Author: Luis Peguero (Page 1 of 2)

Brain/Storm Assignment – Luis Peguero

  1. Aviation

Aviation, on the surface, has many aspects that could attract someone to the field, but as I dug deeper, something kept coming up: pilots who suffer from depression. While I knew about this for a while, I also saw the lack of support given to pilots when they are diagnosed with depressive symptoms. In my opinion, most suicide-by-pilot incidents could have been prevented, most notably Germanwings Flight 9525, where the first officer descended the plane into the French mountains. My biggest concern is with how the FAA handled these cases. While the FAA can only govern American pilots, I feel it’s not really encouraged for pilots to report their thoughts because of the risk of losing a job they spent years training for, so my question is, “If the current system for reporting depressive symptoms is not working, why isn’t the FAA not making any huge changes and consulting with pilots and mental health experts to make it more welcoming to report these thoughts?”

2. Technology

While AI is not a new topic, with how fast technology is expanding, many controversial topics are beginning to rise. One of them is Neuralink. It’s one of Elon Musk’s technology projects, and it intends to better brain-machine interfaces, record memories, and develop other brain-related technologies. While current testing isn’t going as planned, with 15 of the 23 monkeys dying, it seems like Elon Musk is still on the project. Inevitably, one day, human testing will begin. Humans’ and monkeys’ brains are similar but not identical, meaning that no matter how much animal testing they do, human testing will have unknown consequences. My question is “At what point does the promise of dramatic technological advancement outweigh the risk of human loss in the process of developing the technology?”

3. Gaming

Gaming at first can seem inviting to everyone, but the culture can be extremely toxic from within. Since there’s a level of anonymity when gaming, people are able to dissociate and bully, belittle, or even threaten others. While a lot of developers have tried to limit the level of toxicity that can happen, there is still no one-size-fits-all solution. A lot of the solutions that are currently in place can be easily worked around. My question is, “How can developers put better systems in place to actually have a welcoming community?”

Name Names_Luis Peguero

Ms. Lisandro. When I first started going to school in NYC, I had trouble learning English. My troubles led to failing 2nd grade; I was devasted even though in hindsight it doesn’t come as a shocker that I failed. The education system in the Dominican Republic is not really the strongest so a 2nd grader in DR is not equal to one here. In the 2nd year of 2nd grade, I was assigned Ms. Lisandro one of the best educators I ever had. She took time out of after-school hours to help me learn the language and help with any other subject that I was weak in, and I really did try to learn because failing a second time for me was not an option. She helped almost every single day and shortly I was able not perfectly but I least I understood what a was reading. Eventually, I was able to read, write, and have conversations with my classmates. Honestly, I feel like I would not be able to learn English as fast as I did without her help. Both my father and I were extremely grateful for her help, she is one of the reasons why I’m not afraid to ask for help because she showed me the type of help, I am able to receive when I ask for help. Learning English, the first time around was difficult because I was not getting that at-home practice since my dad doesn’t speak English, having Ms. Lisandro staying after school for me and helping me was equal to if not more supportive to my experience with learning English.

Lipogram No O – First memory

There is a significant piece in my family’s past. It’s just a little thing we all remember and that is the time I cut my relative’s hair. The relative is my aunt’s daughter. We were three and all I remember is escaping my crib and grabbing the clippers that were placed in the dresser. What gave me the idea, I’m still unsure. But regardless, it still happened. The narrative went like this, I escaped my crib and fetched the clippers. After that, I climbed her playpen where she was sleeping and began snipping away. Her cries reverberated, immediately family members charged the living space, and there we were, me with clippers and my aunt’s daughter bald. The final image that I can remember is me getting carried away and having my hands washed. Years later my family still reminisces and makes light but back then it was pretty traumatic since I still remember it eight-teen years later. I believe it made me careful as a human, but as well it displays my tinkering nature because I feel like I was just mimicking my barber since I began getting haircuts when I turned three.

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