Marshall McLuhan

“SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS THAT AFFECT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND CHOICE OF LIVELIHOOD IN RURAL AREAS” There are many commonalities among rural areas which can be seen in the socioeconomic factors that influence their agricultural sectors. Traditionally, rural areas are seen as regions of low population densities. However, with urbanization transpiring everywhere, it has become difficult to distinguish rural areas. Rural areas are marked by proximity to nature, small community size, low population…

Technology is a general term for the processes by which human beings fashion tools and machines to increase their control and understanding of the material environment. In fact, this is in direct pursuance of God’s direction at creation Genesis 1: 26 -30. Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an essential condition of advanced, industrial civilization but also that the rate of technological change has developed its own momentum in recent centuries. Technological…

It is very bold to claim “Communication is good for social change” because in our day and age everything seams to come with positive and negative attributes. However, if the positive actions outweigh the negative repercussions than in essence it is creating a positive outcome for society. In terms of communications it is very important about how you word and put forward information in order to achieve a positive outcome. As a mass majority of society is now connected one way or another through…

As a term, expanded cinema generally refers to cinematic exhibition or spectacle in which the concept of established filmic practice and structure is broadened by incorporating immersive and dynamic elements as opposed to single-screen viewing experience. ‘Expanded’ components may be evident in the materiality of the spectacle, such as in the employment of numerous surfaces for a screening, juxtaposition of various interdisciplinary mediums not restricted to cinema, immersion of the viewer and…

Over the course of a month and several weeks, I cultivated a great deal of material in the Workers and Diversity class. In this class, we scoped diversity in the workplace from a local, regional, and global, perspective. Diversity comes in many arrangements; race, gender, and, age are just a few. As we grow into a more diverse society, it is all the time more important to study cultural awareness. The subject that left an impression on me during this semester was the subject of religious…

Sparring partner Marshall McLuhan said, “All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values”. Yet media is very important in how so many people get to know the world around them. For example, when the lower and middle class do not interact with the upper class, it is impossible for them to understand about the upper class. The only way most of the other classes understand the upper class is through media portrayal. Media is one of the biggest network in the…

It gives new opportunity for people to see beyond their range of vision. According to Marshall McLuhan, “what we watch is far less important than how we watch.” Mitchell Stephens’s Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word shows us a future filled with animated images that will serve as a medium to give message. The expansion of television may affect…

The Media’s Influence on the Public during the Vietnam War The Vietnam War quickly became known as the ‘living room war’ because it was the first major conflict that was highly televised. During the war, the media heavily covered the conflict in a negative light, which in turn persuaded the public against the involvement. This led to mounting pressure on the government from the anti-war movement that caused the US to eventually withdraw. The media was originally sympathetic to the war effort,…

David Carson is an American graphic designer, art director and surfer. He is renowned for his unique aesthetic breaking the conventional rules and grid and type system. This aesthetic is called “Grunge Typography”. Carson is the original and a pioneer of “Grunge Typography”. When his work was known to public in early 1990s, his experimental typography and magazine design inspire young designers and produced a plenty of imitators. He makes young generation to accept typography as a medium of…

Media: Good or Bad Media! It 's inside and out us and comes a wide range of structures. At a certain point in your life you have had an experience with media. Media has been around us for a long time now, from the prior times of distributed a couple talked words, to now an assortment of things, for example, TV, interpersonal interaction, daily paper, and bounty more. Media has a wide range of employments for individuals; business , correspondence, excitement, or to get or publicize data. With…