Self Evaluation – Karaffa

When personally evaluating myself I feel that I don’t necessarily have a certain “hat” to which i can relate my behavior the most to. The way in which I handle certain situations varies and I would have to say my technique, if you will, is not static for the most part. When viewing myself as an explorer I feel as though I relate to this “hat” when I am in a critical mood. As I stated earlier the way I view things often is affected by the mental state i am in at the time, therefore for since I usually am in more of a light-hearted mood the explorer side of me is usually put on the back burner. The only time I feel as though I am wearing this “hat” is when I am either at class or at work.

My attitude and behavior is more suited to the Artist. I suppose I view myself as a rebel and a rule breaker because I enjoy the thrill of risks and the undermining of authority. Also I have a very curious personality and I constantly wonder of how things would be if they were skewed differently in some sort of way. That and the fact that I have been known to be somewhat of a clown and a joker puts me more in the field of the artist.

The only facet of the Judge I have in common with is the negativist outlook it seems to harbor. The questioning of wether something is reliable to work and what should be done if it fails is on my mind constantly whenever a plan is brought forth. The warrior is another “hat” which I barely relate to. I usually am not the one to take control of the situation unless no one else is willing, and I am better at contributing ideas and plans rather than taking control of them, however if the weight falls on my shoulders I dont back down, Im just not prone instigation.

Greatest Engineering Achievement – Karaffa

The 19th century was a great time for the field of engineering. Advancements were constantly being made and new inventions were anything but scarce. Many new inventors faces were emerging and becoming renowned, and technology was blowing up. However one invention which helped unite America that surpasses all others was the steam locomotive.

The steam locomotive was a machine that had been worked on for years. It was first designed in the late 17th century yet it did not come to the machine that we depict it as until the early 19th century. This invention became the sole basis for the train and railroad. The train helped unite North America in the late 19th century and was a catalyst for the future of engineering. The railroad was not only a new way of travel but it also helped in communication and in the connecting of the American people.

Although the locomotive was not specifically the machine that helped push America into such a united country that would soon become a super power, it was a prototype of the invention that did, therefore its importance was just as vital as the train itself. Sometimes its not always the end product of an achievement that the praise is due but the small achievements leading up to it.

Intro – Chris

Since the beginning of highschool I have been interested in the field of engineering. My freshman year I took a computer programming class and started to research into the world of engineering more deeply. Throughout the rest of my years in highschool I furthered my knowledge of the field by taking more classes on the subject and participating in extra-carricular activities that relate to computer engineering. I decided, in my junior year, that I would attend college and major in computer engineering. The techinical aspect of engineering is what drew me towards it and coincidentally engineers make a pretty substantial salary so from then on i have been set on Computer Engineering.