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Calculus

Honestly, of all the subjects we have this semester, the one I like the most is calculus. I am sure that most would not say that this is the subject they most enjoy studying, at first I did not like it either, but eventually I managed to love it, surely it is because it was in the first subject that I really felt that with each exercise I was moving forward a bit (and for that small feeling of happiness to finish an exercise and that is correct). Also that this subject serves as an introduction to learn to form more complex mathematical models (using derivatives and integrals, geometrical series or vectorial analysis for example) while forming a more methodical thought (although others find it boring). Until now and almost at the end of the semester we have seen functions and limits and how they are graphed in the Cartesian plane, and in classes we are always passing new content while trying to relate what is seen with the past subjects, although frankly I do not pay much attention...

Dmitri Mendeleyév

If I have to choose an expert in the field of chemistry, that would be Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeléyev, most only know him as the one who discovered the pattern we call today the periodic table of the elements, but he made several contributions in various fields. He was born on February 8, 1834 in Tobolsk, Siberia (present Russia) and was the youngest of 17 brothers. Within chemistry, he stands out from the age of 23, when he was in charge of a course at the University of St. Petersburg in 1869 he created the first version of the periodic table and managed to predict properties of undiscovered elements based on his theoretical position within it. He also conducted studies on smokeless gunpowder and oil, along with showing interest in naval and aerostatic development. Despite his contributions he is not recognized with a Nobel prize because of the conflicts he had with Svante August Arrhenius. personally Dmitri has always called my attention, being that despite having a fairly har...

The Trip

The trip (I prefer to call it trip rather than vacation) that I want to tell is the one I made last year to France. Leave the university caused me more problems than I expected and when my grandmother noticed that I was seriously affected, she asked me to travel with her to France to see my uncle (her son) and his family. We were there all summer, living in Cambrai with my uncles and my two little cousins, in the three months we made trips to Paris, Saint-Michel, Arras, Versailles and Brussels (the capital of Belgium). It was a unique experience, since my uncle works in the Louvre Museum, which gives him an administrative pass to enter all the historical places of the country, which allowed me to know several famous places in ways that a normal tourist can not (and avoid two hours of row to enter each site). That trip gave me a new perspective on things and taught me a lot about the lifestyle in other places and it motivated me a lot more to go out and travel different pa...

Photography

I do not usually appreciate the photographs I see on the internet. Despite spending most of the day observing photographs on social networks or media. I rarely stay to think about what they show in them, but this photography of a power plant in Charleroi, Belgium really call my attention. Originally build in 1921, it was one of the largest coal burning power plants in this country, but for the large amount of dioxide emissions was closed in 2007. I like this photography because it shows how nature finally imposes itself on human construction, it also talks about another time, about how people produced energy in another way and how many modern buildings, such as shopping centers, modern power plants or departmental buildings will end in the same way. The photography was taken in 2015 (I could not find the name of the person who took the picture) and appears in several photographic collections on urban exploration and buildings of the last century.

Electro: My favourite Genre

I am one of those people who spend all day listening to music, either rock, metal, jazz, orchestral, piano concert, alternative, k-pop, etc. but if there is a genre that I should mention as my favorite that would be the electro. I've been listening for 8 years and I think it became my favorite genre for the last 5 or 6 years. I love the variety of styles and how they mix instruments like guitars, pianos or violins together with synthesizers and powerful bases rhythms. Besides that there is a great variety of sub-genres, of which I prefer House, Glitch Hop and Drum and Bass. I do not think I have a favorite musician, but if I had to mention some would be Zedd, Haywyre and Vicetone (the latter is a duo), in fact here below I will leave "Nevada" my favorite song of these last ones, which every time I listen to it fills me with energy and it motivates me to do anything .

My Favourite Piece of Technology

Without a doubt, my favourite piece of technology is the cell phone. I like it because they are easy to transport, useful and practical. I personally occupy the phone practically all day; to listen to music, watch videos, search for information or just the waste time on the internet. I remember that my first cell phone was given to me by my father around seven years old, I barely understood how it worked and I practically only used it to play snake, since then I change it every couple of years. I must admit that it is an important part of my daily life, however I could live without it, I would no longer be "connected to the internet world", but I could take that time to read a book. Of course it would be different, but it would not be a bad option either.

Why Did I Choose This Programme?

Since I was a child I have two passions: the science and the literature. Sometimes remember when I played in the garden and asking me "why the ground and the grass are the different colors?" or in the rainy days I tried to write stories or poems, so I always had the dream of being a scientist or a writer. When I finished the school I had no idea what study, but for recommendation from my family I decided study chemical engineering, but over time I realized that I do not like it at all. I did´t want to work with reactors. After I leaving the university, spend the next year thinking: what should I study? When I applied for university I was not sure about what to prioritize; literature or science. Finally I decided study chemistry, I did´t like the idea of reactors, but I loved the idea of laboratories and investigations, that´s the kind of work I want. Until now my experience in the university has been pretty good, my classmates and the environment are nice and i r...