Project # 1- Introducing Yourself

My name is Jaime Junior Garcia Martinez, I am18 years old and I am currently attending the New York City College Of Technology. This is my fist year in college and while I am not the first one out of my family to be in college I still believe it is an achievement worth celebrating. While growing up I never really had the chance to live in the place that I was born in which is New Jersey so I really can’t say that I “come” from New Jersey, instead I had the chance to live in Mexico and therefore I learned Spanish before I had the chance to learn English. While living in Mexico I also learned how to play Soccer, Tennis, and Kickball, I even got to learn some of their typical dances too but if I were to be honest then I would say that I am not a good dancer, so therefore I guess you can say that I am more Mexican than American and also a terrible dancer. Some of my hobbies include playing sports such as Soccer and Tennis, I also like to play video games and read books, I am also a big fan of scary stuff. People who get to know me really well will find that I am a very emotional person who does not actually like to show those emotions to other people who are not friends.

I chose this avatar because it had a video game character reading a book which are two of the that I enjoy to on my free time. Another reason for this choosing is because I grew up looking up to sonic, not because of his cocky attitude but because of his hatred towards injustices and evil.

Some ways in which people can misinterpret the picture that I chose has an avatar are  thinking that I am a person who is addicted to video games, that I am a nerd or that I don’t like putting pictures that actually depict myself.

My goal in life is to become a professional video game designer, this is due to the personal feeling that I have which is: video games are a form of art which can make people have reactions towards the games themselves. That is the main reason why I spend as much time has I possibly can playing and researching the ways on how to make a product that I can be proud of.

My profile is meant to convey that I am a person who likes to play video games, read books, and even a person who likes to scare himself from time to time. With this description of myself I hope to better inform the people who don’t know me and wish to know more about me.

A walk in New York City

In the summer of 2011 my family and me decided to go to Manhattan to go to the museum. I had went to this museum a lot of times in my school trips but never with my family before. We had no idea how to get there and we ended up walking a lot! It was a long walk but it was totally worth it. It was worth it because like the city is filled with a lot of  attractions so we got to see interesting places. For example, we went to central park and it was enormous! but very beautiful. we also went in the zoo that the park had and it was very entertaining watching all the different animals they had there. when we got to the museum we saw a lot and learned some fun facts as well. We went in the globe to see how the universe was created in 3D and it was pretty impressive. Even thought I had seen it everything of the museum all before I felt it was all new to me because I shared it all with my family.

The long walk to the museum was a awesome experience because even if you walked for hours if there’s interesting things around you that you getting to see it makes the walk less tiring than what it really is. I’ve lived in New York city for long now but I really hadn’t seen the city much until that day that we got lost.

PROJECT 1# INTRODUCTION

My name is Raunaq Singh. People often call me Ron because it is easier to remember. I am currently a freshmen with a decided major of Accounting in City tech. I am immigrant who just migrated from India in Sep 2010. I graduated from Academy of Finance & Enterprise High School. Its a specialized school for Business located in Long Island city. English is not my first language but I guess i still manage to get with it. I am interested in Math because Math is the only subject where u just have ONE answer for the question and you really have to try hard to find that ONE answer. Also, this interest lead me imagining myself as an Accountant in a business firm. Hopefully, I complete my Bachelor’s Degree and a Masters for my this dream to come true.

In my profile I choose my Avatar as myself because I think its always better to talk about yourself so that people get familiar with you. In my opinion, i consider myself as an person who likes to smoke hookah. Also the two friends in the background tell to the audience that I am friendly person. A person who is outgoing and chill. The image on my hat which is “Chicago Bulls” also tells that i am interested in watching Basketball.

Pictures always convey misleading thoughts. My avatar could be interpreted in many different ways. The first thing people would think is that i am into smoking. People might also consider that i smoke weed too. Also, people might think i am not smart in studies because i am involved in all these dirty works. The piercing on my ear could be considered as Ghetto or acting tough. According to some people’s view it might be like a show off. Due to the smoke near my face people would think i am trying to hide myself which refers as being shy.

In my opinion, I think its the human nature to create assumptions about a person whom they do not even know just by looking at his/her image. This can always lead to bad relationships among people. Judging someone on their looks is not fair. Its the person’s personality which matters the most. People should always try to get to know the other person so they could not make a misleading thought about them. My picture would convey many negative thoughts but i would say if you have a positive mindset you can always take the positive things out and neglect the negative one’s. Some examples of positive thoughts in my image could be that i am outgoing, relaxed, unstressed and a person who enjoys life. I think all this information and image matters because it might not give you the right image of the person but gives you little clues and hints about how the person is in real life.

