. Its to bad that our ENG final is on Friday because I would be leaving Wed. morning, but oh well. I think being home will be enjoyable at first but then when I land a job it wont be as fun. Also found out the will be no 1st responder classes this summer, but I may be cleared to drive a couple of our apparatuses this summer. I hope everyone is ready for next Friday and is then ready to say goodbye to Ball State and more enthusiastically saying goodbye to Muncie until August.

In the Delaware County Jail This Past Sunday

I was in the Delaware County Jail this past Sunday, on a tour of course. This past weekend the Citizen's Police went to the Delaware County Jail. Now this is my second correctional institutional tour i have been on this year, the 1st being Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility. The tour and the individuals living there were quite interesting. I know the men and women there try to intimidate visitors but we all seem to make ourselves comfortable. So my biggest question is what is worse to the jail birds? Looking at them through a cage like animals at the zoo or coming into their domain and making yourself at home. It was a great learning experience and the tour itself was enjoyable.

4/20/12

4/20 is today and who cares, in my book it is just another day in the year. I know the day has certain meaning(s), but In my opinion there is nothing significant about today. On another note, the website project has been very enjoyable up to this point, and I have learned a lot of valuable information, and will be looking forward to what the other groups will be presenting two weeks from now. I hope everyone is enjoying Weebly as much as the next guy, unless it is our professor, and will be glad when May 4th comes and goes.

Summer Vacation Arriving Soon

Soon we will all be leaving Ball State, unless your doing summer courses, and will be enjoying the fact that ENG will not be a priority on Tuesdays and Thursdays. However, Summer Vacation will only be a break from the work load that college deals to me. This summer will be a very busy one, but I believe I will still enjoy it. So far I am aware I will be finishing my final test to complete the state standard to be a firefighter, and I will be enrolled into a first responder class in May. Along with that, I will need to find a job to make some dough, I had quit my previous job after 2 years and 8 months during Christmas break and now I need to get a new job. I do not believe it will be too hard of a task because where I am from there are a lot of businesses that hire seasonal help during the summer. Finally, the week before we all return to the great city of Muncie, Pyrotechnics Guild International (PGI) will be in LaPorte. The location will be at the county's fair grounds which is under my twp's jurisdiction. We will be there for fire coverage for the shows, and will receive free admission to all the shows for the fire coverage. Rumor is, the will be launching 16 in. mortars, which will be amazing. http://www.pgi.org/

4/13/12

This week we worked on our group projects and discussed how to do in text citations. We also received our papers back, and I was happy with the grade I got. Now it is time to finish this group project and get ready to go home in a few weeks.

Shooting with Ball State's Finest Part 2

Then after non lethal weapons were displayed and we were able to shoot them, our group moved to the area where lethal weapons were viewed and demonstrated. The lethal weapons were: 45m.m glock handgun, AR-15 assault rifle, and a 12 gauge shotgun.
Our group did not have enough time to handle the AR-15 or the shotgun. We were able to fire off 24 rounds (bullets) out of the glock, and that was fun. Overall the activity was very fun and the Citizens Police Academy graduation is in a few weeks so I have that to look forward too.
45mm Glock Handgun

AR-15 Assault Rifle

12 Gauge Shotgun

Group Websites

This is my second time doing this type of group project, and making websites is probably the best group project to do. You get to see that you are really capable of making a website, which some people think is impossible, and a chance to make full use of technology to produce an assignment like no other. It is also a great chance to interact with your group members and simply have a good time while making a website. Finally, next week will be Part II: lethal weapons.