The first article we read was “Moral Disagreement” written by Kwame Anthony Appiah. The overall conclusion of the article is that although people share a common language, words have individual meanings to each person due to their morals. I agree with his idea. It reminds me of color. I’ve always wondered if people see colors in their own way. Is my red is a darker shade then some else’s red? We all accept the colors but how do they really appear? I believe words work the same way and this is what Kwame was describing in the article. He also claims that each person’s point of view plays a role in their view on issues as well. Both very well expressed opinions that were well supported I believe.
The second reading was “While I was Sleeping” written by Thomas L. Friedman. The main claim in this writing in that the world is flat. By this he means there is a lack of depth and everything seems to be assimilating into one culture. In my experience I’ve only traveled outside of the country twice. Once to a very tourist part of Cancun and the other was to the rural parts of Costa Rica. In Cancun the culture was very similar to that of where I live but Costa Rica was a place of its own! I can understand why the author feels this way but I believe he hasn’t seen the places outside the cities. They will generally fail to support his claim.
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