My Defining Moment

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What do you remember most about your life? Your heartbreaks? Your failures? Most people remember the successes; the moments in their life where they did something right, and they block out the wrong. This is what makes us feel human, what gives us a reason to keep working and learning, always pushing for some more right amongst a sea of wrongs. This is how I was introduced to programming. Those years were some of the most meaningful of my life, finally pushing me to keep learning about something I began to be passionate about, after years of not knowing how I could change the world. While it was a brief time, making programs and sharing them was one of the most prideful and motivating moments through my life. It all began as I stepped into the frigid air of the programming room. My journey to this point was a long one, from slowly reading a giant coding textbook, to attending a statewide competition dedicated to …show more content…

Again I entered the familiar cool room, where we received instructions on a new assignment. A game, now made completely in the white text of the command line. At first I was nervous, since the previous project like this I did very little, and felt like I was worthless compared to my partner. But this time it was going to be different; rather than procrastinate, I immediately sat down and began to work, puzzling out the basic structure rather quickly. Then came the long part, the plot; I spent many hours of my free time writing out the story, all of the events, and even all 8 possible endings. I spent spare time in the back of the physics room, during dark car rides, and even during the loud Thanksgiving parties until finally it was done. It was finally done, and I was extremely proud; I showed my parents and friends, letting them play and get their own ending, their positive feedback encouraging me to show more and more

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