Monday, September 30, 2013

Ok so my 20% project has been my work on buyer security on Amazon.  I have only had one class period to work on it so it isn't very far along.  I have emailed Amazon and have gotten not response.  This is as far as I have gotten.  My next step will be to post my comment on Amazon's Facebook account in hope that people seeing my post will prompt Amazon to work with me in further developing their security measures to decrease scams.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Ok so first I am hoping to start out at a four year college and, depending on my major, I may go on to get a larger degree and end up with a doctorate if that's what I decide to do.  I have several options that I am looking at as far as colleges go along with what to major in.  I have seriously considered majoring in international relations and so we will just say that is what I am going to aim for.  Since international relations has to do with the government, and often military, I will be applying to West Point Military Academy located in West Point, NY.  If I do choose, and get accepted to, West Point, my tuition as well as my housing and food will be payed for while I am attending there.  I may have some minimal expenses such as clothes and insurance on my car but other than that I should be pretty well set. Most likely I will hold some sort of part time job while going to school to pay for my few expenses. I would obviously have to live in West Point, most likely on campus, in order for my housing to be payed for.  For my new car, I would want something that is reliable and not too luxurious.  I would definitely choose a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta which, as according to the VW website, starts at $16,720.00 which I think is an affordable price for a car with such good gas mileage as well as incredibly good reputation.  While researching for this project, I learned that I am going to have to work hard to stay out of debt on top of keeping good grades.