Week 9--Synthesis

My E Prime Day
Looking back on the series of events that occurred today, I think I remember my dog appearing happy that I was awake and that we could go on a run. If I'm remembering this correctly, I ate breakfast and I graded my college students quiz from last week. I think I was pleased that they seemed to understand my lectures from this semester. I practiced orchestra music to prepare for rehearsals this coming week. I have played Dvorak's New World Symphony before, and I think I recall playing this with my old roommate. In memory, I also recall certain passages that represent different scenes, birds, the rising sun. After I practiced today, I think I remember eating lunch with my sister and her husband. I think we went to Apple Hill and bought a box of Pink Lady apples and ate apple doughnuts. My sister seemed to really like some apple wine since she bought some for her friends. In memory, it was a nice Sunday, Pacific Standard Time, USA.

The Eastern ideas and Western ideas can be synthesized. Looking at the way I was raised is an example of how two cultures can combine. My mother is from Korea, and my father is American-Chinese. I don't know if I can say that any culture is completely independent or separate since we need to communicate. The idea that many if us were raised in a more western culture and studying acupuncture is another example of synthesis. Again, I don't think that western and eastern medicine is completely independent--I believe that Eastern beliefs and developments can marry and support Western ideas and scientific discoveries and visa versa.