of things and another depend upon the interests we have and the purposes of the classification.” That statement is a hundred percent true and we, as humans, never really look at it that way. Think about three different coaches, for three different sports, analyzing one kids athletic ability. Things such as speed, agility, strength, and confidence all play major roles in the coaches analyzing process. Because each coach is from one sport and their interests are focused on that particular sport, they are each going to have a different position (label) for that particular athlete. If all three coaches were from the same sport, then there is a good possibility that they would all classify the athlete as a player for the same position. So, each coach was taught through the specific language of their game to place certain types of athletes in certain positions.You can also take a look at something as simple as a drinking glass in the same way. To me a regular crystal, cylinder shaped object is a drinking glass. Other cultures have different ways of drinking things then the way I do. So to a Japanese person who drinks out of clay cups my drinking glass may be looked at as a vase. Or maybe even a kid in a third world country in Africa who lives with a poor tribe and uses his hands to drink out of buckets would mot even have a clue to what my drinking glass is. So it is just an insignificant object to him.Another topic the book reflected on that I found quite interesting is how we automatically assume things about people based on their passed experiences. We are this way with people because society has taught us to be that way through language. Society has taught us this mainly through media such as TV, newspapers, magazines, and all other informative objects. Think about an ex-convict who just got out of jail for robbery. We have been taught to believe that when he gets out, it is only a matter of time before he commits the same crime ag...
