My name is Christopher Mena. I am currently a City Tech’s student majoring in Computer Engineering Technology. I have been reflecting my thoughts towards why is this the best career for me? As I was thinking the “Why” I came up with three main reasons of why Computer Engineering in Technology should be my career. This is the best career for my because first I am very talented at it, second it will help in futures career and third I want to challenge myself. In this essay I will not only explain this reasons but I will also give a brief background of me and explains what Computer Engineering Technology is all about.

Computer Engineering Technology is one of the fastest growing fields in New York and has become a very competitive course. As we progress throughout this course one of the main keys to succeed in the course is teamwork. Computer Engineering means also being able to work along other and being able to communicate with them. In the New York City College of Technology College Catalog 2014-2015 “an ability to select and apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of the discipline to broadly-defined engineering technology activities”. This is one of the outcomes that students are expected to do professionally on their field of work. During this 4 years I would be working as much as I can, this field really motivates me because it is definitively a very competitive career, but throughout that time I would be able to unlock my full potential.

I explained what is the job of a Computer Engineer, I described what is it about and what City Tech offers me to accomplish this goal, but why Computer Engineering? I chose this career because I am very talented at it. Since I was a kid I showed a lot of interest in Computers. In this time, I had the opportunity that helped better understand the concepts of computers. As time passed I slowly but surely became the star of the club. From simple task such as coding to more demanding ones such as wiring an entire robot I could it all. My biggest accomplishment in the robotics club was when I learned how to control a robot using a remote controller. After realizing that what I learned could change my whole life, I decided to be a Computer Engineering. Learning the concepts from an early age gave me an advantage. According to an article from the New York Times Studying Engineering Before They Can Spell It “We say they’re born engineers — they naturally want to solve problems — and we tend to educate it out of them.” As a person who was involved in this type of classes at an early age, I definitely agree with this idea. Introducing kids to these type of classes not only affects them positively by developing their minds and their creativities by they are more likely to be better engineers than someone who just started. They become talented and many opportunities are open to them.

Another reason why this is the best career for me is because it would help me in futures career. My current major is Computer Engineering Technology but this was never my intended career. I decided to pursue a career in engineering because I have a talent for it, however it was not my first choice. Originally I wanted to be a pilot but I was nor the greatest when it comes to math and physics, I was just average. During my time in the robotics club is when I decided to pursue engineering as my career. In the article Math blocks many engineering students Engineering is not about giving you the opportunity of a job, is to open new paths for more opportunities. The article also explains “Difficulty mastering math is the No. 1 reason engineering students drop out of the curriculum” but on survey made in the article “More than 35 percent believe that a good job market with job security is the primary motivation for most students selecting to study engineering, while 20 percent said an affinity for math or sciences is the primary motivation.” On the contrary, math is my biggest motivation to study engineering. I know that it is not a simple career but I look forward to the opportunities that arise becoming an engineer.

The final reason why I believe this is the ideal career for me is because I want to challenge myself. The work of an engineers is not considered easy. Challenging ourselves could lead to the right direction. If the work of an engineers is taken easy, then the result would be the same, bad as expected. According to the article Challenges before Engineering Education – Role of Humanities and Social Sciences “The new education process needs to change the present methodologies so as to meet the needs of the future. This will enable creation of a manpower that is capable of seeding new ideas, germinating new thought processes, creating new innovations to ensure sustainable development.” Easy could be good but not always. When it comes to create the future easy is something we might not like. To develop our full potential we need to work and challenge ourselves to its full potential. Challenges can lead to great ideas. Because of challenges we live they we do now.

