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Kyle Romero- By Kyle Romero Name: Kyle Romero School: Texas Tech University Major: Computer Engineering Year: Sophomore Heat… a lot of it. I look at the wall thermometer, 96 degrees… ouch, you have to love that Texas heat. It's just another day of work in the warehouse I guess. I look around: People working, sweating, simply going about their daily routine, just like me. This is a place of hard work, where people go about their business, and then go home tired. Okay, enough spacing out, time to focus on the task at hand… what was I doing? Ah yes, I was building. No big deal. A screw here, wire there, perfect, on to the next task. So what is it I am doing in this warehouse? I mean sure, the work is simple enough, just do it and repeat if necessary, as easy as washing your hair. Well guess what? I am building one of the most remarkable inventions the world has ever known. That's right ladies and gentlemen, I am building computer systems. My name is Kyle Romero, and I spent the summer of 2006 working with Directron.com's Prime Systems computer assembly teams. I am writing this essay as an application for the Directron.com college scholarship. I chose to write the above paragraph to illustrate the point that computers are so common now that you don't even realize how amazing they are. I was constructing them in a warehouse like you would any other mass produced product, and yet they play such a vital role in our world. It is quite amazing, in my opinion. Oh, and as a side note, my high school English teacher would kill me if she ever read this essay, because I will be the first to admit that I am an actual person and will consequently write in the first person and admit that what you are reading is actually an essay. I think, however, I can be on a more personal level with you due to the fact that we both know why this essay is being read, and that I could just as easily speak this essay as write it. So if you, my brave reader, happen to be an English major, please bear with me. Computers. They are awesome. I used a laptop computer to type this essay. After I finish writing this I will probably surf the ‘net for a while. Who knows, maybe I shall be adventurous and check the news. Basically, what I am saying is that computers have permeated every aspect of our modern day life. Most people in the United States either know how to use a computer or are trying to learn. Myself, I learned to use a computer at the age of 5, before the heyday of Microsoft Windows. Regardless of your level of experience on a computer, however, it is impossible to deny the impact that computers have had on the world we know. If you want a fun homework exercise, keep track of how many times a day you interact with a computer. It might kind of shock you. By now you are probably wondering where this paper is going. Well there are several things I want to cover, so I am going to devote a paragraph to each thing. Its kind of hard to put all of these thoughts into words, but I will do my best. How do computers work? Unless you are trained in the subject, you probably don't know. Can you still use a computer? Absolutely! Just like the good ole' automobile, the truly great inventions have such a high level of abstraction that knowledge of how they work is not required for use. I think that is what has allowed computers to become as important as they are. Anyone can use them. And yet, look at all that a computer can do. Isn't it incredible? I mean the entire compendium of human knowledge at your fingertips, and all you need to know how to do is push buttons. It's amazing if you really think about it. At least in my opinion it is. Whether or not you take the computer for granted is immaterial in the long run. Computers exist, and that is more than likely not going to change. I think this singular fact is going to have vast consequences regarding how people think. People who lived before computers were around (especially the internet) had to work to retrieve information. This meant that in a lifetime, really only so much could be learned. Now, however, on a whim I can look up anything about anything. In effect I could learn thousands of times more than I ever could have before computers were around. Just take the Wikipedia for example. It is an online, user created encyclopedia. It contains information on almost every subject I have ever searched for. That is astounding, if you take time to stop and consider that it takes just under a second to look up anything on a search engine. I think this amazing influx of information bombarding us 24/7 is going to change how people perceive the world. No longer are we bound to the physical reality around us, now we are connected to everything all at once. As time moves on, learning patterns could quite possible change from focusing on learning a subject by beating it into you to learning a subject by looking up the necessary information when it is needed. This might not seem like much, but imagine how much more efficient a world like that could be. While traditional schooling systems take years to teach a basic subject, you could learn how to access information online and learn what you were interested in on your own time. I think that within the next few generations we will start to see major shifts in the way people operate and perceive their world. This is all just speculation, but it is interesting to ponder. The point I am trying to illustrate is that computers are quite possibly the most important invention ever. I think with them, there are no limits to what the human race can achieve. Technology is increasing at an amazing pace. I think pandora's box has been opened, and humanity's destiny will forever be changed, all because of little boxes called computers. References: | Scholarship 2006 Winners and Participants | Related Items: | Jason Kao | Ryan Dodge | Richard Evans | Alex Rosolowsky | Eryn Cangi | Andrew W. Leonard | Feleg Tsegaye | Maria Khan | Pierce Schiller | Hang Zhang | Manuel Sosa | Jay Xiao | Tomasz Zarebczan | Zaphod Beeblebrox | Brian Gruening | Ross Solomon | Kyle Romero | Eshcole Peets | Ruth Maynie | Michael Schatte | |
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