All About Me Blog

Hello! My name is Douglas. (Nickname: Doug)
Hobbies:  I enjoy drawing, painting, playing tennis, basketball, badminton, and swimming.
Career Goals: Engineer, Pharmaceutical Scientist, or Physician
College Goals: I would like to go to a 4 year university offers an undergraduate Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, or Biochemistry major.
Favorite subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, and Calculus
Personal Traits: Determined, hard working, out going, ambitious, and team spirited
Favorite colors: blue, black, green, teal
Favorite foods: All kinds of seafood and red meat (I enjoy eating hot-pot and Korean Barbecue), spicy food, ramen, dumplings, vegetables, dim sum
Favorite Seasons: Summer and Winter
Favorite Artist: Vincent Van Gogh
Music that I listen to: Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, Rap, Classical Music, Kpop
Favorite types of candy: M&Ms, Hershey Chocolate Bars, Kit-Kat, Three Musketeers, and Skittles
Favorite types of fruits to eat: Apples, Bananas, Oranges, Grapes, Blueberries, Strawberries, and Tangerines
Favorite types of books: Science-Fiction, Non-fiction, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, and books related biology, chemistry, physics, and psychology

Lit Circle (Our Stolen Future) Ch 1-2

Word/Vocab Master (Ch.1-2)                                                                          
1. pg. 1, ornithology (n.) - the scientific study of birds
2. pg. 3, dieldrin (n.) - a light tan, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, used as an pesticide
3. pg. 4, edema (n.)  -  a condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body
4. pg. 4, grotesque (adj.) - odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character
5. pg. 6, dicofol (n.) - a pesticide containing a small percentage of DDT and used primarily to control mites on crops
6. pg. 8, cetacean (n.) - a marine animal of the order Cetacea; a whale, dolphin, or porpoise
7. pg. 18, toxicologist (n.) - a scientist who specializes in the study of symptoms, mechanisms, treatments, and detection of venoms and toxins
8. pg. 23, organochlorine (n.) - an organic compound that contains one or more chlorine atoms
9. pg. 26, cormorant (n.) - a large diving bird with a long neck, long hooked bill, short legs, and mainly dark plumage
10. pg. 27, zooplankton (n.) - the aggregate of animal or animal-like organisms in plankton; a plankton consisting of small animals and the immature stages of larger animals