The world as we know it is forever changing. Our society today, as "moderns", is so accustomed to the visual function of everyday life being fed to us through the television and the internet, that we've forgotten one of the essential stepping stones of our civilization. We've forgotten to read and not just to read, but more importantly to read between the lines and use it to further our understanding. This second sense of collecting information is the crucial component of the machine that is your brain. This excerpt from "How to Read a Book" by Mortimer Adler is attempting to teach one how to strengthen their second sense of reading. One must be cautious not just to read the words, but to take the information pitched to you and control how
