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Me after taking the AP Lang exam

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(from the left) Ben, Danny, Othniel, Max, Scott, and Xander. It's been a good day.

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old photo but aesthetics @esteswj @moggiemainly

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Fell off my bike into this ditch while playing Pokémon Go. Ouch. Stay safe, my friends…

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Saw a red bull car today.

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This is me.

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Steve Case and I

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Steve Case, founder of AOL and entrepreneurial revolutionary.

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Steve Case, founder of AOL and entrepreneurial revolutionary.

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Aesthetics with Corbin and Tanner @rocketjumpingotter @tumblressTanner @mysisternamedthisblog

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And yes, this is a living room with a bed in it

Aesthetics with Ben.

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Aesthetics with Joss.

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Still a better love story than Twilight.

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I want it.

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The Engineering Design Process

Starting with identifying the problem at hand, you must observe and define what is truly wrong with the product or task. While doing this, take time and make sure your work is quality and not just quantity.

Researching more problems that you may not have thought of or even ways that the problem has been “fixed” before will allow you to become more creative and imaginative with your solution. (I put quotation marks around “fixed” because no problem is ever fixed without any consequence whatsoever)

Imagination is very key role in the design process. This step can be a bottle neck to many people who don’t allow themselves to become more creative. Don’t hesitate to go crazy during this.

Creating a prototype can be done many different ways, from using household items just lying around or 3D printing (for intricate designs). The product I’ve made for Governor’s Scholar for Entrepreneurs was made using a 3D printer. While this method worked for me, it should be used more creatively because you can do a lot more with 3D printers. For example, the 3D printed legs on this doge.

When testing your prototype you must keep in mind that your design may have some flaws. Look for them, fix them, and rebuild. Also, make sure you are thinking about the viability of your design. Say you draw out a design that costs twice as much as other products that only does slightly more, you probably won’t find too much success with your product, unless you are Kanye West, then you can sell a tattered shirt for over $1000.

Improving your product can be done by your own findings or your audience’s reviews. I hope I get tons of feeding back on my product whether it be negative or positive because any feedback is helpful feedback (to me anyways).

And finally, be sure to spread the word about your invention/innovation/design/service. Communication is super important. An engineer with no communication skills is not an engineer at all. 

Have a Fun.

I leave you with a GIFs of Morgan Freeman.

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Descriptions

They can be a double edged sword if you aren’t careful. Over describing things can leave your reader bored and more likely to just stop reading. Under describing leaves the reader without enough information to paint the mental picture that you are trying to send them.

Here’s an example of over-description: The forest was full of oaks and birches that filled the cool autumn air with a pleasant swooshing sound that filled him with a sense of serenity that paralleled that of the enlightened Buddha. A couple dozen fuzzy grey squirrels scampered up the rough brown bark of the trees with food for the impending winter.

Over-description is what I naturally tend to do if I’m not paying attention (although not necessarily to the degree I did in the example). As I said before, flooding the reader with adjectives doesn’t make the story better. It makes it boring.

And now an example of under-description: The forest air was cool on his skin. It made him calm. Some squirrels climbed up the trees around him. The winter would be arriving soon, and they needed to store food to survive it.

Under-description isn’t my natural tendency, but when I’m actively trying to not over-describe I sometimes end up under-describing in my writing. The problem with under-describing is that it leaves too much to the reader’s imagination; the reader may spend more time designing the story-world in their mind instead of focusing on the story you are telling them.

Here’s an example of what I consider to be a proper amount of description: An autumn chill hung over the forest; the wind lazily blowing leaves around. Forests always instilled a sense of calm in him. From the corner of his eye he saw a grey squirrel flitting up the side of an oak. Nature really is beautiful, he thought.

Another thing to aid with your descriptions is to let your character(s) influence the descriptions rather than just listing generic things about environments. I don’t claim to be the best writer in the world; I’m far from that. I just want to help others in their own writing endeavors.

Have fun, keep writing.

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Today I figured out how to generate abundant amounts of salt.

First, simply download and install League of Legends. Secondly, enter a game. And suddenly your veins have been replaced with salt. Have a nice day!