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    Telegraphy and Postman

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    essay He is a useful public servant. He works all over the country. He can be seen in villages and metro cities. A postman moves door to door and delivers our post like letters‚ telegrams‚ parcels‚ money orders and gifts. He brings joys for some while for others he may have sad news. Some postmen move on cycle‚ but several of them go on foot to deliver their letters. The postman is a familiar face. He puts on a uniform. His uniform is khaki. He carries a bag with him. He keeps his letters‚ parcels

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    Neil Postman

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    have traversed the globe‚ visiting several countries and regions‚ only to realize that although new methods develop‚ language as a way of expressing ones self has remained the most effective. Despite this fact‚ language still has its pitfalls. Neil Postman‚ in his essay “Defending Against the Indefensible‚” outlines seven concepts that can be used to aid a student in better understanding the language as a means of communication. He describes how modern teaching methods leave a student

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    Neil Postman

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    In Neil Postman’s "Defending Against the Indefensible"‚ he suggests that our society has been culturally brainwashed. Therefore‚ Postman has given us seven key elements of critical thinking to help us understand the English language and avoid the manipulation of language: definition‚ questions‚ simplicity of words‚ metaphors‚ reification‚ style and tone‚ and the non-neutrality of media. Postman’s first principle is that a definition is only a means of helping us achieve our goals. Definitions

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    Neil Postman

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    to end‚ edutainment is what Postman dubs Sesame street early on. As seen with the research he has duly noted is very conclusive. When we watch tv the average tv watcher only retains 20 percent of what they have watched. Just from reading that it made me realize how many hours I have wasted on Netflix binge watching certain tv shows just to find out what happens. To know I only have retained 20 percent of what I have watched‚ from each episode is sad. Another point Postman points are that once an hour

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    Neil Postman - Responses

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    Part I On page 11‚ Postman quotes Niels Bohr as saying‚ "The opposite of a correct statement is an incorrect statement‚ but the opposite of a profound truth is another profound truth." What does this statement mean? Do you agree with it? Why or why not? Opposition creates two points of view and provides a stronger meaning for both sides. A correct statement‚ “I like ice cream‚” is opposed by the incorrect statement‚ “I don’t like ice cream.” If I only observe the correct statement‚ I have no

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    Essay: The Bias of Language‚ the Bias of Pictures Essay Author: Neil Postman and Steve Powers Section I: Analysis of theme 1. Misleading Language -"This means that there is a level of language whose purpose is to describe an event. There is also a level of language whose purpose is to evaluate an event. Even more‚ there is a level of language whose purpose is to infer what is unknown on the basis of what is known."(243:1) 2. Misleading Pictures -"The picture documents and celebrates the

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    The articles “Technology” by Neil Postman and “I’m So Totally‚ Digitally‚ Close to You” by Clive Thompson both set to address the role of technology in society and debate whether the internet has an effect on community. Does community exist on the internet? Thompson argues that the internet‚ social media more specifically‚ provides a “dynamic of small town life”. With the involvement of social media in the twenty first century‚ does the definition of community adapt to this new phenomenon. The possibility

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    Lost in Technopoly The book Technopoly (1992) by Neil Postman‚ published more than two decades ago‚ before social media as we know it today in the 21st century. Despite the passage of time‚ Postman’s critique of technology remains current and relevant‚ even though technology has made advances that he could not have been able to fathom. Whether the reader agrees or disagrees with Postman‚ what he is trying to accomplish is to raise a heightened awareness of ourselves

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    advancement came a decrease of society’s intelligence. Neil Postman‚ author of “Future Schlock‚” points out how mediocre American human intelligence is due to all the technology around us. According to Postman‚ America was once called “the empire of reason” because it was founded by intellectuals; Henry Steele Commager was the gentleman who coined this phrase‚ however‚ he was aptly referring to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Postman denotes an absolute truth‚ that mass media is diminishing

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    Neil Armstrong

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    NEIL ARMSTRONG OUTLINE Neil Armstrong lived from 1930-2012 - * Neil was born on August 5 1930 * Neil was born in Wapakoneta‚ Ohio. * Neil had moved all around the state as a child. * Neill was in high school during 1944. * Neil was an active member of the boy scouts and had the

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