Hey there, my names Colton Cooper and my major is electrical engineering. This is actually my first semester at the University of Oklahoma. I Previously attended OCCC and have just transferred from there. Though technically I’m attending both Colleges since my engineering physics class is still at OCCC. Anyways, I’ve already completed my Associates Degree in Advanced Manufacturing Technology and so I decided it was time to move to OU to work on my bachelor’s degree.
To give some background on my choice of major, after high school I decided to attend Moore Norman Technology Center and took their Electrical Trades and Automated Industrial Systems course. Originally, I decided on that course because I wanted to learn a skill trade that would make it easier for me to get a decent job and have always been interested in how electronics work. It was during my time at MNTC that I decided I wanted to further my education past the vocational level and started working towards becoming an electrical engineer. In particular, there was one part of the course that really stood out to me and pushed me to make this decision. That part being when I learned about industrial robotics. It was really fascinating and I even learned how to program robotic industrial arms.
To give some background on my choice of major, after high school I decided to attend Moore Norman Technology Center and took their Electrical Trades and Automated Industrial Systems course. Originally, I decided on that course because I wanted to learn a skill trade that would make it easier for me to get a decent job and have always been interested in how electronics work. It was during my time at MNTC that I decided I wanted to further my education past the vocational level and started working towards becoming an electrical engineer. In particular, there was one part of the course that really stood out to me and pushed me to make this decision. That part being when I learned about industrial robotics. It was really fascinating and I even learned how to program robotic industrial arms.
Articulated welding robotic arm.
Source: Wikipedia
Changing subjects somewhat, now I would like to talk about what got me interested in mythology. This isn’t actually my first mythology course since I took one at OCCC beforehand. However, that was before I learned that I need 3000 level general education course. So, when I saw this course as an option, my choice wasn’t hard. Anyways, back to why I have an interest in mythology. For pretty much my entire life my hobbies have included video games and anime, mostly thanks to my elder siblings, and it just so happens that mythological figures appear in these things quite often. So that gave me a base interest but it was one franchise that really got me interested. That franchise being the Fate/Stay Night franchise otherwise known as the Fate Verse. Its basic premise is that modern mages summon famous figures from history and mythology that then fight in a battle royal to obtain the Holy Grail that will granted any one wish. It really fascinated me to see mythological figures like Hercules and King Arthur fight. Though the franchise does take quite a few liberties with these legends, for example King Arthur is a woman, it did make me interested enough to look into the original stories of these figures. And that’s pretty much the reason why I’m taking this class.
