The Most Important Decision of My Life

People make decisions everyday. Although some of them are not so important decisions such as what kind of coffee they should get, what to eat for lunch, and what movie they should watch for dinner; some are life changing decisions. My most important decision that changed my life was enrolling in a Ultrasound Technician major.

After I graduated from high school, I went to San Francisco State University. With so many majors to choose from, I had no idea what I wanted to do and what kind of career would fit my personality best. I went to San Francisco State University for a year with an undeclared major. Struggling to choose my major, I visited the website of U.S. Department of Labor and started reviewing hundreds of different careers. There I found information about an ultrasound technician. Finally, I found what I wanted to do.

Unfortunately, San Francisco State University did not offer the Ultrasound Technician major so I had to transfer to Lincoln University. I have been attending Lincoln University for one year and eight months and I will start my internship next month. I did have some doubts about going into the field but now that I have more experience in it, I am confident of what I want to achieve and persue in the field.

The decision of enrolling in Ultrasound Technician major was very significant decision of life because it was deciding what I would do for a living.

Handguns; A Weapon That Should Be Banned Forever

According to U.S. Department of Justice, the number of handgun crimes in 1997 was numbered 930,700. That number is the highest out of number of homide, robbery, rape and assault. Although handguns are the most dangerous weapon an individual can own, more and more people buy handguns for themselves. Handguns should be banned because of its misuses and danger. Thousands of people die everyday from a handgun crime.

Many people argue that handguns are needed for use of self protection. On average in 1987-1992, about 83,000 crime victims per year used firearms to defend themselves or their properties. That number is not even close to one tenths of the number of handgun crime rate, 930,700. If the handguns are used way more for hurting others rather than protecting themselves, handguns should be banned.

People not only die from crimes related to handguns but also die from misfire of a handgun. Everyday, hundreds of children and teenagers get injured or die from a misfire of a gun that their parents owned. With over 90 million adults owning a gun and almost 40 million children under 10, it is hard to think of almost any other potentially dangerous products kept in American homes.

Handgun is a killing weapon and I would be very happy if I don't have to hear people dead from a handgun crime on a News everyday.