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“The history of the world is but the biography of great men,” as quoted from Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle.  While this might have been the case for thousands of years of history, it no longer applies to current society.  Writing … Continue reading →

Video games today are so life-like, you’d think they were real.  My younger brother has been playing video games for many years now.  We had a Nintendo, a GameCube, and now a PS3.  Over the years, I have played along … Continue reading →

University students are pros at writing assignments.  We know how to write a ten-page paper over the course of one night without even leaving our dorm room.  Thanks to the wide variety of information and digital publications on the Internet, … Continue reading →

Everyone learns differently.  Some learn best through reading or hearing material, while others understand things best when they are actively involved in the material.  Still others comprehend information best through visual language. Graphics and images are essential to a majority … Continue reading →

A picture might be worth a thousand words, but a graph might mean even more.  In our age of technology, we are able to see millions of images on the Internet and even create our own, generating a new and … Continue reading →

Have you ever thought how strange it is to be able to understand a written language?  Our eyes skim the symbols on the page and our mind turns them into sounds and syllables in our heads that form words. These … Continue reading →

In today’s society, the written word is the most popular form of communication.  We send emails and text messages, connect with our friends through Twitter and Facebook, and even connect to other countries with international news sites.   Not only do … Continue reading →

Stuff. It’s all around us.  What you’re using now to read these words is “stuff.”  I even used “stuff” to write these words.  In a society like ours that is so focused on the material, it is impossible to avoid … Continue reading →

We all know that words can be dangerous weapons.  Some may bring us to tears, inflict rage, or inspire change.  A good orator knows exactly how to do so, drawing on morality, emotions, and eloquence. Marcus Tullius Cicero was a … Continue reading →

It is strange to think that how we communicate today can be traced back to the ideas and thoughts of two men who lived hundreds of years ago.  Both ancient Greek philosophers Aristotle and Socrates formed the purposes, methods, and … Continue reading →

In her article, “A Blogger’s Blog: Exploring the Definition of a Medium,” Danah Boyd discusses how blogs have become a new frontier for communication.  These blogs are a medium through with a blogger can communicate with his or her audience … Continue reading →