5 summaries

Chelsey Wilkins
Five Article Summaries
AP English III
01/21/10

1. (2010). Airlines warned about manual handling training; Expert urges airlines to look at training methods after cutting one leading UK airline's lost time incidents by 68.75%. M2PressWIRE, Retrieved from Newspaper Source database.
a. This article talked about an expert engineer who proved that his methods of training airline employees. Proof of effectiveness comes from the UK airlines that after his rigorous training program decreased manual workforce incidents by 68.75% for twelve months. I believe the engineering comes in effect, with the pristine condition and how it is designed to help avoid natural, mechanical qualities of a human body. Overall, the article was very informative and showed me an aspect of mechanical engineering I was unaware of.
2. Janovich, A. (2009, December 17). Engineering students have designs on the future. Yakima Herald-Republic (WA), Retrieved from Newspaper Source database.
a. This article could be described as informative. A student Adriana Janovich of the Toppenish High School described classes, work, and projects that prepare her for her future career in engineering. She is enrolled in a class called introduction to engineering design of the pathway of engineering curriculum, Project Lead the Way. Now I’ve already completed this class and a couple after it, which made it easy for me to relate to Adriana’s appreciation to the needed practice. Project Lead the Way allows high school students to get exposure to future careers in the broad field of engineering.
3. (2010). BSD Medical Names Todd Turnlund as Vice President of Engineering. M2PressWIRE, Retrieved from Newspaper Source database.
a. This newspaper article wasn’t very long but it gave me an aspect of goals to set for myself and objectives that I should be prepared for in the future. It talks about a well-accomplished man, Todd Turnlund being appointed the vice president of engineering. This would be a huge honor because he’s not only president over mechanical engineering field but of all engineering fields. His achievements included a mechanical engineering degree for University of California at Santa Barbara, an MBA from Santa Clara University, his acceptance of twelve patents…etc His achievements really inspire me to further my journey to become a mechanical engineer and not to give up.

4. (2010, January 17). BRIEF: Inside Alaska business. Anchorage Daily News (AK), Retrieved from Newspaper Source database
a. This article was simply about a prospering engineering company, Coffman’s engineering Inc. The company received a federal grant with Alaska so they could to detect and test geothermal resource at Pike Ridge’s site for utility scale electric generation and heating supplies. The company offers many other services also. Including civil, structural, commercial/industrial mechanical, process piping, pipeline integrity management, electrical, controls, and corrosion control engineering as well as lighting design, project management, and commissioning. This article just simply showed me that engineering is a very broad field and I could have aspects of different fields in one occupation.
5. Tran, T. (2010, January 14). Technically speaking. Grand Forks Herald (ND), Retrieved from Newspaper Source database
a. This last article is not another success story but information about a student in engineering school and some of their initial projects.Iaan Pays was the individual who wrote about his college experience but he also mentioned how he was just laid back as they did some projects that he had completed or was introduced to in high school. Just that information makes me grateful to be open to any aspects of engineering making learning further in this field much easier. The article was kind of inspiration t those of us already interested in mechanical engineering because it reassures us that the work we are doing isn’t put to waste.