Innis laid the basis for scholarship that looked at the social sciences from a distinctly Canadian point of view. Havelock formed the foundations of the Toronto School of communication theory, which provided a source of inspiration for future members of the school: Marshall McLuhan and Edmund Snow Carpenter. He warned, however, that Western civilization is now imperiled by powerful, advertising-driven media obsessed by "present-mindedness" and the "continuous, systematic, ruthless destruction of elements of permanence essential to cultural activity." His intellectual bond with Eric A. He argued, for example, that a balance between oral and written forms of communication contributed to the flourishing of Greek civilization in the 5th century BC. Innis's writings on communication explore the role of media in shaping the culture and development of civilizations.
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6/29/2023 0 Comments Geek Heresy by Kentaro ToyamaSo, a golden age of innovation in the world's most advanced country did nothing for our most prominent social ill. But what have our gadgets actually accomplished? Over the last four decades, America saw an explosion of new technologies, but in that same period, the rate of poverty stagnated at a stubborn 13 percent, only to rise in the recent recession. Technologists and policy-makers love to boast about modern innovation, and in their excitement, they exuberantly tout technology's boon to society. But after a decade of designing technologies for humanitarian causes, Toyama concluded that no technology, however dazzling, could cause social change on its own. Its mission: to explore novel technological solutions to the world's persistent social problems. In 2004, Kentaro Toyama, an award-winning computer scientist, moved to India to start a new research group for Microsoft. 6/29/2023 0 Comments Fences bonoWith a broken heart, she continued in the marriage even after the revelation of his affair and soon to be born illegitimate daughter Raynell. During that period a woman was expected to stay with their husband no matter what. Gender inequality was reflected in Troy’s relationship with his wife, Rose. Troy was able to make steps toward equality by speaking up and questioning the status quo. Troy was frustrated only “whites” were allowed to drive the truck while “coloreds” had to do the lifting. Perhaps his experience with baseball influenced how he handled the inequality at his job and while he feared the possible consequences of activism, fighting back against this inequality seemed to give him purpose. His delay at building the fence may mean he viewed it as another barrier between him and his dreams. While his skills exceeded those of other players, he felt it was his race that kept him from pursuing his dream. Troy Maxson is bitter about the racial inequality he endured when he was denied the opportunity to play major league baseball it is however brought up several times during the story that his age may have played a larger role than he is willing to admit. Wilson’s depiction of racial inequality in the era of Fences was shown throughout Troy Maxson’s lost dream of baseball and his job. It includes racial inequality but also social and gender inequality. August Wilson weaves a theme of inequality throughout this story. His father was assuredly white, although Douglass was never certain whether his own master, Aaron Anthony, had raped Harriet: “Slavery does away with fathers as it does away with families,” he opined. Reinvention was essential not only to Douglass’ survival but also to his shaping of our national character.īorn in Tidewater, Md., in 1818, Frederick Bailey barely knew his mother, Harriet, who died when the boy was 8. Blight, a Yale historian, notes in his authoritative, meticulously researched biography, Douglass revised and tweaked his own story in three autobiographies. Frederick Douglass, one of our more brilliant and towering political figures, carved out numerous acts in his lengthy Shakespearean life, from enslaved man to silver-tongued orator to global celebrity. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote in “The Last Tycoon,” perhaps the most self-evidently ridiculous sentence in our literary canon. “There are no second acts in American lives,” F. 6/29/2023 0 Comments Hunting Lila by Sarah AldersonIn a world where nothing and no one is quite as they seem, Lila quickly realises that she is not alone - there are others out there just like her - people with special powers -and her mother's killer is one of them. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. They live in Southern California where they work for a secret organisation called The Unit, and Lila discovers that the two of them are hunting down the men who murdered her mother five years before. Hunting Lila is written by Sarah Alderson and published by Simon & Schuster Childrens UK. After a mugging exposes her unique ability, Lila decides to run to the only people she can trust - her brother and Alex. The second is that she's been in love with her brother's best friend, Alex, since forever. The first is that she can move things just by looking at them. ġ7-year-old Lila has two secrets she's prepared to take to the grave. They live in Southern California where they work for a secret organisation called The Unit, and Lila discovers that the two of them are hunting down the men who murdered her mother. 