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Question 1

Contrary to common belief even among the educated, Huxley and Orwell did not prophesy the same thing. Orwell warns that we will be overcome by an externally imposed oppression. But in Huxley's vision, no Big Brother is required to deprive people...

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Question 2

What is the tone in the book?

Postman's tone is serious and informational, as he presents his critque in the book, Amusing Ourselves to Death.

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Question 3

What are some factors which accounted for print being a pervasive and dominant medium of communication in seventeenth and eighteenth century in America?

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But from the seventeenth century to the late nineteenth century, printed matter was virtually all that was available. There were no movies to see, radio to hear, photographic displays to look at, records to play. There was no...

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