Karate and Technology

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It all started when I went to swimming in a gym. At that time, I saw a karate class in progress when I passed by. I signed up the class soon afterwards because my curiosity. At first, I was surprise there were so many formalities and meditation besides the training in karate. Few weeks later, I had a discussion with my coach he told me that our training in that way was meant to both practices our mind and body. I did not fully understand the real meaning at first, but after I was familiar with my training I began to realize that the physical training was meant to develop the qualities self-improvement and diligence, while the formalities and meditation was meant to teach us respect and humility. The teachings from my karate class influenced me in many aspects. Ever since I started my karate class, I found improvements in my attitude and began to value people around me in a different perspective. The endurance and strength exercise at the end of each class was especially exhausted, but I persisted and endured until finish each time with my belief “I can do it.” In school, I devote myself into the academic study with greater effort. I usually devote myself to accomplish the extra credit part in my computer projects. Sometimes, I also do some researches about the topic that professor mention in the book or in class. I appreciate my teammates for their effocts that allow me to practice techniques and make progress. In return, I always guide my newly joined teammates to understand the ways of karate. In school, I contribute my knowledge to assistant other students with their homework problems. I used to be an impatient person who sometimes did not willingly help others, and occasionally I gave up easily. However, I am gl... ... middle of paper ... ...ascinated by my assembly language class professor with his clearly explanations of the basic algorithm of computer. The unique features in assembly language class sparked me many new thoughts. In assembly language, programmer has to plan every move carefully in advance because program runs follow instructions strictly one by one. The progress reflects the philosophy of computing, and I sometimes apply the logic into my other science subjects which also provide me some help in solving the problems. In addition, I joined the computer science after class club and learned about some UNIX operating systems and basic skills in HTML and PHP. I enjoy every courses regardless the hardness. As my academic path comes across a turning point, I am preparing for any challenges in the future. I believe I can handle any challenges and master the knowledge in the coming future.

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