Week 10

My E-Prime day:

I'm not going to list my daily activities online cause it might be inappropriate, no really cause it will just feel like a cooking list and get boring. Rather I would like to share my E-Prime experiences:

I grew up in LA where I had a tendency to speak in E-Prime. Maybe this was because I was younger or just a little more passive who knows, but either way when I moved to Boston in between Harvard and MIT I had a really hard time using E-Prime. My first two years there were very challenging due to the Standard English norm there. I got in many arguments and was often told to stop talking in E-Prime because it was a given and made me look weak or something I don't know. Now living back in CA I find the reverse once again to be the case. It makes sense due to the population I was surrounded by but its still fun how communication boundries are not just language related.

Synthesis:

I often think religion and science are really the same thing just two sides of the same coin, both end up looking for the same thing and might just get to the same place. (Let me know once you know.)When looking at East and West philosophies to me they are just a different language but still trying to get to the same place. We all have our experience and reference points that high light to us as an individual or as a culture, certain ways of doing or thinking about things, but I do believe that we overall are very similar. The tricky part I believe is having all sides flexible to hear, listen, and share with an open mind. Fear seems to be a very powerful thing that keeps people and ideas apart, which is relevant but sad.