"Cosmopolitanism"

Appiah's book is full of great concepts and issues. The ideas throughout the text revolve around ideas of culture and how people react, relate, and observe culture. I found it particularly interesting when Appiah in the introduction writes "Unfortunately, we could also send, through negligence as easily as malice, things that will cause harm: a virus, an airborne pollutant, a bad idea." ("Cosmopolitanism", 2006, pg. xii) Appiah brings several topics like this up- about how we do several actions subconsciously. We may hurt someone, without any intention. This is a direct correlation to how someone can be offensive to someone else without knowing it because of the way they were brought up. When someone goes into a new environment and they are ignorant to their surroundings they can become highly offensive without even trying. Unintentional pain put on others is seen in society today as not offensive- because it was an accident- but can often cause as much harm as intentional pain forced on someone. 

Appiah also has several similarities to Berry in his writing.  They both are ridiculously aware of their surroundings. This statement may seem blatantly obvious but it's true. Each person that Appiah introduces he gives a full background of their history, where they have been, what they have learned, and their personality. While Appiah is very descriptive about the characters hat he introduces; Berry is very, very descriptive about his environment, and setting. 

So far in Second Life I have mostly met people from the area that I am in. However, I have met some people who are either very well versed or they have figured out how to use a descent translator. The people I have met have been really friendly, almost a little too outgoing, but nice so far.