Nt1330 Unit 3 Assignment 2

6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

7 paragraph, 7 sentence per-paragraph essay

Ever since I was a child I loved to take things apart. I liked to take them apart to see if I could understand what makes them work the way that they do. My parents would buy things like like legos and put together landscapes for toy trains to chugg around. I would always take apart what they had made and try to build my own version of the set. My father worked for a company that produces computers and software. He had these old computers laying around that were outdated by any standard. Something eventually …show more content…
I kept it for several years but as time went on it only got slower, I knew that it was time for an upgrade. When I looked for parts I noticed that I would be hard pressed to find a new part that was compatible with the ones that I already had due to their age. I would have to do a full renovation to achieve even the slightest increase in performance, such as updating windows. So, I made a part list and acquired each piece of the computer over time. By the time I was ready to put the last piece in I knew exactly what to do. No longer did I have to look through manuels to find which cord went where, because I had done it so many times that I had the layout memorised.

For Christmas one year I got a remote controlled helicopter. It worked sometimes, but it was about as reliable as any other two channeled outdoor miniature helicopter from a convenience store. I was frustrated with its failures, and wanted to improve it. The next year, I did not ask for a helicopter, I asked for parts. I wanted to build it myself so that if it did not work, I would know why. I did research to find which parts would work best with each other; I took the time to learn what the numbers on batteries ment along with how to charge them, and what to do it one is

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