Postman's Review

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Amusing Ourselves to Death, by Neil Postman informs us on the evolution of communication. Neil's views are expressed clearly in the text through his opinions and views. I believe that you distinguish his standpoints strong passionate that he writes on his ideas. Along with his passion I sense his attitude, by coming forth in the beginning of the paperback and saying,

"..as plainly as I can, this book is an inquiry into and a lamentation about the most significant American culture fact of the second half of the twentieth century: the decline of the Age of Typography and the ascendancy of the Age of Television"(p.8).

I deem that this statement shows his straight views, how he says things the way that he really believes, and this is the case through the book. He takes us through the evolution of communication by talking of its birth in the New England Region of the United States and its growth from there. He discusses the meaning of epistemology and how it pertains to his written text, and his broad thoughts. From the epistemology, he moves on to the written word and how it developed in many diverse directions.

At the birth of our nation there were no; emails, telephones, or printed material floating around.

I enjoyed reading Postman's views on the nation and it communication. I agree with most all, which is strange for a person like me, because I hold my own strong views. I like how he is brutal, brutally honest in the means of explaining his views. He not only just puts his views out there; he is very educated on this topic and holds a large amount of evidence to support his opinions. I find his way of writing excellent with his beautiful words of satire on the front cover to his blunt and stern views to the least page. I believe that his writing hold much truth and relevance to the state and future of out strongly amused country.

For instance with the tragedy on September 11, how long do you think that it would have taken for us Kansans to hear of this? How far from the truth do you think that this news would have been? After the truth passes trough a couple hundred thousand people, I think that it would have more than likely been very distorted and vague. Could you believe this distortion today?

Only to follow the papers were the telegraph and the photograph, these improvements changed the way communication was done, and it was never to look back. It allowed the people to hear up to date news and reports, allowing them to participate in the occurrences of the nation. With the photograph they can envision what they read and hear about, giving them even a more l

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Approximate Word count = 932
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: History