17-year-old Lila has two secrets she's prepared to take to the grave. 6/29/2023 0 Comments The hidden oracle full bookHe wishes to get to Camp Half-Blood, out on Long Island, hoping old friends can help him in his situation. A twelve year-old girl named Meg pelts the punks with fruit and saves Apollo.Īpollo quickly learns Meg is a demigod. Apollo is attacked by two punks who say they were sent by their boss. Instead, Apollo is a geeky, curly-haired, flabby sixteen year-old whose name is Lester Papadopoulos. He lands in Manhattan as a mortal where he is no longer an invincible, handsome, muscular god. As punishment, Apollo is made mortal and plummeted to Earth. Rooted in mythology, the novel begins as Apollo is blamed for the civil war between Greek and Roman gods after one of Apollo’s sons was tricked into beginning the war. It is the first in Riordan's Trials of Apollo series. The Trials of Apollo, Book One: The Hidden Oracle is a young adult fantasy novel by Rick Riordan. The Trials of Apollo, Book One: The Hidden Oracle. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Riordan, Rick. 6/29/2023 0 Comments The starless crown james rollinsHis writing has been translated into more than forty languages and has sold more than 20 million books. He also enjo James Rollins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers. Nowadays, Rollins shares his home up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains with his two golden retrievers, Echo and Duncan. As a veterinarian, he had a practice in Sacramento for over a decade and still volunteers at local shelters. The New York Times says, “Rollins is what you might wind up with if you tossed Michael Crichton and Dan Brown into a particle accelerator together.” NPR calls his work, “Adventurous and enormously engrossing.” Rollins unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets matched with stunning suspense. James Rollins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers. 6/29/2023 0 Comments We Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor“There seems to be, among young people, an aversion to listening to people my age and older people,” Gaynor told Movieguide®. Gaynor said the movie is a timely reminder of the importance of selflessness for this generation of young people. The Thursday Night Club is an inspiring movie about a group of friends who listen to God’s calling to serve others in unique ways.” The movie’s synopsis reads: “When a young woman filled with the Christmas spirit suffers a devastating loss, her four closest friends work to bring the spirit back to her by helping others. Singer Gloria Gaynor, famous for her disco-era hits such as “I Will Survive” and “I Am What I Am,” recently starred in a faith-based movie called THE THURSDAY NIGHT CLUB. ‘I Will Survive’ Singer Gloria Gaynor Shares Testimony: I Am ‘Ever So Grateful’ Published: NovemPhoto from Gloria Gaynor’s Instagram 6/28/2023 0 Comments The watchmaker of filigreeAgainst the piano keys, his hands were too warmly coloured for the watery morning. The watchmaker confiscated the sock and threw it over his shoulder to Thaniel, who caught it with the tips of his fingers. It was climbing up the leg of the piano stool when he caught up. He exclaimed at it, was ignored, and then went after it just in time to see it disappear into the parlour. It was quite a coincidence for a mechanical sea creature and he was speculating whether it could possibly have been done on purpose when Katsu stole his other sock and flopped on to the floor with an unbiological bang, whereupon it octopused out of the open door and slid down the banister. Blending historical events with dazzling flights of fancy, it opens doors to a strange and magical past. The chain skittered over the metal tentacle with a high, thin pitch like incoming sea. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is a sweeping, atmospheric narrative that takes the reader on an unexpected journey through Victorian London, Japan as its civil war crumbles long-standing traditions, and beyond. Around it was looped the chain of his watch. It extended a tentacle with a clicking of metal joints. There might be new wars, floods, conflagrations, epidemics, but the colonists would never know of them until next summer. Not a letter, even-no news of what went on at home. No supplies not a cask of wine or a sack of flour, no gunpowder, or leather, or cloth, or iron tools. This was October not a sail would come up that wide waterway before next July. Now for eight months the French colony on this rock in the North would be entirely cut off from Europe, from the world. Published by Good Press, 4066338074034 Table of ContentsĪs long as La Bonne Espérance was still in sight, many of Auclair's friends and neighbours had kept him company on the hill-top but when the last tip of white slid behind the curving shore, they went back to their shops and their kitchens to face the stern realities of life. |