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    So how has this affected our minds? Have we turned our brains into a living computer‚ or are we so dependent on outside answers that we’ve ceased thinking for ourselves? In today’s society we’ve entered a state of ignorant bliss about how little knowledge and wisdom we truly hold. Neil Postman (1984)‚ the author of “Amusing Ourselves to Death” and an educator‚ tackled the now apparent fact that unlike George Orwell’s prediction that our rights to thinking would be ripped away‚ Aldous Huxley’s

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    Compare Ourselves With Others? A very good morning to our teacher ‚Madam Teoh Ai Leng and my fellow classmate .I am very honoured this morning to be given this opportunity to speak on a very important and interesting subject entitled‚ “Why We Should Not Compare Ourselves With Others?”. As you know‚ a lot of times people advise us to compare ourselves with others but this is not always the best way of thinking. There are many reasons to change this way of thinking and begin to compare ourselves only

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    Amusing Ourselves To Death Chapter 1: In Chapter 1 of the novel‚ Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ by Neil Postman‚ the concept of the “media metaphor” is introduced. Postman presents the idea that every civilization’s “conversation” is hindered by the jaundice of the media it utilizes. He uses the term “conversation” in reference to the exchange of information and the ways in which it is exchanged. The forms of conversation affect what is convenient to express‚ therefore‚ what’s conveniently expressed

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    LALALALALALLALALALLALA Story-story” is a circle game for all ages. The group of performers sit and a moderator (us) stands in the middle and provides a setting for the story. Then we point to a person in the circle and they begin telling a story (says 2 sentences). After the first storyteller has described the beginning of the story‚ the moderator points to another person‚ the story continues on; the new person picks up from the last word and tries to continue the narrative. Every performer should

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    Romeo and Juliet: They Did it to Themselves The fall of Romeo and Juliet is a culmination of many factors. A controlling father‚ an ongoing feud and a gullible friar all contribute to this catastrophe‚ but‚ for the most part‚ it was Romeo and Juliet themselves that lent a hand to their own doom. The two lovers were fated to meet and die‚ but this never could’ve happened without their help. Had they been patient and rational‚ perhaps the situation would’ve worked itself out‚ but what can one

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    Emily Prager- “Our Barbies‚ Ourselves” Questions on Meaning 1. Why does Prager say that “suddenly a lot of things made sense” when she discovered that Barbie was designed by a man? Is she referring here only to Barbie’s looks? 2. Are we supposed to believe the claims Prager makes in paragraph 4? What is the point she is trying to make? 3. What is Prager’s definition of a feminist in this essay? Where do you find this definition? 4. What is Prager’s thesis? Questions on Writing Strategy

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    In Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ by Neil Postman‚ Postman offers many points along with sufficient evidence as to how today’s media and technology control our mind and our affairs. He also brings up two clashing points of view towards this by the end of the novel: Orwell’s and Huxley’s. Between these two‚ I agree with Postman’s assertion that Huxley’s vision best applies to American culture today. Even though this book was published in the mid-80’s‚ television is still as prominent today as it was

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    Amusing ourselves to death‚ was written by Neil postman in the year 1985. A period synonymous with psychedelic visuals‚ Ronald Regan and the television. Initially invented in 1927‚ the television stood the test of time and was widely available in most American households. While others were celebrating a new era in entertainment‚ Postman was worried about the sociological and political effects the television would have on the American public‚ he addressed this concerns in his book. Postman’s main

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    Summary of Our Barbie’s‚ Ourselves In "Our Barbie’s‚ Ourselves" Emily Prager discover that Barbie was created by a man; inventor and designer Jack Ryan (para1). Emily Prager acknowledges that Barbie appeared about the same time during the feminist movement when women fought equality and small breast were king. Prager examines three different

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    In the book Amusing Ourselves to Death‚ the author‚ Neil Postman‚ states that age of television has changed the way we view the world and the way we think. Of the two views presented in the book‚ Postman proclaims that Aldous Huxley’s visions are more applicable today than that of George Orwell’s. Huxley‚ as outlined in Brave New World‚ believed that people‚ too amused by distractions‚ would be made powerless‚ while Orwell‚ in 1984‚ believed that political tyranny would make us helpless. Postman’s

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