Humanity
Humanity
Technopoly
Critical Summary of Neil Postman’s Technopoly, The Surrender of Culture and Technology To think about a time where technology did not influence, or control societies actions or reactions is difficult to do unless asked the question of technologies history and hold on today’s society. In Ellul’s The Technological Society, technique was used as a totalitarian state’s method of controlling of populations and systems, but in Neil Postman’s assessment of technology, it is technology that is the totalitarian state that controls those who believe they are in control of the systems in place to regulate society. With each innovation of thought and machine, humanity seems devoid of meaning, by being reduced to numerical data and statistics. This is important to academic research because to answer many issues that plague society, the institutions of academia must observe that they may have been comprised by technology’s control of the way they think or ask questions. The continuous drive for efficiency and effectiveness in strategic communication, has been the author’s objective in writing critical summaries about technology, but now with Postman’s view of technology, that drive is a symptom of technology’s evolution.
By Timothy Black5 years ago in FYI
A Discussion
Introduction In reading the textbook by Littlejohn, Foss, and Oetzel (2017), and Ruddock (2017), there are theories about communications that apply to problems in society and culture strikingly relevant. Racial tensions in the United States are high, and many African Americans see the Justice System as an injustice control mechanism to protect the white establishment. A video from a minor's iPhone helped obtain a guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. This case and many others demonstrate the differences in American society and culture and how the media covers the incident—the media influences how specific audiences of different culture groups choose to react to societal problems. Government agencies also must work to maintain public trust in their institutions and strategic communications. The research that guides the process plays a vital role in maintaining that trust.
By Timothy Black5 years ago in FYI
Technological Society
Abstract This paper analyzes Jacques Ellul’s book The Technological Society and its relation to strategic military communication topics. The author addresses how Ellul's analysis of technology and technique play a role in contemporary strategic communication even though Ellul does not directly discuss strategic communication. Ellul's wide range of concepts goes into great detail to inform critical thinking and provides vast insight into how contemporary issues such as disinformation and technical aspects of military communication can be analyzed for future research.
By Timothy Black5 years ago in FYI
What Causes Frequent Urination In Pregnancy?
Topic: What Causes Frequent Urination In Pregnancy? You need to consider whether urinating too often is a symptom of pregnancy or whether the urge to urinate often will stop completely. The truth is, frequent urination is a common symptom in early pregnancy, but it can reappear around the later months of pregnancy, when the uterus and baby grow and press on the bladder.
By Mustafa Rangoonwala5 years ago in FYI
Cosmetic and Genetic Surgical Fixes
Let’s say you’re attracted to the most beautiful girl at your school or workplace. She has a cute, delicate nose and perfect teeth. In every way this sweet gal exceeds even the high standards of beauty, brains, and loving personality as that imaginary princess from your dreams. She has been magically transformed into a real, live woman and she is as attracted to you as you are her! You two start dating and eventually marry. Six. Nine, a full year, or five years later, she gives birth to a baby girl, your lovely little daughter, with an enormous hook nose, crooked alligator teeth, and an elbow growing out of her forehead. Trying to comfort you, a friend at work shows you a photo from a medical book he has at home. At first, you thought it was a picture of your new infant daughter, but then realized it was much older than that. It was a photo of your wife taken shortly after she was born. There was another photo of her taken when she was 18 years old and showing how corrective surgery was successful. The surgical procedures to correct her alligator teeth, hook nose, and forehead elbow made medical news worldwide. Now your baby girl will need to undergo the same expensive, painful, and time-consuming surgery and orthodontal work as her mother did two-and-a-half decades ago. Your wife had a secret past she never told you about and now it has come home to roost and feed on your innocent daughter’s sure to be painful and unhappy childhood as well as your bank account.
By Charles Belser5 years ago in FYI
Are You Camera-Ready?
Imagine living in a society in which your next door neighbor, your Uber driver or random citizens reading your social media posts can affect what school you may attend, what career path you may choose or whether you can travel to visit far-off relatives and friends. In China, this is becoming the norm for the entire population.
By Juliette McCoy Riitters5 years ago in FYI
