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    in 2011. It wasn’t always like this though. There used to be a time where the only form of public discourse‚ the corporation of conversations vital to a culture’s survival‚ was fostered by Typography. Neil Postman explains in his book‚ Amusing Ourselves to Death; Public Discourse in the age of show business‚ the transition from the Age of Typography to the Age of Television. In the beginning of the book he explains that this shift has dramatically changed the context and meaning of public discourse

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    The "peek-a-boo" world of television has had a disastrous effect on the culture of the typographic mind. Neil Postman in his book‚ Amusing Ourselves to Death explains how the "peek-a-boo" world of television has impacted modern discourse.  The typographic mind is that of a print based culture. The people in such a culture tend to speak in paragraph format and use proper grammar; they organize thoughts in a way that resembles a book. This is due to the fact that people were used to reading and

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    Our Barbies Ourselves

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    Nathan Paris Period 5 1/28/15 Our Barbies‚ Ourselves In Emily Prager’s “Our Barbies‚ Ourselves‚” first published in Interview Magazine in 1991‚ the author discusses the extent to which sexism was utilized in the design and production of Barbie dolls‚ poses a question of Barbie being used as a weapon‚ and states that there are millions of women who are subliminally sure that a thirty-nine-inch bust and a twenty-three-inch waist are the epitome of lovability. Prager breaks down the design‚ noting

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    Amusing Ourselves to Depth

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    I’ve practiced a lot of sports and extracurricular activities throughout my life; like gymnastics‚ cheerleading‚ dancing‚ piano and French classes but somehow I always ended up quitting all of them. I think this had to do a lot with my personality‚ just like my dad I’ve always been a little lazy and I kind of limit myself staying on an average level when I’m actually able to reach a higher one‚ but on the other hand I was raised by mom who is the complete opposite‚ she is a really dedicated person

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    A Summary of Euphemism

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    Neil Postman‚ a famous writer‚ professor of media ecology at New York University‚ in “Euphemism” discusses the social and cultural significance of euphemism by tackling its aspects. Firstly‚ Postman begins his expository with a common‚ dictionary-entry-type definition of euphemism” – an auspicious or exalted term that is used in place of more down- to earth term. Postman reveals that euphemism has got a bad name because it is a way to give pretty names to essentially ugly realities. And he

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    we heal ourselves.” I have come to believe that the physical destruction of the earth extends to us‚ too. If we live in an environment that’s wounded--where the water is polluted‚ the air is filled with soot and fumes‚ the food is contaminated with heavy metals and plastic residues‚ or the soil is practically dust--it hurts us‚ chipping away at our health and creating injuries at a physical‚ psychological‚ and spiritual level. In degrading the environment‚ therefore‚ we degrade ourselves. ... The

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    Under the race ethnicity and communication section of the chapter I didn’t like how the author said we communicated more with people like ourselves. Granted that it may be true for some‚ the wording seems off to me. " people like ourselves " can mean a lot more than race‚ social status and ethnic groups (as the author mentioned). By limiting " people like ourselves " to those three categories i feel as though she is saying those are the main categories that link people‚ which I disagree with. I feel

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    Full of Ourselves PLUS is a prevention program centered around adolescent girls ages 11-13. The objective of this program is to teach adolescent girls‚ “to integrate eating disorder and obesity prevention programs with the goal of improving body-esteem‚ physical activity‚ and nutritional habits for adolescent females”(Reel et al. (2010) pg. 110). They did this by holding an 8-week program with 1.5 hour sessions every week‚ where they engaged in activities such as: building their own snack‚ group

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    How We Define Ourselves

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    How we Define Ourselves Americans come from many different backgrounds and nationalities. Of these Americans are different races and religions‚ which represent the United States today. With the amount of diverse people in the United States‚ not everyone agrees with allowing people of different races and religions to mix. Living with people of different cultures can have a major impact on peoples’ lives. People today define themselves and others by the way they look and the things they may do

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    “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” - Aristotle What is happiness? The word happiness in the Ethics is a translation of the Greek term eudaimonia‚ which carries connotations of success and fulfillment. For Aristotle‚ this” happiness” is our highest goal. But the real question is‚ how do we achieve this goal? Happiness well always depend upon ourselves. Every single soul on the face of this planet sees happiness differently. While one mind might think happiness is the accomplishment of finishing

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