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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 &...
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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...
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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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