Friday, April 27, 2007
"The printing press is a communicative and ordering practice" Discuss.
Without the advent of printing, it takes no imagination on our part to estimate how many of us would get to read the ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ or even the newspapers. The multiplication of printed copies rejects the oral notion and deviates from the notion of a real speech between real persons, replacing the hearing-dominance and bringing about consciousness and knowledge of the subjects.
Print may be consumer-oriented but it takes on an impersonal relationship between the authors and the readers. Readers may acquiescently subscribe to what the authors write, as it appears to be authoritative. Simultaneously, it denies response from the author. Prints may be devoid of personal touch but if articulated together with oral and electronic forms, readers can obtain a richer picture of a work.
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Wrote a chunk of it in school and when I came home, I went "Wth, just complete it lah!". Even though there is no need for submission on my part. When I came to the 300th word, I realised I have exceeded too many words and was forced to cut down by half. By then, the discussion topic may not have link anymore. In any case, it's 2am+ and I'm terribly shagged.
School was lonely. Went for the make-up lesson and I knew no one there. The only consolidation I had was the receipt of my grades for the last semester. Terribly happy about it!
Am going back to office to meet up with HR later.
Enough of work and school. Holiday starts today!
Enjoy this beat boxer. It's really amazing to hear how somone can make such music.
Embarrassingly, this is our local version.