There is an aphorism by Yogi Berra, “In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is”. I thoroughly concur with this. I believe it is compulsory to probe for data acquisition and theories, however, the way of applying the theory and the information in the real world is the paramount to establish the theory. Since my college days, I have been keen towards the scientific revelations and participated in numerous scientific projects to meet my desire for knowledge. And soon it became my dream to be a part of that scientific circle and to engage myself in the welfare of the mankind of the world through incipient revelations. A further step I took towards my dream when I enrolled myself into Materials and Metallurgical …show more content…
The distinguished faculty of the department and the research provision has induced me to apply here. Other issues that are of most interests to me about UB are all its incipient, comprehensive labs and libraries and the cutting edge information and computing systems for astounding research facilities. More precisely, the Materials Research facilities, for I am very impressed. I think research at the University at Buffalo in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department is enough compatible with my …show more content…
I was always one of the active members of many departmental programs like seminars, events, and the annual celebration MME Day. I was the leader of my team in the poster presentation competition organized by MME Department and won the 2nd prize through a detailed and unique poster design and also by presenting it in a fluent way. Hence, I feel positive that I will be able to cope with the environment of the graduate level research and also I'll be able to put myself in the role of leadership in my research and career
Lawrence Peter Berra, more commonly known as “Yogi,” is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game. With over ten all-star appearances and ten World Series titles, Yogi would go on to be one of the best catchers in the history of the sport. Berra’s journey to the big leagues was far from easy. There were many challenges that Yogi faced prior to his induction into the Hall of Fame in 1972. Even though he dealt with many obstacles throughout his life, he was able to lean on his Catholic faith for comfort, which allowed him to press on and persevere.
Scientific Research and the Unknown Scientific research can be defined using a number of different methods. John M. Barry writes about the scientific process in The Great Influenza, and he uses several different tactics in characterizing it. Barry uses metaphors and unusual syntax in order to characterize scientific research as uncertain and unknown. Barry compares scientific research to venturing into the wilderness in order to characterize it as a journey into the unknown. He begins this comparison by explaining that the best scientists “move deep into a wilderness region where they know almost nothing, where the very tools and techniques needed to clear the wilderness, to bring order to it, do not exist” (Barry 26-29).
Lou Gehrig’s Farewell to Baseball Address Saying goodbye to an athlete you have been watching is always difficult to do. Even though we see our favorite football, baseball, or basketball athletes retire and leave their sport, it isn’t the end of the road for them. However, Lou Gehrig was faced with a deadly disease that would kill him two years later. He still managed to address his fans and is still remembered for not only by excelling on the Baseball Diamond, but by delivering a speech that still touches a lot of people’s hearts to this day.
Farewell to the baseball address The speech “Farewell to baseball address” made the top 100 because he considered himself the luckiest man on the earth, and had fans that he had never received anything but kindness, and this speech is inspirational. Lou Gehrig was an American professional baseball player, a first baseman, who played 17 seasons in major league baseball for the New York Yankees. He was born in New York and he was a German immigrant and he even attended Colombia University where he studied engineering yet he played baseball whic he was very good at it. Gehrig was one of the sons to survive his parents has a terrible lifestyle because the father had a terrible time finding a job but
In conclusion, the characteristics of the scientific method are far from few. Most distinctly, science deals with the uncertainty of the unknown, attempting to make it known. Though complicated, Barry explains his beliefs on the scientific method with strong diction to show the formality of science, rhetorical questions to show the uncertainty, and logos to show the intellect of science. His rhetorical strategies help the audience understand the plethora of characteristics in the realm of
Displaying leadership is a lot on to take. It shows responsibility. For example, when we have projects where we are in groups
After this research experience, I hope to have a better understanding of my place in the world of
Barry uses this to show how researchers must make decisions on how to do something while not having a very structured knowledge foundation for that specific topic of interest. Together, the uses of these similar structures allows for a more cohesive train of thought about the characteristics of scientific
At the age of 5, I aspired to either become a professional athlete or an ESPN anchor. Ever since I could remember, I would kick a soccer ball around, dribble a basketball, or throw a baseball around with friends and family. I used to be the league champion and MVP of the team every season, but as time progressed, other competitors would rocket past in height and become the best players because of their size advantage. Although other young athletes became stronger and taller than me, it did not change the passion and commitment I had for sports.
The scientific method is paramount to scientists and their studies. Barry affirms, “Ultimately a scientist
Former Yankee’s baseball player, Lou Gehrig, in his speech, Farewell to Baseball Address delivers a heartfelt goodbye to reveal his retirement to the world on July 4, 1939. Gehrig’s purpose is to let his fans know that he is happy and he has had a wonderful life. He adopts an appreciative tone while using pathos, ethos, and repetition to attempt to sooth his fans and the rest of the world. He begins his speech by expressing how he feels he as if he is the luckiest man because of his fans and the life he has led, “Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth” (1).
Falsificationism, though, helped me to understand that induction is good for everyday life, but not for science. I learnt that it is possible to falsify someone’s theory or my theory be falsified, but Kuhn’s and Lakatos’ approaches made me understand that it is better not to abandon a theory even if it is falsified. Research programmes influenced me mostly, since the fundamental hypothesis of the hard core and the supplementary assumptions of the protective belt, can be better applied not only to physics, but also natural sciences. For me science has to be explained in an objective way, so the anarchistic theory of science did not influence me, because it talks about individual’s freedom and subjectivity. Finally, the modern approaches of Bayesianism and New Experimentalism did not satisfy me at all and they did not help me in order to define what science is.
A number of basic standards for determining a body of knowledge, methodology, or practice are widely agreed upon by scientists. One of the basic notion is that all experimental results should be reproducible, and able to be verified by other individuals.[13] This standard aim to ensure experiments can be measurably reproduced under the same conditions, allowing further investigation to characterize whether a hypothesis or theory related to given phenomena is valid and reliable. Philosopher Karl Popper (?) in one of his project attempted to draw the line between science and pseudo-science.
It is like saying you are learning from you mistakes or you are trying to find a better way. Using the traditional way is when you use your beliefs to prove something. The pros to this is that you can use a lot more references when you are trying to study something. You can get a lot from past studies of scientists and try to continue or improve what they have started. You can learn from the past mistakes and see what can be changed so that those mistakes would not be repeated.
Most importantly, since the contents of this course are largely different from what I have learned in my major courses. I regard this as a rare opportunity for me to take on some new challenges, and I would like to take a chance to develop my leadership skills. Before attending this course, “leadership” is a word quite far away from me, and I only have some basic understandings of it. And I found out that most of my thoughts I had about leadership are very different from what it really is.