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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The postman: compare and contrast Mario Jimenez a young an immature boy with no experience in life started his career at age seventeen as a post man to the famous poet Pablo Neruda. Both characters have very similar but yet very different experiences throughout the book‚ Pablo and Mario became good friends along the plot of the story. When Mario got hired to be Pablo’s postman he was very well excited about the job even though that would be his only client but that did not bother Mario. He would
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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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Television is the 20th century invention that has so fundamentally transformed our lives that we have failed to take note of the change. Television has made us reschedule our activities and plan our life in a different pattern. Our lives have been redefined as the TV now shapes almost every facet of life—our choices‚ desires‚ aspirations and dreams. So‚ with the growing use of TV‚ it becomes quite important that we make an analysis of how it has influenced our lives. TV‚ no doubt‚ is a source
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The Postman Always Rings Twice was a novel written by an American writer James M. Cains. This novel was adapted into film in 1946 and it was directed by HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tay_Garnett o Tay Garnett Tay Garnett. Although there are some different descriptions between novel and film‚ the main story is a husband was murdered by his cheating wife and her lover. Greed‚ selfishness‚ desire and trustlessness of personalities are major themes depicted in both the novel and film incisively
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TELEVISION-BOON OR BANE Since the invention of the television by John Lagie Baire in 1920‚ television has been one of the most widely used equipments in households all around the world. People have been amazed by the wide reaching capabilities of television. However‚ it has been argued that the invention of the television was a mistake and that television has become one of the most baneful machines that man has created. Television has led to a new era of knowledge. Television has helped in spreading
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telephone‚ television is a wonderful gift of science after the invention of electricity. Today‚ television is an important means of entertainment and education. It has the advantages of both radio and cinema. We can see pictures and listen to their conversations simultaneously. Television was first invented by John Logic Baird‚ a famous scientist of Scotland. Mr. Baird demonstrated his invention at the Royal Institute of Great Britain in 1926. The television mechanism is very complex. A television camera
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The Usefulness Of Television Television is one of the greatest achievements of the twentieth century. Mass can easily access it hence influencing society instantaneously. Television may provide unrealistic messages such as violent ideas. So does television only have its bad sides? Firstly‚ television helps us to learn more about the world and to know and see many new things. Television can often present information to us in a more effective way than books can. For example when the national servicemen
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Objective Summary Postman encourages people to grow and change because of something they have learned so that their life is more diversified. However‚ there must be a reason and a means for such change. A reason is not always something that is kept in mind. It is usually abstract and hard to identify. It deals with systematic thought‚ yet it is completely different than motivation. Reason is the power of acquiring intellectual knowledge and dispassionate thought; motivation is the act
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------------------------------------------------- Television is the leading cause of violence in today’s society. Television. This word associates for us with "violence"‚ "crime"‚ "pornography". And this becomes usual in today’s society. And possibly‚ it is a reason why many people don`t find the cause of violence in TV‚ because it is usual situation for them‚ when they see bad scenes on the screen‚ they just don’t pay attention on it. And this is the source‚all we became "cold". For us it is
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