The Importancement Of A Personal Statement On Technology And Technology

The global dispute that centers on technology, ranging from basic machines to the internet of things, is a very broad one. To each person the use of electronics means something different, some despise the rate in which the world is turning to robots and some praise the idea of the world turning into the real life version of the movie “Back to The Future”. If you walk around randomly asking questions about the future and technology, you are most definitely going to get a wide decree of answers. It seems though, as a unified decision that the world is in favor of such changes and will continue to move towards movies like “23”.

In sixth grade, I made my first game in Scratch. In that game, Orgo the Blue Banana, the player controlled a blue banana who had to defend itself against an onslaught of yellow bananas while Mission Impossible music played in the background. My game was an instant hit among my friends, and I soon released the sequel, Orgo Unleashed, complete with a boss, cheats codes, and even more evil bananas. Not long afterward, I learned Javascript and Python through Codecademy.com. Very quickly, however, Codecademy grew boring: Because it primarily taught syntax, each lesson started to feel the same. Freshman year, I discovered CS50, Harvard’s introductory computer science course, on Edx.com, where I learned deeper concepts like algorithmic efficiency and pointer arithmetic. Here was the true beauty of computing: not just learning syntax, but really understanding the technical underpinnings, not just what worked, but why it worked. By teaching those deep concepts, CS50 gave me a taste of what computer science has to offer.

“Don’t just play on your phone, program it.” This quote by President Obama, which hung in my AP Computer Science classroom, embodies what it means to be an engineer and

Entering community college with little programming experience, I was eager to learn. I registered for my first programming class excited, with a fresh mind. My professor introduced the class to our first program, "Hello World." Instantly, I was hooked. As I uncovered the complexities of problem-solving and the importance of proper syntax, my love grew stronger. Eventually, with experience in C++ and JAVA, another professor presented a life changing opportunity to me.

When I go to the University of North Carolina Asheville, I will bring with me a curiosity that only those who make the biggest technological breakthroughs in the world possess. Throughout my life I have had the opportunity to grow and adapt with technology as it becomes one of the biggest markets in the world. At the young age of ten, I was introduced to the computer world. I was immediately intrigued and found one of the many passions I would come to find. This is just the beginning of my future.

In my first two years at Howard University, I lived among flutes in Washington D.C.’s technology scene, attending hackathons and technology meet-ups. Armed with a spoonful of programming knowledge and a wave of enthusiasm, I seized every opportunity to grow through the people I encountered. Although I learned plenty from them about powerful tools, what I took away as a part of me was their reasons for loving tech. A desire to reduce traffic accidents in D.C.; a burning passion to help former inmates re-enter society; an urgent need for police accountability in minority neighborhoods. The following year, I

Since I was a child, I have been interested in computers, which unfortunately led me to destroying a few of my parents as a toddler. However, I as became older I was able to hone in my skills and began working at my high school’s IT department, where I became the school’s first Student Technology Associate. As the Student Technology Associate, I worked

Our students are technology natives, and expect the learning environment to utilize the same technology they are so comfortable with outside of the school. Current career studies indicate that by the time today’s 1st graders graduate, there will be a shortage of over 1 million people who will be needed in writing computer code and designing computer programs. I facilitated the HOUR of CODE program at both the middle school and elementary. This program is supported by leaders in the technology industry. It is a wonderful program that uses popular computer games to teach students how to write computer code.

The final assignment for the class brought an incredible opportunity for me to find my style in programming: we were allowed to create anything we wanted, and I wrote my first computer game, Catcher. In the game, the player catches falling objects from the sky and accumulates points to win. It was a challenging project, since I had no prior experience coding games. I had not even seen game code before, but I enjoyed it so much. The Catcher project allowed me to truly express myself through the lines of code. Through writing computer programs, I had found my

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

As a child, I developed a powerful relationship with computers from family and from having computers in my household. My cousins worked for Apple as software programmers and told me all their struggles or accomplishments. Discussions about coding seemed so complex and foreign; like a language. Although I doubted my future leading anywhere to programming, I learned a little of the language of Java Script from my cousins and applied my programming in high school.

We all know technology is a good thing, right? Or is it? We can all come up with reasons why technology is helpful or appropriate like we can for a particular medicine. And while some drugs are really great to cure or prevent a disease, sometimes the side effects outweigh any possible benefit. The same is true with technology. Some common negative side effects of technology are kids playing on their phones instead of going outside to play or young people not interacting face-to-face as much as they used to. Parenting is an area that has suffered since the rise in technology, specifically with phone use.

As my eighth birthday was approaching, I knew exactly what I wanted: A personal computer. I didn’t know nearly all of the functionality of such an apparatus at the time; in fact, my young mind probably thought of scribbling rabbits on Microsoft Paint as its primary reason for existence. As I grew up, I figured out the elusive device was not only analogous with entertainment, but it somehow also served to assist my parents at their jobs. To the juvenile version of me, this was fascinating - somehow, I wanted to traverse the vistas of possibilities that this technology offered. Even today, as I alternate between Skype calls and schoolwork on my laptop, I am still beguiled by the capabilities of computers. If technology could be this awe-inspiring, why couldn’t even I learn about its uses and utilize it for the benefit of the greater good? I knew from day one that I wanted to help people, but being able to culminate this desire with my own curiosity of the potential of computer science has influenced my academic choices and will continue to do so when I attend college.

The world is full of problems. Problems are like puzzles; and given enough patience and effort, most puzzles can be solved. I, Raleigh Showalter, like to solve puzzles. I prefer usually prefer the digital ones though. Computers have interested me for a large part of my life, so I often enjoy solving puzzles on computers or with computers. To better organize my knowledge of computers and to increase my chances of having a successful career in tech, I followed the advise of my programming mentor and began attending college with the hope of someday attaining a bachelor's degree in computer science. In order to complete my education, however, I must also tackle some non-technical courses. Hence, I'm currently writing a journal entry for an English

Sims are the most dependent people in the world. Anything you say they do, or don’t do, because they rely on us to live. When I tell a Sim to eat they do, when I tell one to go to the bathroom they do, and when I tell them to stay up for three days straight talking to an alien they do. We all know at least one person like that.