Project #1 Introducing Yourself

Zeeshan Arif is a freshmen at college of technology and a  Graduate from Abraham Lincoln high school. I am interested in psychology and i am looking forward to being a psychologist or something similar to that field of studies. I live with my family and I have two siblings. I work at burger king, in sunset park Brooklyn. I also play sports and mostly cricket. I love playing cricket because that’s what i have been playing through out high school as well, as i have played for my high school cricket team. I am starting my life fresh in college of technology and hopefully i can be much better than i was in high school.

My avatar i think tells a lot about to me.My avatar is of he human mind.I think it tells what i want to do in my life which is to be a psychologist. I want to learn more about the human mind, How we think ,and how certain emotions or situations make us react or do something. I think its shows that now i have a clear vision of my life. i know what i want to do in my life. This can also tell that i am a person that likes to know about people and talk to them. I think my avatar represents my future and the vision that i have for my future. The avatar tells about the kind of person i am.

My avatar could be interpreted differently because my avatar shows just a a human brain. people might think i am a kind of nerd or a person that just likes to study.It can show that i am weird or anything. A lot can be said but u never know the person until u talk to them. Like many other pictures my picture can be seen in many ways but like i said i feel u will only know better when u learn more about me but not just by looking at my avatar.

From my profile hopefully people can see who i really am, Know me better not just make up their mind by seeing my avatar. I hope that people could understand what i want from life and college, which is to make new friends. When i came to college i came with the thought of starting a fresh new life, making new friends but also not leaving my old friends. I also want to make most out of the chance that i got to make my life better attend college. I want to be successful in life and put in the hard work that is required. MY Profile pic shows my vision and now when i am  here, i have the chance to chase after my dreams i will do that. I think my profile should also tell the people that i want to be successful, a better person and and make college a wonderful experience. This profile is a little example of what i am and hopefully it tells people about me and make them want to learn  more because the best way to learn ore is by knowing the person and talking to them.

Project #1 : Introducing Yourself

My name is Gerald Palmieri and I am striving to become a mogul in the business world. I attended CSI high school for international studies where I took a finance class that sparked my sudden interest in the stock market, business, as well as accounting. As well as this I like to play and watch sports as well as attend sporting events. Football is my favorite sport to watch as the excitement and action of it gets my blood flowing. I work at a restaurant called the West Shore in Staten Island which is also where I reside. I have three siblings, two sisters and one brother. All and all I am very satisfied with my life thus far and hope to continue to reach for success at City Tech.

My avatar seems pretty blunt but to me it means a lot. My avatar is a simple sunset with a lighthouse in the back round. I am going for the typical college look for I am trying to be a mature person in college. I wouldn’t say I was a reckless person but I tend to be very lazy and do not get top priorities done until the last minute as you can see from the lateness of this post. However, when I do finish my work on time or even earlier it is top notch and considerably good. Besides the point, I am trying to be typical but be my own person at the same time. That is the vibe I am trying to portray with my avatar.

Like any picture, it can be worth a thousand words or thoughts. My avatar also can convey that theory as some people might get that wrong idea. Some people that my avatar is blank which can indicate that my major is undecided and I don’t know what I want to with my life yet. It could also indicate that my life is filled with happiness and that everything is going smoothly so far in college. Whatever the case may be, I hope to meet new people and have a good college experience and that is exactly is what I think of when I look at my avatar.

For my profile, I hope it branches out the message to fellow students at City Tech that I am willing to meet new people. A lot of the reason of why I was so eager to attend college was not just to begin my life and whole new education, but was to meet new people. I always love making new friends with similar interests. I believe that goes for anyone making a profile. If you are writing a bio about yourself that will be viewed among people, then you want to be honest and clear about yourself. A profile can be interpreted as a first impression too because first time visitors to your profile could be interested in what they read about you. They could have similar interests and could want to meet up in school. That is how potential great friendships begin. A profile must also be professional too because you never know who can be looking whether it is a future employer or even a college. Generally a profile is a small excerpt of who you are.

Project 1: Introducing Yourself/Myself

My name is Alex S. and I was born in Ukraine. However, I only lived there for a very brief amount of time, in comparison to the rest of my life in the USA. Therefore, I can speak two languages, but only read and write with one. Nevertheless, I wish to learn how to do so with the second. When I first stared school,  I had a very difficult time with English, mainly because no one told me what it is. I knew that in the morning I had to write something in the first two lines of my notebook, but I had no idea what. So I would write random letters and numbers that I saw around the room on the walls. I did so with the hope that one would be right, or just to show that I was trying. I have actually forgotten how I first started to write or speak other than one day I was able to do so. However, I am still plagued by spelling mistakes. From there I moved on to junior high, those were a long three years, followed by 4 fast years at  High School. Now I am on the road of a Mechanical Engineering Technology major.

