The Typographic Mind By Neil Postman

Every single moment that takes place in history arguably leaves an effect that lasts much longer than just the initial outcome. The Lincoln Douglas Debates are by far one of the truest examples of this happening. The seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas that took place in 1858 had extreme importance in Illinois that created effects that decided the presidential election of 1860.

The essay I was assigned is “How To Write With Style” by Kurt Vonnegut. After reading the essay, I found that a theme that would best summarize it is “effective communication. Kurt Vonnegut writes in his essay about how one should write in order to attract the reader and effectively communicate your thoughts. His advice to writing as he calls it “How To Write With Style” provides an insight to some elements that allows the writer to effectively communicate his thoughts and be true to him or herself. Keeping it simple, Have the guts to cut, Sound like yourself, Say what you mean to say, Pity the readers are his advice to writers to become effective writers. After reading the essay, I looked at several stories and poems that shared a similar

By reading this, the viewer is able to begin to understand the arguments of representative (at the time) Abraham Lincoln in disagreement with President Polk over his handlings of matters pertaining

The debates were a controversial time, which the proslavery, and antislavery rights people argued over. Both wanted a seat in the senate, but had many problems with people choosing who was fit to take that senate seat. The debates took a long time, and was a period of seven debates. The important subjects in the paper are causes of the debates, content of the debates, and the results of the debates. The causes of the debates were not only disagreement of Lincoln and Douglas, but also the big changes happening in the nations.

In his article “The Shallows”, Nicholas G. Carr explains to his readers how reading & writing came to be, it 's effects on the brain, and what both Plato and Socrates thought about the subjects.

In order to have a government that is run by people; specifically, people that must choose a candidate to vote for, its seems fit that it would be important that there be adequate means of illustrating each candidate’s positions on all of the issues that the constituents care about. Presidential debates are the means of showcasing a candidates’ policies to the nation and at the same time they allow the citizens in the democratic society to make a more informed decision about their vote than they otherwise would have without a debate.

First we see the causes of the debates. Both Lincoln and Douglas were running for a place in the United States Senate

The debates between Lincoln and Douglas were conducted over several months at seven different locations throughout the state of Illinois and they attracted large crowds at every location and, eventually, drew interest from newspapers throughout the country. Although there were a variety of issues discussed during these debates, the primary issue revolved around the issue of

This paper discusses the use of stylistic features in passing the message to the readers, with

Written works are creative displays of human thoughts. Unlikely stories have captivatedaudiences that transcend generations. Essays have enlightened people and even sparked revolutions.Normal everyday writing has played a vital part in understanding the past, captivating the present, andshaping the future.Writing has been able to fill in the gaps of history. By analyzing primary sources such as old letters, andjournal entries, historians have been able to take note of details in particular time periods. Letters suchas Mary F’s letter (Source E) to her cousin provide specific details on the life of someone living on theprairie in 1863. The failure to preserve common writing, despite their simplicity, would cause history tolack perspective.Today

In his essay, “Thought,” Louis H. Sullivan illustrates the importance of real thinking and creative thinking. He asserts that words are not really necessary to use to express our thoughts. He presents other wordless forms of communication to translate our thoughts into loud expressions. Music, painting, images and other wordless forms are the solution the author suggest, as better forms of communication. “Real thinking is better done without words” Sullivan argues. “Words” cut off the inspiration of creative thinking, and disturbs the imagination when someone tries to translate their thoughts into spoken language. According to the author, images are the best way to translate our creative thoughts without the interruption of finding the perfect word to describe an idea. Sullivan attempts to persuade his audience to avoid reading because it deprives them from real thinking: asserting that it must be only done in the present. He discusses that writing is a slow process: many thoughts dissipates as one struggles to put their thoughts into words. Another point that Sullivan argues is that one should only think in the present, and focus in the present alone because the present is the only thing that matters. Sullivan explains, “You cannot think in the past, you can only think of the past… you cannot think in the future, you can only think of the future” … “One is dead and the other is yet to be born.” The author argues that it is not good idea to expand our imagination onward and

In the chapter “The Word on the Streets,” Craig Clunas discusses calligraphy’s power in a society where both literate and illiterate people can understand. He explains that the “writing’s color, materiality, and form” matter more than what the actual content (84). Therefore, even illiterate people can comprehend the importance of a piece of writing (84). In fact, calligraphy on placards were used as a “form of social control,” and this even worked on people who did not understand the words (85). For example, there were some texts so powerful that just their presence was enough to be “an instrument of punishment” (88).

Two men stepped onto a platform in front of hundreds of people; prepared for a battle of dialect, rhetoric and moral justification. The two adversaries differed in partisanship, political success, height, methods of Government action, and most of all morality of what is right. Although the candidates presented polar opposites visions for America, they were similar in their dynamic display of debating. Both men possessed eloquence in their speeches and disposition. The debates consisted of seven encounters throughout Illinois. After one-hundred and fifty years, the historical significance of the debates continues to provoke further debate amongst modern scholars to this day, in turn, solidifying their importance in American History. As I

The printing press and type writers opened up the world to formatted documents. Computers and communication technologies such as word processors, fax machines, and emails are having an impact on literary and handwriting. Widespread acceptance of digital computers seemingly challenges the future of handwriting. However, in numerous situations, a pen together with a paper is much more convenient than a keyboard. Ultimately computer will have to process handwriting in an unconstrained environment, deal with many writing styles and languages, work with arbitrary user defined alphabets, and understand any handwritten message by any writer.

How has writing and the way we read changed in the last fifty years? Technology, reading, and writing has changed greatly over the last five decades, but how much has it affected our culture? Technology has become our culture, we are cyber culture. We need everything as fast as we can get it, somehow we’ve lost the time through the years to read and write as we once did.