We all know how Science and Math are intertwined, similar to Art and Music. However, have you ever noticed that Math and English have had a silent war? Well it is silent no more, Mrs.Decker’s homeroom has been having a debate over which is better for society and more important in our lives.

As an avid writer for EMC and a deep down poet, English was an obvious choice for me, but not for everyone. My class of 14 was split in a 12 to 2 war, Math to English. Many of my classmates know Math is a huge part of our everyday lives, to make sure we are on time to practices, to know how much to pay for our extra pretzel, or just how many steps it takes to walk to the water fountain. I know, however that English is a bigger part of my life. I use it to communicate with my family, order food from restaurants, write letters to friends, and write stories to express my feelings.

As the Word Wars continued, we came up with ways to not use the opponent’s subject. The math team started to call themselves the “Maf” people and their enemies the “Engrish”.  We English people started to use complete sentences and proper English in almost everything we did, even in simple Math explanations. I went home everyday wondering how the two subjects were really different, because for every Math pro there was an English one.

The two sides continuing to fluctuate and continued to debate back and forth. “What about variables? They are the same ones used in the English alphabet.” “You don’t need letters for variables. You can use shapes or pictures.” And so it went. It went as far back as the Arabian culture and how they made numbers, to the Magna Carta and Latin, to the Bill of Rights and the right of happiness. It went all the way to the end of the week.

As the war continues, the Math and English are still friends, and the sides are finally seeing how intertwined the subjects are. Mrs.Decker’s homeroom is learning a lot from this and I would like to thank Mr.Grolley and Mrs.Decker for giving us the chance to look outside the box and really open our eyes to how everything in our lives needs both “Maf” and “Engrish”.