About
Hi :)
My name is Yash Shah. I am a second-year Computer Science major at University of California, San Diego.
The reason why I chose major in CS goes back to the first ever computers course that I took when I was in second grade.
Microsoft was very popular around that time. I remember the teacher taking us to the computer lab.
We were all made to sit in pairs and asked to open Microsoft Paint. Being a kid, painting on the computer screen,
using different colors, making lines, circles, curves, and showing off our paintings to fellow classmates was very amusing.
As I grew older, I learnt more and more topics in Computer Science. From MS Word to MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, Logo (my first programming language),
HTML, JavaScript, C++, and so on. My interest in computers had developed so much by the time I was in twelfth grade that I
decided to major in CS.
Part of the reason why my interest in CS started developing with MS Paint is my continued obsession with painting. I like to paint. You will probably see folders full of paintings when you come to visit me! Among the many paintings that I have made, I present a few of them and the intention behind doing them.
Paintings
- These two are among my most recent of paintings - They depict my inclination toward colors and animals
- Nature is a wonderful inspiration for an artist - These flowers show that there is beauty all around us and that we need to observe and appreciate them
- Freehand drawings have taught me that there is so much symmetry in various life forms - It also helps better the coordination between the eye and the hand
- Objects are art - There is so much texture, color, and sophistication in our daily-use objects - Studing them helps me look at art from a different perspective
Books
| Book Name | Book Description |
|---|---|
| Odyssey, by Homer | Takes you on an adventurous journey with Odysseus full of monsters and battles |
| Aeneid, by Virgil | Another adventurous epic portraying the adventures of Aeneas and the founding of Rome |
| Consolation of Philosophy, by Boethius | If you are interested in philosophy - ethics, virtue, morality, good vs bad, etc. |
| Paradise Lost, by Milton | The original sin committed by Adam and Eve and their subsequent expulsion from Paradise |
| Divine Comedy, by Dante | The iconic categorization of Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso |
Break
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