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Lost in The Shallows
“According to an extensive 2009 study conducted by Ball State University’s Center for Media Design, most Americans, no matter what their age, spend at least eight and a half hours a day looking at a television, a computer monitor, or … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged argument, behaviour, book, brain, brains, content, cultural history, internet technology, interpretation, linear, marshall mcluhan, meaning, Media, memory, nick carr, nuance, odyssey, personal perspective, perspective, shallows, star trek, Technology, the shallows, writelife
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War and remembrance and The Odyssey
I think a good argument could be made for The Odyssey being the most influential work in western literature. The story of Odysseus’ return home from the Trojan War is certainly one of my favourite works. I’m posting this to … Continue reading
Posted in Canada
Tagged odyssey, remembrance day, story of odysseus, trojan war, war and remembrance, war veteran, western literature
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