Today Americans live in a world where nearly everything is man-made, engineered. The things we use nearly every day were at some point made somehow, someway, by somebody. We don’t notice how ordinary thing in everyday life took years and years to finally allow them for public use. Everything possible that we use today was made through engineers, whether it was from the simple wheel to the space satellites that allow us to connect to the rest of the world. We have been very successful as a world and we should be grateful of the things we have because it took hard work and engineering.
Starting from ancient times, man has always seemed to have the brilliance to make things happen. We have succeeded far more than any other being on Earth, we create things help us live a better an easier life but some of us don’t see it. Bridges for example, first made with tree logs by man was one of the beginning foundations of civil engineering as we know it today. Buildings, houses, cities, states, nations, all built by some type of engineer. Civil engineering today built some of the major building we need to functions as a society. For example, me personally, I have two major buildings, my house and school. My house is the foundation of the type of person I become when I leave of to the real world. School is what gives what I say and the things I do quality, quality that is put on paper for the rest of the world to see. We don’t notice how these engineered structures contribute so much as tools that help us.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
My Vocabulary #2
1. Aerospace- research, design, development, construction, testing, science and technology of aircraft and spacecraft.
ex.- many aerospace engineers are responsible for the rockets use in NASA's space launches.
2. colloquially- characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
ex.- Using the expression "rocket science" is an example of colloquially.
3. Avionics- are the electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites, and spacecraft
ex.- Aerospace engineers use avionics to design air vehicles.
4. bore- make (a hole) in something, esp. with a revolving tool.
ex.- Hand drills are made make bores.
ex.- many aerospace engineers are responsible for the rockets use in NASA's space launches.
2. colloquially- characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal.
ex.- Using the expression "rocket science" is an example of colloquially.
3. Avionics- are the electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites, and spacecraft
ex.- Aerospace engineers use avionics to design air vehicles.
4. bore- make (a hole) in something, esp. with a revolving tool.
ex.- Hand drills are made make bores.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Launch
1. I want to be able to pursue engineering and know exactly the career i'm getting myself into.
2. I think the best tool that will help me in this path is the blog. The blog is a way for me to keep track of what i am learning and the thing i will be posting. All that I post will stay longer than any paper assignment that I can do, not loosing my work. I want to use the blog in order to inform others and myself on what engineering is about, the math and science it takes to achieve the level of success you want to be at.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
My Vocabulary #1
1. traverse- travel across or through.
ex.- Thousands of cars traverse the golden gate bridge everyday.
2. ferment- incite or stir up (trouble or disorder)
ex.- Little kids ferment situations in order to get attention.
3. span- the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers.
ex.- Kids span play doh just for the curiosity of how much it could stretch.
4. convey- transport or carry to a place.
ex.- Military convey use it for stealth missions.
5. ambiance- the character and atmosphere of a place.
ex.- Mood is sometimes mistaken for ambiance.
6. encompass- surround and have or hold within.
ex.- The case of a glue stick encompasses the glue with special chemicals.
7. exploiting- make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
ex.- Indians exploited the Buffalo when killed.
8. abutment- a structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g., at the ends of a bridge.
ex.- Thousands of cars traverse the golden gate bridge everyday.
2. ferment- incite or stir up (trouble or disorder)
ex.- Little kids ferment situations in order to get attention.
3. span- the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers.
ex.- Kids span play doh just for the curiosity of how much it could stretch.
4. convey- transport or carry to a place.
ex.- Military convey use it for stealth missions.
5. ambiance- the character and atmosphere of a place.
ex.- Mood is sometimes mistaken for ambiance.
6. encompass- surround and have or hold within.
ex.- The case of a glue stick encompasses the glue with special chemicals.
7. exploiting- make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
ex.- Indians exploited the Buffalo when killed.
8. abutment- a structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g., at the ends of a bridge.
Monday, January 27, 2014
HAFTA/WANNA
When I think of the life after high school, I don't see a clear vision, it's more of a series of possibilities where you have your most likely and an infinite amount of other routes. I believe high school is where you get the conscious to know the difference from right to wrong but still don't have a strong enough will to do the right thing. I think the biggest similarity from and after high school is learning to live in a bigger world. From middle to high school you are exposed to a new and bigger world, same with after high school. The biggest difference I think is the type of people you will interact with. High school shows you the innocence side of everyone, but once after high school you see the real world and what people are capable of. I don't think anyone can change in one day let alone by themselves, they need time and help in order to see the change they wish to see. I hope one day all we want that is positive will happen if we can help other achieve their wishes.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Life After...
Life after high school is different for everyone, some people go to college, some go to the military and some get a job straight after. For me I feel that I nearly have all those choices, but I think the best route for me and my future is to go to college. I cannot say what I will be doing in the future because nobody can know, but I can say what I dream it would be like and what I think it would be like. I dream of one day having a life that will make me happy, a future where I get the knowledge to make my possibilities come true. What I think will happen is go to college and take the classes necessary to become an engineer where I will graduate and get a job in my profession, a profession that I will never be bored from.
Profile in Courage
This week during class we saw a movie about athletes that unfortunately do not have the access of walking and some motor functions. They are athletes competing in the Paralympics where they face other handicap men from different countries. They play a game called "Murder Ball", replicating the sport of rugby but with special rules. In the beginning of the movie, it starts of by explaining how the game is played and the players it includes. It shows the greatest player, who was rejected a spot on the U.S. team, leave to Canada and coach the Canadian team. I think that the struggle it takes to find a new purpose in your life is harder if your old life is taken away in an instant. This movie, so far is about the players, their backgrounds and the game.
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