Blake Zingerman

How I Killed Pluto By Mike Brown   Overall, this book was a great read. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the layout of how everything was explained. Instead of the story being told completely about his discovery methods and full concentration on the search for planets, Brown adds his family as an element of the story. While discovering large masses floating out in the Kuiper Belt, we also see the arrival of his child. Additionally, as the story progresses, and Brown goes through some challenges and backlash for his findings, he always explains the best moments he is having with his child. Yes, I did read this book for the actual reason of finding out the story behind Pluto however, I also found a story about a family that was just nice to read. The most interesting aspect of this story was in my opinion the drama ensuing from the findings.   The most exciting chapter I read in the book would have to be “Stealing the Show.” This chapter explained ...

Welcome to LA I Hope You Enjoy Sitting in Your Car   Welcome to the city where dreams are fulfilled! The only problem is getting to those dreams. Yes, that is the problem here. I can assume that all of us here at USC have at least once (probably many more times) experienced the beloved thing we call traffic where we all love to make our jokes about driving three miles in a quick 45 minutes. That is the reality here in LA. If you want to travel anywhere downtown you better plan ahead expecting to double, triple, or even quadruple the amount of time it should take.      Throughout this article, I will give you first-hand knowledge and provide you with everything you need to know about LA traffic and the possible alternatives along with the future of traffic. Here are the topics that will be discussed in this article.  Why did it get worse? Any advice? What about public transportation?  What solutions are they worki...

  Book 1 When trying to choose a book to read there was one that stood out to me. How I killed Pluto was the book I knew I needed to read. With a background in space, I was really curious to see the story about why Pluto no longer was considered a planet. Growing up while this change happened still resonates with me because my mother was trying to explain how a planet could be revoked. Even after having her explain it to me I still was confused about how the story of Pluto coming up would even happen. Luckily, all of my questions were answered with this book.  So far in the book, I have not read about Pluto but instead, the story behind the find has been formulated. The book is about an astronomer who was studying the moons of Jupiter but later becomes interested in a belt out by Pluto. This asteroid belt had been known to have very large objects out there. This astronomer decided to use an old telescope where he looked at this belt for a couple of months. He then used pla...

Oil Financial Analyst   When I tell most people that I was a financial analyst for a local oil company over the summer, they always look at me weirdly. There is always a controversial stigma that comes when mentioning oil companies. Some applaud, infatuated by the field while others look at me with disgust. Regardless, I am always excited to explain what I did for the company and what they stand for.   A Financial Analyst for CalNRG is a very broad term. What I mean by this, is that was my official title. However, there were many things I oversaw or had a significant say in. There are several aspects of oil I was not sure I would get my hands on, yet being their first intern, I did anything and everything. After recently acquiring a new company there were many things, they needed to get clean and usable for data reference.   With that broad title, I would sum up the three most important things I did for the oil company as   ·  ...