Week 1: "Two Cultures"

The readings for this week, Snow's "The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution" reflected the idea of two cultures in 1959 as separated by literary intellectuals and natural science. The arrangement of UCLA campus can be an example where North and South campus represent separately the Arts and Sciences majors.

I am art and architecture major student, the difference of art and science for me is that engineer will decide whether they can use my design.

I am also willing to discussing how this two parts perfectly complement each other.

I was born in China, I moved to the United States when I sixteen years old. I have been exposed to the Chinese culture and American culture as well. I think they have a part of me.

I used to do translation work. I think it is both a science and an art. Said it is science, because translation is rigorous, meticulous, has the very strict standards, such as some technical terms and idioms, unit of measure or part of the social language has built up a specific mode of translation. Translation is art, because in many occasions require translators to choose, cannot hidebound, otherwise can only response surface, reach deeper meaning.

sources

http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/students/envs_5110/snow_1959.pdf