I wanted to continue on the topic of being vs acting. Everyone made really good points and it was really hard to decide how I actually felt. I finally came up with this; the majority of people do not act to deceive, but they act on what they know will be accepted. If they see someone behaving a certain way they will be more likely to behave that way, especially if they are young. Little kids change their behaviors so frequently it's hard to keep up, and I hardly think these young innocent children are trying to be deceptive. I agree with Olivia that it is impossible to tell whether or not someone is acting or actually being (which brings up the question what is actually being?) -- because half the time the people you're talking to don't even know if they are being "real" or not. I feel that people "act" the most when they are meeting new people. They want to establish common grounds with that new person so they smile a lot and agree with basically everything the other is saying - then when they get to know each other things start to change and it leaves a question of who is this person really? And honestly I don't think anyone can ever really KNOW another person, because no matter how real they seem there is no way to distinguish a difference between who they appear to be and who they really are. And I also agree with Ashley that "being" is the thoughts that go on inside your head, because you are not consciously thinking about them, they just come to you. What you say is acting because you are consciously choosing which thoughts you make public because those are the ones that will be accepted and which thoughts you keep to yourself.
-Sammi
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I think that "being" is completely internal and "acting" is completely external. I agree with what Mike said today in class, that "being" is in your mind and that your behavior is acting. I think that who a person "is" is based on how they interpret information and in essence think. It is my opinion that once a person tries to translate what they think (being) into actions that something is lost. Everything that a person does, other than what is necessary for survival, is used to influence others. So naturally, people will do what is needed to be in control of the situation (acting).
This, however, does not take into account when a person convinces himself that a story is the truth.
Kelsey
I agree with Kelsey's point that "acting" is completely external and "being" is completely internal. This is why people's actions vary in different environments. Who they truly are is not actually changed in each situation, however how they show their "being" is. People act differently based on what they believe will be accepted. People hide their true selves because they fear rejection. Since no one ever shows their true self, it is impossible to truly know anyone else. It is sometimes even difficult for a person to know who they are.
--Alexis
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