My love affair with science started in third grade. At my urging, my parents bought me a microscope. That day, I ran home with my microscope kit and stared at cross sections of petals and sponges under the lens. I was fascinated by what I found – a new world within my own. Soon microscope slides collection expanded to include various items around my house. My plastic microscope became my prized possession. Even though I have grown out of my microscope phase, my curiosity about the world has not diminished. Now, instead of the plastic lens of my microscope, I view and explore the world through the lens of science, laws of physics, and logic of math. And I want to keep discovering in college and beyond – hopefully, one day to use my interest
While discussing the unknown frontier that scientists must endure, Barry describes a “wilderness region” that is unfamiliar and new. He continues to say that scientists venture “through the looking glass” into a new frontier. These devices help to create familiar ideas that the audience will understand in an unfamiliar situation. A simile used to compare research to a “crystal” by explaining that “probing” was to “ precipitate an order out of chaos,” much like a crystalline structure forms an ordered structure. Finally, Berry implements a metaphor in order to describe what follows a discovery. He describes “a flood of colleagues” that “ pave roads over the path laid.” This metaphor describes how science continuously changes, one discovery after another while ultimately communicating the patience and curiosity a scientist must have. The culmination of these figurative devices teach a new way of an audience that is unfamiliar with the author's theme.
Apfeldorf’s article “Uncovering a Tiny World” discusses Hooke’s book which is known for its microscopic illustrations of insects and microbes that Hooke had drawn as he viewed them under the microscope. His elaborate drawings of tiny objects and insects were the scientific evidence that supported his claims of the significant value of the microscope to science and the many ways it could be used. The book also contained a description of how to make a powerful microscope with a spherical lens, much like Leeuwenhoek’s glass pearls. Leeuwenhoek traveled to England that same year and is believed to have obtained a copy of Hooke’s book and
1. By the 1830’s many biologists were using the microscope as their chief investigative tool
Surrounded by thousands of stars, complete silence, and spectacular mountains, I stood atop the Colorado Mountain Peak awestruck by nature's beauty. Immediately, I realized that I must dedicate my life to understanding the causes of the universe's beauty. In addition, the hike taught me several valuable lessons that will allow me to increase my understanding through scientific research.
I dreamt of walking on Commonwealth Ave. I envisioned myself entering the Morse Auditorium, books in hand, eager to learn. Ever since I had visited the eclectic city of Boston in 2006, I knew it was the right fit for me. I knew that the city itself, along with the remarkable academic resources that Boston University offers would allow me to grow socially and mentally. Until this day I ask questions on end from my comrades at the BU, impatient to learn more and more about their lives on and off campus. From all the feedback I have received I have come to one conclusion: BU is the place where I will get a rich, broad background in all my studies. BU will give me the foundation and preparation I will need to enter any field of study.
Think about something you never did in high school but wish you had done. Now imagine your time at college. Propose taking up something daring and new, and describe how it might affect your life.
The knowledge that I have the ability to change the world around me for good is what drives me. I can make an impact on people by simply doing what I love. Yes, people are impressed by skill and talent, but what makes someone want to go out and make a difference? What makes a person want to change the world? I believe that an example of pure passion is what inspires others to change their ways, to support something, and to make an impact on others. The simplest way to make a positive change in the world is to be the person that is so passionate about what he or she does that others simply cannot help but become passionate about it too.
I am becoming someone who will prove to those younger than me that no matter what, anyone can be what they desire if the required effort is given. I am becoming an individual who his main goal is to strive to help others, whether it is reach a goal, accomplish a task, or even play a part in making a life changing decision.
“Why We Need To Understand Science” is an essay written by Carl Sagan that argues the importance and relevance of science to the upcoming generations in the United States. In Sagan’s thesis he states, “The submediocre performance of American youngsters in science and math, and the widespread adult ignorance and apathy about science and math, should sound an urgent alarm”. The primary form of appeal was logos, and the secondary form of appeal was ethos.
From the youngest age I can recall I've never experienced a genuine passion for either reading or writing. Even as a child i've always been the sort to try and manipulate my way out of school assigned reading by skipping to the end of the novel, even going to the lengths of researching the intimate details of said novels in order to make up the blanks in my reading pattern. I mean sure, nowadays I'll read a book fully and thoroughly in order to guarantee a good grade on analysis of the literature in tests, but I've always been more enveloped in the arts and sciences as those were the subjects I was directed towards by my parents. The simple fact is that reading in itself has seemed almost a chore to me rather than this uplifting experience that schools are trying to teach it to be. Although I personally have never had a prominent passion for reading, I fully understand and respect its importance anywhere from passing knowledge through generations to crafting worlds unexplored for willing minds to conquer.
I truly do wish I could say that I was one of the few individuals lucky enough to know at a young age what they wanted to be when they grew up, but realistically; I was not. Fortunately, however, I did eventually realize what I wanted to be during my sophomore year of high school, in a "flash" so to speak. To explain, I had just moved to Florida late during my freshman year, and while it may not seem extraordinary for a high school student to transfer schools, I believe that this transition is what caused me to discover my true passion; chemistry. While my old school in Virginia had a fairly strict order of classes that I would have been required to take, my new school in Florida allowed me to choose the courses I found fitting.
I found my passion early in life. I started fishing at the early age of 5. I fished my 1st bass tournament in 1991, I've been hooked ever since. I graduated in 1995 from Nacogdoches High School. I received an old used boat as a gift. I attended Brookhaven Community College in Irving Texas and landed an auto glass job. Every weekend rain or shine I would spend every hour of daylight on the water trying to increase my skill set to compete on a tournament level. I thought I was ready but learned quickly I was not. In 1998, I decided to join a bass club by the name of The Frisco Bass Club. It didn't take long by the 2nd of the 12 tournaments we had a year I started winning. Mostly in the northern Texas and southern Oklahoma area of the country.
There are many myths when talking about science. Myths are usually routined views or stories that help make sense of things. Misunderstandings of science are most likely due to educational programs. The article focuses on ten myths.
I was able to spot stars and grew interested in astronomy and wanted to learn about things beyond the Earth, the solar system and the big universe. The microscope made me think at a smaller scale because I was able to see things that can’t be seen by an unaided eye and I became interested in the study of atoms and molecules and also cells and bacteria. In grade 6, I joined the NOVA astronomy program at the Ontario Science Centre where I learned more about space beyond the solar system such as galaxies and other planetary systems discovered by the space telescopes like the Kepler telescope, constellations, and how to use my telescope
Education has always been a very important part of the human life. Since the beginning of humanity, we have thrived on learning things especially figuring out new things such as the universe and the human experience itself. Various different explanations have dominated the human history in trying to educate about the universe and human experience and one of them is Science. It has always tried to question everything and to find an explanation of the unknown. In fact it is the unknown that has intrigued the humanity the most and science has been the leader in trying to provide explanations to these unknowns.