The Avatar I chose is the Iron Man mark II armor. Many people do not think of this as Iron Man when asked  what he looks like. Most people say that it is a suit of armor that is gold and hot rod red. This, of course, is true, however the red gold would not be here without the silver and titanium alloy. Also, the Mark II has more character than the Mark III by not being as flashy (even thought it has a high gloss silver finish that reflects more light than gold) and by its rougher industrial look with many bolts, visible sections of separate plates. It is also the armor that was used to test the flight capabilities of the series of armors, revealing the major icing problem at high altitudes. Which was used later when the design was copied and used against the Mark III (Gold and red). So the Mark II  was the start of the Iron Man line and was the reason for it’s improvement. I like improving something to the point of perfection and even further that, start something else based on the success that came before. Continuing is often as hard as starting. The reasons for both are the same, what do you do now? Where to head to or stay away from? How to not repeat yourself? What new thing is out there? Will this even work? The Mark II was the answer for Tony Stark and now for me.

It is a wonderful feat of engineering in many fields and the most wonderful was the expanded flight capability of the armor. It reminds me of Daedalus who crated wings to escape the tower back in ancient Greece. Flight without a bulky, needy, limited aircraft is simply wonderful. It is the difference between looking at the sky from the ground through a window and being in the sky high above with nothing to separate you from the experience of it all. It was a dream of mine to join the Air Force, to fly in plains that can achieve great heights and speeds. However, in gaining one freedom I would surrender many others. Iron Man dose not have that double edge, it is complete freedom.

The Iron Man Armor. Is it a weapon? or a Shield? or a Shell? In the pursuit of peace and justice do we turn to war machines and violence? This question come up when people discuss the Armor. An armor that does not exist. The imaginary worlds created by skilled filmmakers and writers create vivid worlds that we can see. They often have meaning outside their own in ours. So by choosing the Armor as my Avatar am I hiding behind it to avoid exposure or am I showing aggression by showing such a menacing figure that has very little human features and looks like it wants to hunt you down. These are the reacts I foresee with my choice of avatar.

Project #1Introducing Myself

My name is Yin Yin Li, as you can see from my name, I am a Chinese immigrant. I recently graduated at High School Of Dual Language And Asian Studies on June, 2013. Right now, I am majoring in Accounting in New York City College of Technology. Many of friends study something they really like in their majors, and their future careers. And I choose Accounting major, because I like to manage the money,I believe a person who is well manage his or her money can manages his or her life well; and also this career does not need a public speaking. I am a shy person, and very bad at communication. Therefore, I do not have many friends outside the school. I kind of live in my own bubble, with my true friend who understand me.

The avatar in my profile is picture took two years ago, when my best friend and I, participated in the breast cancer walk. This picture represents the other side of me, which most of friends do not know. I am proud of volunteering in Downtown Hospital; because I can do something for my community, even though I am so tiny compare to the whole world. However, instead of putting the group picture, I love this one better, as I said: I live in my own bubble, with my best friend. Another reason I choose this picture because it shows I am special. From my facial expression, it can tell I am not the ordinary person, I do not like smile or say cheese, and sometime I do weird thing without any reason.

In my eyes, this avatar is special to me; however, I guess people who do not know me well will interpret this avatar differently. For example, people might think I like to hang out with friends a lot, or other outdoor activities, since I joined the Downtown Hospital Volunteer Department, I must done many interest things in the community. Even though I am volunteer, but that do not mean I like to hang out. Most of the time, I love to stay at home and read my manga online or watch the Japanese cartoon. I am a big fan of Japan. On my parents’ generation, people thought only good students wear glasses, but I can tell it is not true; I wear glasses, not because I spend lot of time on studying, but on reading manga. Therefore, do not think I am a good kid who works hard inside and outside school, I am not. In some way this avatar has some illusion that misleading people to somewhere else, but this avatar also is a mirror, reflecting other side of myself.

My profile will convey that I live in my own “bubble” and I also have many different personality; I am shy, quiet, weird and other mysterious things that only few people knew. Sometime I am a realist, for example, I study Accounting. I know I cannot be the actress or singer, because I have stage fright. However, sometime I can be dreamer, having wild thinking and day dream in my own “bubble”. This is matter to me because I do not want people know me about the skin deep, I want people come to my world and explore the real me. So come and dig more about me!

