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Zach Omer
Sep 26, 20143 min read
Journal #4: Caught Up in the Web
Nicholas Carr is upfront in the opening chapter of The Shallows by remarking on how he can feel his brain changing. He says, “Over the...
Zach Omer
Sep 19, 20143 min read
Journal #3: Postman & "Edutainment"
In Amusing Ourselves to Death, Postman’s chapter on “Teaching as an Amusing Activity” argues that “we cannot avoid the conclusion that a...
Zach Omer
Sep 12, 20142 min read
Journal #2: "What Else is Reading But Comprehension?"
In the chapter titled, “The Typographic Mind” of Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman discusses how American society functioned...
Zach Omer
Sep 5, 20143 min read
Journal #1: The Medium is the Metaphor
On the last page of the foreword (page xx) in Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman writes, “Orwell feared that what we hate will ruin...
Zach Omer
Jun 4, 20144 min read
New Zealand: The 1981 Springbok Tour
In his film documentary titled The 1981 Springbok Tour: Ten Years On, Bryan Bruce asked the question, “Have we ever been more divided as...
Zach Omer
May 19, 20146 min read
New Zealand: An Analysis of the "Legend" Drunk Driving Ad Campaign
Background The New Zealand Transport Agency was created in 2008 by the Land Transport Management Amendment Act. The Act combined the...
Zach Omer
May 17, 20145 min read
New Zealand: The Early 20th Century & Rua Kenana
The early twentieth century was a pivotal time in New Zealand’s development as a nation. After enduring through the Northern War and New...
Zach Omer
May 13, 201412 min read
Orson Welles and the Historic "War of the Worlds" Radio Broadcast
There have been a handful of truly pivotal broadcasts in the history of radio, since public broadcasting began around 1920 (Baudino &...
Zach Omer
Apr 27, 20145 min read
New Zealand: The Colonial Period
The 19th century was a momentous and bloody time in New Zealand history. First came the European settlers, right after the turn of the...
Zach Omer
Apr 9, 20144 min read
New Zealand: Pre-European Maori Society
Long before the first Europeans laid eyes upon the island nation of New Zealand, the Maori people inhabited the land. Estimated to have...
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