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My name is, Aldo Falcon, I’m a freshman Engineering Student at CCNY. When I’m not at school I work at the Bronx Zoo as a sales associate. I have to promote items, provide good customer service, make sure that the customer needs are met, and at the same time be able to handle money behind the cash register. This job has helped me gain skills such as going up to random people, communicate effectively with my co- workers, build strong relationships, and deal with customers who aren’t satisfied. This has also helped me strengthen my qualities such as being responsible …

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College Resume and Cover Letter

245 East 196th Street, Bronx, NY 10458 afalcon001@citymail.cuny.edu  (347) 985-3319 Summary: I’m a Freshman student at The City College of New York, pursuing a career in computer engineering who’s known as a hard working student, organized, patient, and adaptable to different environments. Education: Currently enrolled in The city College of New York, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering with a G.P.A of 3.2 Anticipated Graduation date: August/2018- June/2022 Graduated from University Heights High School, Bronx, Ny Sept./2014- June/2018 College courses taken during High School: College FYS, College Tech, Psychology, Graphic Design, and Web …

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The Constant Responsibilities of an Engineer: Interview Report with Samuel Rivera

“Becoming an engineer is like becoming a doctor, there is no limit to your education because there’s constantly new software programs and new hardware components that can benefit you. Education never stops, you are constantly learning new things.” These were the inspiring words of Samuel Rivera.  Who explained the amount of work it takes to become an engineer by using the analogy of a doctor’s educational level. Samuel is currently a system administrator at Hackensack University Medical Center located in 30 Prospect Ave, Hackensack, New Jersey. I had the pleasure to meet Samuel through my friend’s girlfriend’s dad, and I …

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The Probabilities of Rolling The Lucky #7 Testing The Outcomes In 100 Trials

Abstract: Understanding the concept of probability with the use of statistics can be difficult to analyze without a set goal. The purpose of conducting this experiment is to understand how probability relates and works when using 2 dice. Therefore, conducting this experiment in 100 trials will provide better and accurate information about the percentage that it takes to roll any number, in this case I will be focusing on the number 7. After recording all 100 trials, my results ended up contradicting my hypothesis because the number 7 wasn’t the highest number I rolled, it was 8. The percentage of …

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Exploiting the Ignored Dangers of The City College of New York: An initiative to renovate the poor conditions of CCNY’s current manual faucets.

The City College of New York; Writing for Engineering Prof. Adam Bubrow                04/02/2019 Second page: Introduction to topic. Third page: How Germs are Spread Fourth and Fifth page: The Students’ Voice & Request for Change Sixth page: How possible Counter-arguments were Avoided Seventh page: Financial Analysis Eighth and ninth page: Action Plan Ninth to eleventh page: Bios Eleventh page: Conclusion Twelfth page: References Thirteenth page: Appendix Introduction- This proposal is in regards to the students of CCNY request for renovation in the restrooms of the North Academic Center (NAC), specifically the faucets. The City College of New York is …

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How Does A Computer Operate? Understanding The Components Inside A Computer

A computer can be used in many ways, it can be used for schoolwork, office work, servers, and even gaming. Understanding how a computer works can be challenging for some because of the many different components that are needed to build a computer. Essentially there are about 6 components that make up a computer which are the Motherboard, Central Processing Unit (CPU), Random Access Memory (RAM), Types of storage, Power Supply, and the size of the computer case (Micro Atx, Atx, and E-Atx). Each component serves its own purpose, but they are crucial to one another because when they work …

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End of the Semester Reflection Essay: Reviewing all of the Knowledge I Acquired In This Course

Reviewing all of the knowledge I acquired in this course   This class was something I completely didn’t expect, in my mind I thought that this class would be another stressful class that I wouldn’t even enjoy. However, the professor, Adam Dubrow, changed all of that. His way of teaching was very unique and interesting, he made sure everyone understood what he was teaching and always asked if any one had any questions. He really simplified everything for us which made it easy for me to get my work done. He specifically told us what he wanted on all of …

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