social consequences of any medium - that is‚ of any extension of ourselves - result from the new scale that is introduced into our affairs by each extension of ourselves‚ or by any new technology." (McLuhan‚ 1964‚ p. 7) Thus begins the classic work of Marshall McLuhan‚ Understanding Media‚ in which he introduced the world to his enigmatic paradox‚ "The medium is the message." But what does it mean? How can the medium be its own message? Of all the Internet searches that end up at the McLuhan Program website
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THE NOVEL “RAW” Throughout the past couple of months my fellow peers and I have been studying the topic ‘challenge’ and how it affects our lives and people around us. In our everyday lives we are confronting challenges‚ some are as small as walking up a few steps‚ and some are larger and more challenging that could be life or death circumstances. Australian book ‘RAW’ written by Scott Monk has had a huge influence on how I view the meaning of challenge. Raw outlines various challenges that young
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a justice of the peace. John Marshall‚ the chief justice‚ understood that if the Supreme Court issued an order to force Madison to deliver the commission‚ the Jefferson administration would ignore it‚ and therefore significantly weaken the authority of the courts. On the other hand‚ if the Court denied the writ‚ it might appear that the justices acted out of fear. Either case would be a denial of the basic principle of the supremacy of the law. Instead‚ Marshall found a common ground where the
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“Media Ecology” “Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman laid down the foundational principles of media ecology‚ a term that is increasingly being used to describe the totality of our media environments.”(Source: mcluhangalaxy.wordpress.com). Media ecology is about how the technology changes the society and the environment we’ve grown from. Marshall McLuhan‚ a media scholar is the one who conceptualize the term media ecology. And Neil Postman is the one who introduced it to the
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head master in the circumstance‚ although john adams appointed a federalist to the supreme court named John Marshal as a Chief Justice he was a decipal of George Washington‚ one of the appointments that was not handed out belonged to Marbury John marshall told Marbury to sue James madison for the appointment in the supreme court and force him to
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The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy “The Truman Doctrine” Luis A. Rodriguez Professor Miriam Altman POL 300 Contemporary International Problems May 2012 Harry S. Truman‚ the 33rd president of the United States‚ had no knowledge or interest in foreign policy before becoming president‚ and depended on the State Department for foreign policy advice. Truman shifted from FDR’s détente to containment as soon as Dean Acheson convinced him the Soviet Union was a long-term threat to American interests
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Political Science 120A Midterm Study Questions 1. How does public opinion affect foreign policy? Is public opinion permissive or constraining? Does the U.S. public support the use of force? Under what conditions? -The public holds the president accountable because he needs approval ratings and support‚ especially during elections. Public can constrain freedom of action (if the public hates something‚ the president isn’t going to do it)‚ and the public generally supports war when it is
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opportunities and threats. IV. Areas of Consideration 1. In 1891‚ Hudson’s was the largest retailer of men’s clothes in America. 2. Merchandise innovations were return privileges and price marketing in place of bargaining. 3. Hudson’s bought Marshall Fields Dept. taking on a billion dollar debt in the process. 4. Target’s system is "micro marketing". 5. Department Stores use a more conservative promotional strategy. 6. Mervyn’s revenues declined 3.2 percent. 7. Credit card transactions were
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’s Gate members believed that Hale-Bopp‚ a rare bright comet‚ was the sign that they were supposed to shed their earthly bodies or containers and join a spacecraft traveling behind the comet that would take them to a higher plane of existence. Marshall Herff Applewhite or the “DO“ as he was referred to‚ the leader of the cult‚ recruited members through the internet and newspaper ads‚ and maintained members by brain-washing them about the end of the world and the only chance of survival. The Heaven’s
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were first launched in 1962 as a chain of discount merchandising stores by the Dayton Corporation‚ an operator of department stores. In 1969‚ Dayton merged with the J.L. Hudson Company to become Dayton-Hudson. The company would go on to acquire the Marshall Fields and Mervyn’s department stores but
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