Week 1: Two Cultures

Arts and science have been viewed as two opposing points in a spectrum. Creative individuals are seen as pertaining to the art culture, meanwhile, intellectual and hardworking people belong to the science culture. Currently, in the 21st century, these two cultures have started to fade and have become less of a focus.  Arts and sciences have never been seen as two complementary topics and it is why as a person we tend to prefer one over the other. Currently attending a four-year university, I am able to relate to this in a sense that we forced to choose between an arts-oriented (bachelor of arts) or science-oriented major (bachelor of science).  We are exposed to the history of art and science through education but since we were not there to experience them firsthand, it is harder to associate with.
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Being born in 1996 has allowed me to take a front row seat to view the growth of technology. I witness computers turn into laptops, T.V screens turn into plasma flat HD screens, and from a "brick" phone into glass phones. I grew up in an era, where technology was becoming the main attraction of the human existence. I also believe that our generation has created their own meaning of art and science due to the creation of technology and its advancements. For example, video games are the product of the combination of science and art. With the advancements in technology, we have created a society that relies heavily on technology and this is why future generations will focus on this culture than previous ones.
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As Kevin Kelly states, "while science and art generate truth and beauty, technology generates opportunities...". Our society holds different expectations for individuals in this century compared to people 50 or even 100 years ago, which could explain why we have shifted cultural beliefs. Although I am fully aware of what our culture is composed of, I have also realized that these two separate cultures have had a greater historical meaning than I originally thought. 
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References:
Snow, C. P. The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution. New York: Cambridge UP, 1959. Print.
Vesna, Victoria. "Toward a Third Culture: Being In Between." Leonardo. 34 (2001): 121-125. Print.
Kelly, Kevin. "The Third Culture." The Third Culture. N.p., n.d. Web. Feb. 1998
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