What do you remember most about your life? Your heartbreaks? Your failures? Most people remember the successes; the moments in their life where they did something right, and they block out the wrong. This is what makes us feel human, what gives us a reason to keep working and learning, always pushing for some more right amongst a sea of wrongs. This is how I was introduced to programming. Those years were some of the most meaningful of my life, finally pushing me to keep learning about something I began to be passionate about, after years of not knowing how I could change the world. While it was a brief time, making programs and sharing them was one of the most prideful and motivating moments through my life. It all began as I stepped into the frigid air of the programming room. My journey to this point was a long one, from slowly reading a giant coding textbook, to attending a statewide competition dedicated to …show more content…
Again I entered the familiar cool room, where we received instructions on a new assignment. A game, now made completely in the white text of the command line. At first I was nervous, since the previous project like this I did very little, and felt like I was worthless compared to my partner. But this time it was going to be different; rather than procrastinate, I immediately sat down and began to work, puzzling out the basic structure rather quickly. Then came the long part, the plot; I spent many hours of my free time writing out the story, all of the events, and even all 8 possible endings. I spent spare time in the back of the physics room, during dark car rides, and even during the loud Thanksgiving parties until finally it was done. It was finally done, and I was extremely proud; I showed my parents and friends, letting them play and get their own ending, their positive feedback encouraging me to show more and more
Their memories will give them an ideal live to go towards or a life in which they want to progress from. If an individual chooses to run from the past in which they lived, it is still a component in their life which shaped them to be who it is they became, despite their efforts to repress those memories. Nevertheless, the positive memories of an individual’s past will also shape who they are. Both good and bad memories are able to give an individual a glimpse into their ideal life and a target in which they wish to strive for and memories in which they can aim to prevent from happening once
“Holding onto past memories helps humans avoid pain in the future. These experiences also help them make better decisions in the future.” (Kenny) Many people advise others to learn from the past and apply those memories so that you can effectively succeed by avoiding repeating past mistakes. On the contrary, people who get too caught up with the past are unable to move on to the future. Memories are the foundation of a person's mindset because what you make of them is entirely up to you.
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow…” Albert Einstein. We are constantly faced with flashbacks of our memories, euphoric or devastating; we learn to grow from those experiences. Memories can help people in their efforts to learn from the past and achieve greatness in the present. From personal experiences to literature, learning to accept the past and build for the future is what sets individuals apart.
...try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it.” This rings true today because we need to not forget what the civilization before us did but we need to move on to makes changes to our ways. Although we don’t know what the future holds, we can learn from the lessons of the past.
Winston Churchill said, “All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.” While I have learned from my mistakes in the past, all the experiences that I have endured have made me into the person I am today. Even being a work-in-progress, I have a solid foundation, strong internal support and blueprints of the person I will become. And the day I become a complete multi-colored sculptor of experiences and hard work, I will have helped and inspired others to do the same.
Everyone has a story, a pivotal moment in their life that started to mold them into the person they are today and may even continue to mold you to the person that you will become, I just had mine a little bit earlier than others. When I was three years old my brother became a burn survivor. It may seem too early for me to remember, but I could never forget that day. Since then, I have grown, matured and realized that what my family and I went through has been something of a benefit to be and an experience that has helped me in deciding what I want to do with the rest of my life.
A lot of people search through life trying to find something that means something to them, something life changing. I experienced my life-changing event when I was 3 years old. I was in a terrible car accident. Realistically, being 3, I do not really remember what all happened – I remember a few details though, the feeling, the pain, and my parents reactions. Their reactions were crucial in the development of my realization of this life-changing event. All through my life I grew up with this crazy thing that had happened in the past and all I had were my parents’ recollections on the events that occurred. But, youth is just kind of weird like that – you tend to hear more about what you experienced than actually remembering it. My parents really
People are a product of their environment, which means people who experienced bad things in their life are more prone to do bad things. According to perceptions, “a student whose mother died wrote that it made me stronger, another student who was bullied at school wrote it made me stronger. The adults had to deal with these influences and take control”(Levitt 6). This quote has a lot to do with the environment that surrounds us. We sometimes look back on our past experiences in order to find ways to cope with things that hurt us because we are evolutionary animals.
My undergraduate preparation at the Computer Science of my University has given me a very substantial knowledge of the basic areas of Computer Science. Any amount of learning in Computer Science would be incomplete without hands on experience of Programming. In a world where...
The Most Important Event in my Life The most important event in my life, didn’t even happen to me, but happened to my older sister, Becky. The reason I am writing about her is because the things that have happened to her and the things she has done in the past have affected me tremendously, as well as my family. Her life used to be filled with nothing else but drugs, stealing, and lying. My family has never been the same since then.
... important to always move forward with your life. There is no point in worrying about the past because you will never be able to get it back, all you can do is go on and learn from your mistakes.
Whenever we were kids, we didn’t quite understand situations as well as we would now as adults. No matter how many questions we asked at that young age, we were still left puzzled. That’s how I felt as a child whenever one of the most tragic moments in my life occurred. I was too young to see how severe the situation was at the time, but now, after growing up, I can understand the misery and depression my family felt.
My first real experience with computers, as we know them today, was while I was in the Navy. Once we learned to use commands called "Dos", we could make the computer do unbelievable things. I became obsessed with learning as much as I could abo...
After my twelfth grade, the inherent ardor I held for Computer Sciencemotivated me to do a bachelors degree in Information Technology. Programming and Math, a paragon of logic and reasoning have always been my favorite subjects since childhood. I still vividly remember the time during my graduation,when I was successful in creating a simple calculator application as a class assignment.The joy I derived from creating something that is used by a lot of people to help them perform complex calculations,made me realize the power of computing in its true sense.It was also in my graduation that I developed an immense interest in programming languages such as Java, C++ an...
My passion for computers started in high school, when my father bought a home pc. Then I got the opportunity to explore my practical knowledge with a young and an enthusiastic teacher. At first I started learning about the hardware...