Is this an essay for something? Final set of blogs have been scored. No more blogs for last few days of semester. See edline for score.

Honestly, I want a career at the NSA because it is convenient and interesting. The location of the job is familiar, the benefits are eye-catching, and the history behind the NSA intrigues me.

I live in Maryland, so I would be familiar with the area and it would be easy to adjust to my surroundings. Working for the NSA means I would have a government job with many benefits. I plan on attending the University of Maryland, so I would not have to rearrange my whole life just for a job. I believe this would make me a stable, happy employee, with more potential for success working in the NSA than other people would have.

In 11^th grade, my computer programming teacher taught us a little about cryptography near the end of the year as a little side note. We learned about all types of encryption, from Caesar Ciphers to DRM. However, one type of encryption that fascinated me was the Enigma machine. This intricate device was able to produce a ridiculous amount of combinations, and it was a remarkable feat that the code was cracked. I can’t imagine all the work that was required, all the numbers that were used, and all the human power that was needed to accomplish such a goal. I realized all this effort helped the Allies win the war, and the people who contributed to cracking the machine are true forgotten heroes of this era. The NSA is partly responsible for cracking the code, and in that fact lays the main reason why I would want to work for the NSA. It would give me an opportunity to be a hero too.

Working for the NSA is a very desirable job for me. Not only is it close to where I grew up, but it is also close to my heart. It would be an opportunity for me to be a hero, for me to feel like I am making a difference for the future, and most importantly of all, It would allow me to pay my country back for all it has given me.

Scored thru 11/25 (20 pts possible) - see Edline for your score tomorrow evening.

What problems did you encounter while developing your solution? How do you plan to overcomethem?/How did you overcome them?

Today I encountered an infinite loop. I realized that I did not have a control variable to close the loop. That is how I overcame my problem.

What problems did you encounter while developing your solution? How do you plan to overcomethem?/How did you overcome them?

During developing my solution, I did know what loop to use. However, I realized that I need a series of nested loops. That is how I overcame it.

What choices did you face in developing your solution, and how did you choose among them?
Today I had to choose how to go about answering the chapter work. When I did not understand a for loop, I would just enter it in Eclipse.

How did you go about testing your program? What were the results of that testing?

If I did not understand any loop in the pelican java online text book, I used Eclipse to help me. I inputted code that I didn't understand, saw the results, and tried to understand why that happend. My results were a success!