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October 20th, 2016. How do we define language? Language is a method of human communication, which can either be written or spoken. This method is often used within its own community or country. Language also involves hand gestures, symbols, and visuals. Language is a tool of expression. Is it simply a pattern of symbols and sounds that communicates meaning? Yes it is. Even though, the letters within the word are missing or moved around, if the first and last letter are visual, the brain will automatically identify the word based on those letters. Body language is also a way of communicating and expressing your thoughts and feelings. People use several senses such as sight, touch, and sound to communicate with one another. Is it still a language if no one speaks it? What if one person speaks a language but no one else understands. Is it still a language? If a language is dying, it will remain a language until it is not spoken by anyone. I do think that even when only one person

September 27th, 2016. Our brain creates sense of what we see. It often tends to 'transform' what we hear, smell, see, or touch based on emotions, expectations, experiences, or even reasons. One's perception will always be different. Perception is different from reality. Everyone has their own perception of life. Perception is the lens through which we view reality; ourselves, other and the world around us. However, the lens often gets confused with what is being viewed through it. Reality is the true state of things. In reality, it is how things actually are, whether we recognise them to be as such or not. We often don't realise how our perceptions confuse reality. They seem like one and the same. The main point about perception and reality is that they are different yet connect with each other. The way we view something can be influenced by reality but these two factors can also stay separate. When do we know when it is our perception and/or our reality?  Perh