Choosing the right place to study is essential. For me City Tech was not that place for me since I was not feeling that I was in College, but in an interview with professor Ginsberg a math professor, I asked him that if City Tech was the right place for majoring in engineering, he responded “I think that City Tech is a good choice of school for engineering if you live in NYC. It is a great value for the education you receive here, and the faculty are actively engaged in research. Also, since you are studying in NYC, you have the opportunity to work towards internships and co-ops with some of the best companies in the world, to acquire on-the-job experience before you even get your degree.” Before the interview, because I am a freshmen I still do not know all the opportunities that City Tech has and even that its faculty is dedicated to do the best they can. I asked him too that if he would recommend any high school student interesting in engineering to enroll on City Tech, and he reply “I would recommend to any high scholar looking to become an engineer that City Tech has a lot of advantages. Its low cost, but surprisingly high value, together with its link to the larger CUNY and SUNY systems, and the numerous other universities in New York State, make studying here an excellent option.” City Tech is a great choice after all, I wasn’t aware of the things we can accomplish just by studying at City Tech. I am looking forward to continue my career here at City Tech and with all the experience I have I would definitively recommend City Tech to anyone.

Lastly of you are planning to major any career in Engineering, especially in Computer Engineering Technology you might find hard. This is not an easy course, it is intended to be this way. The course is preparing us to deal with real world task. It’s not all about computer but it is also about teamwork. It might look unnecessary at some point in our lives that some of the things we learned during this course we would not use it that much, but the course or any other are not meant for one class but preparing us for any other career. As mentioned this course is hard and shall not be taken easy. As long as you keep on track and keep doing the work, it would be just fine.  If your problem is math you should not worry. The course is no made for throwing at you high-level skill math, but it would introduce you to basic and fundamental  math so you can actually be prepare for what is coming.

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Introduction

During the last couples of weeks I have been reflecting about my thoughts. I only not record them by writing but I also made the decision to show the visually. I realize that my thoughts show more that I was expecting, I realize that my mind and brain has an immense amount of power and we don’t know all about it.

Thinking in Writing

1: Can wait to see my girlfriend

2: Why am i the only one without an iPhone ?

3: I’m Bored.

4: Music is my passion

5: I need write something on the English’s Posts.

6: Now Play some games.

7: Would I pass all my classes.

8; I would like to buy a pizza.

9: Finally get the book.

10: Is time to cook!

11: I can’t wait anymore to eat.

12: The iPhone 6 bends!

13: Big screens are better?

14: Call of Duty is not the same.

15: My obsession is the music. I live for the piano. But I’m still learning.

16: Why do I have to walk so far?

17: The Walking Dead is coming.

18: Ufff..! I’M BORED!

19: I wish I was rich.

20: I wish I could live where there’s always rain.

21: Getting ready to Go!

22: Good Night Everyone.

Thinking Visually

Listening to some music.

Looking something to play

Biggest disappointment

Thinking Rhetorically and Reflectively

My name is Christopher Mena, I was born on February 6 of 1997. I am the type of person that is afraid of many things as public speaking, but although it could be terrorizing, I always try my best. The  human’s brain is considered the most powerful machine in the all  known universe. It is capable to go beyond our understanding and even now it is hard to explain certains functions or how it works.The human brain is powerful but at the same time is out of our common understanding . I’ve been reflecting my thoughts,  and found ideas that I never imagine of our brain.I argue that  my current experience are shaping my future goals and thinking.