 

Project 1: Introducing Myself.

I was born in Ecuador but raised in America. I came to New York City when I was five years old and I’ve resided with my family in Queens since then. I attended P.S. 89 for two years and then I was moved to Catholic school for the next nine. I made my way through the halls of William Cullen Bryant High-school and managed to graduate. Upon graduating high-school, I was able to get a job and just recently started my first year in NYCCT. College is something my parents never had the opportunity to attend. I basically come from the a hard-working middle-class family, with a big emphases on working. I was raised with the idea that with education and hard work anything can be accomplished. My passion is creating and I believe you are truly living, when you are creating. If you’re creating life, you will know how life should work. This mostly ties into the musical world but I want to branch out in the fields of electrical engineering.

I found this picture one day while I was scrolling down my news-feed. It was posted by a page that offers the latest news about science or something science related. The picture is of a frog, which is holding up a leaf over its head as it rains. The photographer who took the picture stated that the frog was actually trying to cover itself with the leaf. Normally, animals go by their primal instincts, so I was surprised to see that they can also think for themselves on a rare occasion this one. In my earlier years, I was very vulnerable and naive. With age, I managed to grow a spine and take advantage of what I have and not question what I don’t. Making the best of the situation, regardless if it rains or shines; this is what I live by and the picture captured it all.

This image could be misleading by giving off the idea that I might be in a not so pleasant situation. Rain usually never signifies something positive. The facial expression of the frog is naturally a sort of frown. Frogs aren’t usually seen with a physical smile on their face. So, a random person can be led to believe that I might not be happy person. But, it can also signify rebirth or redemption; “The rain will cleanse your soul” they say. Others might assume I love the rain-forest or that I am someone who likes animals. Both these assumptions are true but it is not the same as I my initial presentation.

All in all,  I want my profile to validate the idea that everyone is more than meets the eye. One picture can give you a glimpse into what the person could be like but it’s not concrete. It’s an educated guess, a hypothesis. I personally enjoy trying to figure out humans and how they interact with one another in different social environments. So, the best way to  figure out someone is physically talk to them and stop assuming! This matters to me because we’re not kids anymore and can’t go around acting like kids anymore. Maybe the person avatars is something that you don’t particularly like but it could turn out in actuality that once you actually converse with them, they share many other mutual interests.

Project 1: Introducing Yourself

My name is Jonathan Mesias, a recent graduate from Hillcrest High school, and a Freshman presently attending New York City College of Technology. I’m the first in my Family to make it into college, and I’m excited to face the challenges that will come to me. I’m presently majoring in Computer engineering. Most of my life I’ve been a quiet boy,  I know I can be a lot of fun but I just don’t speak up. I play most Sports but mainly Soccer, I also enjoying playing the Saxophone, its something that takes my stress away, and when I want to be alone, I Play my Stress Away. Coming into College I see you cant succeed without letting yourself go and stop being so shy.

My avatar or my picture I posted up can say a lot about me. Its interesting how a picture can portray so much, its just depends the way you look at it and describe it. This picture represents me as I describe myself, and there’s little details that show it . For starters it has a instrument in it which is a Alto Saxophone, this instrument grew up with my since I was 12, my Father started showing me how to read music and how to hold a saxophone, basically the basic, after that I started  learning on my own and I’ve been doing okay. Another detail is the music notes and those lines, I read music as I was saying before and now most of the time I write a lot of music , most of it is songs that are sang by people and I turn them into notes.

As I explained before :” Its interesting how a picture can portray so much, its just depends the way you look at it and describe it.”  My avatar can be interpreted differently, some examples are that if a person see’s this picture they can say: Oh he likes listening to a lot of Jazz!  And in reality I don’t listen to it at all. Another thing that my picture can display is quietness and a lonely feeling, maybe people can think I’m always very quiet and very depressed, but actually I’m a very outgoing person, Most of my friends I grew up with haven’t seen me get really upset. That’s because I’m always trying to find the bright side to things and try to get along with everyone. Another things people may think is that I like to edit pictures and put in stuff and make a lot of effects with them. But actually I don’t do any of that , I barely take any pictures of myself.

What my profile might convey or display is not much, I really don’t know how to explain myself, I try to display as much as I can about me but sometimes I notice I haven’t wrote nor explain much about me. What it does display is my Major which is Computer engineering. It also shows my interest in Music and in the Saxophone. But one thing I’m noticing that it shows a lot, is that I’m a very closed in person, that I don’t share much with others, and its something I have to change in my profile as well in my own person.