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Time in Latin America

I recently saw a post on Facebook about how Argentina’s current president, Cristina Kirchner, had been speaking at one of my friends’ schools and had showed up an hour late to her own presentation. My friend included in the caption … Continue reading

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Time in Africa

I am going to research the perception of time in Africa. Time in Africa is much more relaxed than in busy, more western areas such a New York City. Africa is said to have an “emotional time consciousness”  which contrasts with Western … Continue reading

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Time in Africa (Hopi)

When researching for my topic I came across and interpretation of the psychologist Benjamin Whorf’s theory that language is linked to thought. When writing his paper, Whorf uses the Hopi people as a example of how their language doesn’t allow … Continue reading

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Time in Egypt

I am going to be researching the time discoveries and the impact in Ancient Egypt.  Similar to European civilizations, Egypt was very progressive with the idea of time.  Through its discoveries with the sun and stars, Egypt was one of … Continue reading

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Time in India

I am going to use India for my research project. I want to do India because they have a different view on time than we do. They believe in something called P-time which means they focus on many things at … Continue reading

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Response to Ji Hae’s Essay

Your essay is impressive and reminds me a lot. I have almost the same experience as yours. I have given up playing piano for more than eight years for my family’s move from one city to another. I remember that … Continue reading

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Response to Emily Dietricks’ essay Time: The Past, The Present, and The Future

I cannot agree any more to the point “my past is based upon my present” you made in your essay. It is true that there is special connection between the past and present. It can be said that they are … Continue reading

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A Broken Leg

A Broken Leg There is a cliché used by man that says “time waits for no man” which infers that time is always moving. Regardless of what you do time does not stop nor slow down.  We often forget that … Continue reading

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Response to Samuel’s post, “Time Autobiography”

Your post reminded me of something my dad loves to say- our perceptions are our reality. I completely agree with what you said, that perception affects how we see time. I actually think we have similar concepts of how time … Continue reading

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response to Emily Dietrick’s post, “Time: The Past, The Present, and The Future”

I thought you explained the dilemma of time very well. You talked about how the present can be broken down into infinitely small measure of time, and how the past plays a pivotal role in how we experience the present. … Continue reading

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