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Personal Narrative Analysis

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I remember anxiously waiting for my older brother to connect to the internet through dial up for the first time. I would constantly pester my brother with questions about how images appeared on this magical box. Never before in my life had I ever used anything like it. Knowing that any simple form of interference such as picking up a phone would cut off the connection, I had to learn how to make the most out of my time and constantly save the progress of any software or game that was open.
Ever since my little brother, Daniel, was diagnosed with autism, it has been difficult to communicate with him because of his inability to articulate words. At first my family and I tried to teach him basic words and introduce sign language to him. With each attempt, he smiled and replied with his favorite word, “buh”! One day when I was playing Runescape, it hit me. The solution was right in front of me: technology. Waiting patiently as the slow dial-up internet loaded each page, I came across a simple soundboard and asked my mother to purchase it. On the day of arrival, my family and I spent the evening assigning sound recordings to each button and adding pictures next to them. After we showed Daniel how the soundboard worked, I was bewildered when he had pushed the “I want” button and the picture of the food he desired. Because of technology, …show more content…

When I look at a piece of technology, I always question myself: “How does it work”?” Always wanting to learn how code works, I signed up for my high school’s Java class. At first, understanding Java was like Charlie Brown listening to his teacher speak. However, with time, it became clearer and felt like a challenging game. Although the class continually became more difficult, I thoroughly enjoyed the learning process. Despite knowing that there will be many difficulties to face, I decided to follow my passions and to major in Computer

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