Week 7 EOC: The Pitch

The product that I have chosen to do is called Kroket balls. "Kroket is typically cylindrical in shape, filled with a meat ragout (most commonly using beef, beef broth, flour, butter or margarine, onions, herbs.)" (http://eatyourworld.com/destinations/europe/the_netherlands/amsterdam/what_to_eat/kroket). These Kroket Balls will be breaded and deep fried so that they are nice and crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside. It will come with a side of marinara sauce and Dijon Mustard. Kroket is a very popular snack in The Netherlands, which tourist have been known to have a secret love for this weird looking treat. This snack would go great with a 22 ounce Budweiser and good company. Which is why I am promoting it to the bar scene. One portion of this food would be ten Kroket balls in a basket. The basket would go for $5.99.

Week 8 EOC: Adventure

After a long night of drinking, Phineas Fogg found himself sitting in a dimly lit bar in the sleazy Red light district of the infamous Amsterdam, Holland. The bartender comes up and sets a drink in front of him, he looks up confused and says, “I didn’t order this?” The bartender grunts and points to the most gorgeous woman Fogg had ever laid eyes on, who was sitting at the other end of the bar. He picked up the drink and started to approach her. As Fogg walked towards her, he stared, trying to soak in all of her beauty. Finally reaching her, he says hello and asked why she bought the drink for him. She did not reply. After a few more minutes of staring she finally spoke up, “I have been watching you Mr. Fogg.” He gave her a strange look but continued with the conversation, “And why would you be doing that?” “I have heard of your amazing voyage to travel around the world,” she said, “and I wanted to join you.” Fogg now seemed shocked. Why would this beautiful lady that he has only just met want to come with him on his voyage? The woman saw the shocked expression on his face and sought out to reassure him, “I do not need your answer now Mr. Fogg, come and sit for a while, we will talk all night and you can decide in the morning.” So there they sat all night, and Fogg loved every minute of it. They talked about their hopes and dreams, of losses and sorrows. They tried many delicious Dutch foods, but one caught Fogg’s attention the most, and that was the Kroket balls. The woman had told Fogg that it was the Dutch’s favorite snack food. As the night dwindled to the wee hours of the morning Fogg had told the beautiful lady that he needed to head off soon and had decided to let her come along. The woman’s face glowed with excitement. But before they left Fogg had to run to the restroom, and when he came back the woman was gone without a trace. He wanted to search for here but his time for departure had come. So he left Amsterdam with only the Kroket balls left to remember her by.   

Week 6 EOC: Me x 3

There are many things that I own that could define my personality. But there are a few things that I treasure over everything. For the first thing that I would say defines me is my pair of wrestling shoes from my senior year in high school. Seeing these shoes always floods my brain with wonderful memories. Wrestling has been one of the greatest experiences to happen in my life, it, along with the people involved, helped me get through a hard time in my life. I am an only child and have always wanted brothers to hang with and wrestling gave me just that. I even appreciate the days of wrestling that pushed me to my limits and I wanted to quit, those days taught me how to have a strong character and have good work ethic. The second object I would choose is my IPOD. I am deeply in love with music of all styles. I believe that music is a universal language and it can give you a connection to people that you never thought you would have anything in common with. I love the goosebumps that run over my entire body when I hear a song that just seems to resonate with my whole being and make me feel that I have no care in the world. Everybody needs a happy place and I found mine in Music. Which leads me to my last object which is my Blue Spark Microphone. Since I have realized my passion for music I have gone in to the field of sound and have been studying for it. So I think this microphone is a good choice. With this I want be able to create the music that has inspired me and I hope that one day the music I have created Inspires people all over the world. That would be a dream come true.

Week 5 EOC: Social Networks and Job Hunting

In today’s world we are more tech savvy as ever. As humans evolve with technology, people will start to break some of the traditional things we have done for a long time. People now a days have been trying to find employees over social media. “More companies are trying to tap Facebook Inc.'s 750-million-plus user base to find new employees, threatening traditional job boards and competing with LinkedIn Corp., which has dominated the online professional networking arena.” (Wall Street Journal). This could be a great idea. Seeing that most of the world is on Facebook shows that there is the potential to come in contact with anybody. “The majority of social-media traffic to Waste Management Inc.'s careers website comes from Facebook, beating out LinkedIn, said Jenny DeVaughn, manager of social media and employment branding. The Houston-based environmental services company is currently trying to fill 1,500 positions—from software developers to garbage truck drivers. In addition to posting jobs and videos of current employees on its Facebook page, the company has recruiters and other employees find user groups and join discussions.” (Wall Street Journal). But even tough this may seem like a good idea, people may still have a problem. Most people like to keep their personal live completely separate from the professional lives. They may not be comfortable having someone that they are working for to be all over their personal affairs, whatever they may be.