I am obsessed with music. While thinking I said “Music is my passion”(CMena0602 par.4). It is incredible how a person can love such beauty and being unable to play.  Classical Music is one of my favorites, I’ve been trying to be a pianist from along time ago but help never came. My passion for music started 2 years ago. In the photograph “Music” (Mena, Music) we see some of the most beautiful piece of music created by Frederic Chopin . Music for me is the representation of what is really beauty, but it was rejected for me. For the last couples of years I told my music teacher who is a principal of a music school that I wanted to go to his school, but of most of the time, if not always he said “………..” nothing. I just get ignored. But that did not end at that point. There was a classmate name “Josue”,we can see him seated with his hand on the piano. He  is the most talented student in the whole school. In a couples of months he was well known in the school while I had spent 2 years in the school some people just realize I have been there. My music teacher saw his talent and he did not twice to get him in music school, not his own but one even better. Disappointment and depression got into me. “Why?” I asked myself several times. But then it came again to me “Music is my passion”. I could not let go off my dream. Every Time I’m listening to music I think “One day I will show Him”, although I had this experience, I told never my music teacher how I feel. Instead I joined a choir. I took AP Music with him and improve my musical skills. As a person, I wasn’t the most romantic guy, but even if I wasn’t I always give the best impression of me. Love was something that I felt for sometime but it always end up breaking my heart. I hid my emotion from the world, nobody knew my deepest feelings. Frederic Chopin is considered one the best, if not, the best composer from the romanticism, he became of my idols. Chopin’s music make him the greatest, it was music like nobody else. But despite his music Chopin died alone. As the time was passing by, I realize the same thing would happen to me. No one would like a honest guy, I asked myself  “Why?” I could not understand why did that happen. But suddenly everything changed. “Can wait to see my girlfriend”(CMena0602 par.1) . As a matter of fact is rarely to find someone with your same values. As most people see females as objects, I see them as the greatest creation ever, while most people take advantage of females, I wasn’t, I was not everybody. My girlfriend was the same person as me, I even called her my “ twin angel”. It seems that everything could be possible in life, from the lonely person to the the happiest of all.

As a teennager I love videos games. That is the main source of entertainment that any teen can use. But compare to my parents, they think the other way around. In the photograph “Games”(Mena,Games) we can see the interface of an  Xbox 360 with some the games rated for a mature audience.  But there is a problem when ever I say “Now Play some games”(CMena0602 par.6). My parents had differents beliefs when it comes to videos games. My parents grew up when consoles like “The Super Nintendo” were the future of games, and for them videos games were created for kids. They grew up their whole lives with that idea that videos games are for children. In our generation games are made for everyone, kids, teens and adults. But my parents won’t understand that. It is hard to explain to them, games could be rated “E” for everyone and also can be rated “M” for a mature audience. We are growing up in a society that is constantly changing, in a future we are going to disagree with our children in some of the aspects of life as we do with our own today. Games can be the greatest experience to play but some of them were greatest at its time, now are just declining. “Call of Duty is not the same “(CMena0602 par.14) the Call of Duty franchise is one of my favorites. I remember I used to enjoy playing this game with my friends. In the photograph “Ghost”(Mena, Ghost) we see its last game. Call of Duty ghost is the worst game in the Call of Duty franchise. I rather play any older game that this, because of declining of this franchise I’m very aware that the franchise would have a soon ending. For this reason the developers of Call of Duty game had made a lot of difference. Some people argue that the game is dead but it is not. Although its bad reputation Call of Ghost had a good audience. Most of time I am alone, I mean being alone does not mean not being social but I am one of those person who likes to be in quiet places, but has been changing

My future goal and thinking is now moving forward,and even now I realize that I changed they way I think, most of the time I was afraid to go first, now I am the desperate to go first. My thoughts are moving  the best direction, moving in the right path, my goal are clearer than ever. If everything goes right in college, I’ll see my mind in stable position, not to full of ideas but with unforgettable memories of my classmates, professors and friends. My past had shaped the way I think, my thoughts are very positives, and if I continue with this not only my personal life would be affected but my academic and professional life would change for the best

Work Cited List

CMena0206[Christopher.Mena]. “Re: Project 1: Thinking in Writing.” OpenLab. ENG1101 D346 English Composition 1, FA2014, 29 Sept. 2014. Tue. 14 Oct. 2014.

Mena, Christopher. “Music” Flickr. 14 Oct. 2014. Tue. 14 Oct. 2014

Mena, Christopher. “Games” Flickr. 05 Oct. 2014. Tue. 14 Oct. 2014

Mena, Christopher. “Ghost” Flickr. 05 Oct. 2014. Tue. 14 Oct. 2014