Week 12 Pac quiz (3/20-3/25)

Reagan, a time for choosing. Postman, Ch 1-4

which election was Reagan first elected president

1980

was the 1980 election for the 40th president a turning point

yes

unlike earlier republican presidents, what was Reagan’s policies?

limiting the federal govt role

reviving individual freedom and free-market

what was the occasion of Reagan’s speech “A Time for Choosing”

to endorse barry goldwater, the presidential candidate against LBJ

when was reagan’s speech “A Time for Choosing” given?

1964

what were the principals in Reagan’s speech, “A Time for Choosing”

conservative vision of limited govt

free enterprise

strong national leadership

what was reagan’s main criticism in his speech “A Time for Choosing”

excessive public spending in the name of fighting poverty

where was Reagan the governor before he was president

California

who wrote Amusing Ourselves to Death?

Neil Postman

When did Neil Postman live?

1931-2003

when was Amusing Ourselves to Death written?

1985

what is the fundamental difference that Neil Postman outlines at the beginning of the book?

the US has moved from the Age of Typography to the Age of Show Business

what 2 books does Postman reference in arguing what kind of world we live in?

1984 and Brave New World

what kind of dystopian book does Postman argue that we live in? why?

Brave New World

soft totalitarianism

not questioning the govt because they are permanently satisfied and entertained

what does Postman say that Boston represents?

the city of Revolution

the character of the founding generation

what does NYC represent according to postman?

America opens its arms

what does Chicago represent according to postman?

the industrial energy and dynamism

what does Los Vegas represent to Postman?

entertainment

what spheres of life does Postman say that entertainment is pervasive into?

politics

religion

news

education

commerce

who said “The medium is the message” which postman quotes

Marshall McLuhan

what does Postman say about the second commandment?

there might be a tendency to worship images

Does postman argue that the medium of communication matters

yes

what does postman say about the medium of written communication

it endures, perceived as reliable

what does postman say about the medium of spoken communication

it disappears fast and is perceived as less reliable

does postman think that different cultures have different expectations of which types of media are reliable

yes

what does epistemology mean

the study of how we learn

postman argues that America was incredibly oriented to what during the 18th and 19th century?

print oriented

does postman think TV society effects more aspects of society

yes, it pollutes public communication and the affects resonate throughout society

what is another phrase that postman uses for the “age of typography”

the age of exposition

Postman argues that America used to be based on reading, what is his 4 reasons?

purtian religion

people from england had high literacy rates

1650- New England laws required reading and writing in schools

lots of libraries

Postman argues in ch 4 that the typographic mind has a benefit it what emphasis

rational arguments

what example of debates does postman use to support the emphasis of rationality in typographic mind

douglas and lincoln debates in 1850s

7+ hours

pre-written

prepared and logically rigorous

what benefits does postman say that reading provides

makes us more rational

allows for analytical management of knowledge

following line of thought

compare and contrast