Week Nine- Synthesis

E-prime:

I had a Creative Writing instructor who pointed out that, when writing a paper, 1.) always consider the reader, and along with that, 2.) it is understood that what you write is coming from you/ your point of view. Thus, the writer should speak/ write directly, with authority, and without hesitation. For example, rather than stating "I think it seems like we would be better off if more funding was allocated to after school programs," one should state, "More funding should be allocated to after school programs to ensure adequate support of our youth."
So when looking at the examples of E-Prime statements from this weeks lecture, there are times when they abide by the above suggestion by my CW instructor. Which, by the way, after being a tutor for a other writing classes, and having the opportunity to read a plethora of essays, turned out to be an awesome, and simple way to greatly improve any essay.
However, there are some clear examples of when using E-Prime created a much more convoluted, indirect, and less powerful statement. For example, the statement "In memory, I think I recall the car involved in the hit-and-run accident as a blue Ford" would not convince anyone of its validity. Thus, E-prime must be used with consideration of the topic and situation.


Synthesizing phyics:

Both the Eastern intuitive comprehension of reality and the Western technological exploration of it are essential in physics. The lessons from our ancestors of the cycles of nature provide great insight into how to properly use the instruments of science that we are blessed with in this current era. I have never read the Tao of Physics, but this class re-motivated my desire to do so, in order to see how these two perspectives have come together.