Independent Component 1

• LITERAL
  (a) Write: “I, Luis Viramontes, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
  (b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
• Here are some of the documentaries that I watched. Most of the documentaries I watch I rewatch in order to fully understand what goes on in the tech world. I don't want to lose any important information.
• "The Smart State." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity -- Jim Al-Khalili BBC Horizon."YouTube. YouTube, 26 May 2015. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Into the Future: Communications." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Future Intelligence." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Visions of the Future." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "An Original Maker: Paul Elkins." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Beyond Human." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• "Gearing Up." Top Documentary Films RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
• (c) Update your hours in your Senior Project Hours link. Make sure it is clearly labeled with hours for individual sessions as well as total hours.
• DONE
• (d) Explain what you completed.    
• For the 30 hours of independent component I watched documentaries on technology and how they are changing the world. Documentaries really show the true side of what is going on in the world and how its evolves. Technology is evolving every year and these documentaries really showed me how. Robots are improving year by year, When the first robot was created all he could do was walk, now we have robots that talk, shake hands, walk up stairs, and it does many more. Finishing these documentaries showed me that there are tons of people out there really focused on improving technology. 
• INTERPRETIVE 
  Defend your work and explain its significance to your project and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
• Here are pictures of some of the documentaries I have watched over my 30 hour Independent Component 1. 
• Click Here for The Smart State picture (picture)
• Click Here for Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity (picture)
• Click Here for NextWorld Future Intelligence (picture)
• Click Here for Michio Kaku: What does the future look like? (picture)
• Click Here for An Original Maker: Paul Ekins, Pacific Northwest polymath (picture) 
• Click Here for Gearing Up Part 2: Countdown (picture)
• APPLIEDHow did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate this. 
• This component helped me understand how vital electronics and electricity are in our society. Without these advancements then our society wouldn't have progressed as much. We wouldn't have created the cellphone or computer which helps with communications and helps with our work. The electricity powering homes wouldn't be available. None of these things would be possible if someone didn't discover electricity or if someone didn't discover electronics. We have advanced so much in just 10 years with electronics. In the 90's we had really phones which then turned to smartphones around 2008. It's important to have electronic engineers because they are trying to improve this world little by little. They have done so much and will continue to do a lot if they are really focused on their jobs.