The Construction of a Nation Through the use of The Printing Press, Postal Service & Telegraph
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Founded as a republic, the United States would be a nation where its citizens would have plentiful freedoms including the freedom to receive current and reliable information made by the state to in turn help them make better decisions about their families, cities, and country. Thomas Jefferson, America’s third President and father of the U.S. Constitution, stated “an informed citizenry is the only true repository of the public will.” In order for Jefferson’s wishes to be carried out, revolutionary ideas and technological advances would need to occur and so it did with the importation of the printing press, the creation of the postal service, and the invention of the electric telegraph. What emerged after the introduction of these technologies were profound social changes and as Marshall McLuhan stated in 1964, the medium became the message.
This statement by Marshall McLuhan concludes that the characteristics of information technologies (medium) themselves affect society and not the content delivered by them. Any medium that accelerates or introduces social change is the message, regardless of the content emitted by it. Looking back at the introduction, the inventions of the printing press, the postal service, and the telegraph helped spur information processing and communication that led to intense social changes, including the solidification of America. Social interaction revolves around communication. Therefore how one communicates determines how one socializes. Technologies like the printing press, postal service, and the telegraph have altered the way people communicate and hence altered the way people socially interact. These mediums are the message.
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...ese innovations were mediums that became the message. They produced profound social changes and were instrumental in the construction of America. The printing press allowed for the wide dispersal of literature of every kind, from the Bible to pamphlets promoting more democratic forms of government. The dissemination of information eventually accounted for the rise in literacy rates that would later follow. The postal service permitted the transmission of newspapers through the mail, improved transportation of the mail, and allowed for people to connect with other people in a manner that was efficient. The electric telegraph allowed for instant communication linking not only people in the US together, but also individuals from around the world. All these technologies allowed for social interaction to occur at new levels from smaller communities to an entire nation.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the united states would be a nation where its citizens would have plentiful freedoms including the freedom to receive current and reliable information made by the state to in turn help them make better decisions about their families, cities, and country.
- Concludes that the characteristics of information technologies affect society and not the content delivered by them. the printing press, postal service, and telegraph helped spur information processing and communication that led to intense social changes.
- Explains that johann gutenberg helped in the creation of the printing press in 1450.
- Explains that the united states would be a nation where its citizens would have plentiful freedoms including the freedom to receive current and reliable information made by the state to in turn help them make better decisions about their families, cities, and country.
- Concludes that the characteristics of information technologies affect society and not the content delivered by them. the printing press, postal service, and telegraph helped spur information processing and communication that led to intense social changes.
- Explains that johann gutenberg helped in the creation of the printing press in 1450.
- Explains that the printing press helped reformers undermine established governments and institutions in the protestant reformation and the american revolution.
- Explains that the united states post office department was created in 1792 to facilitate the dissemination of information. the postal system transmitted 1.9 million newspapers and 2 million letters in 1800.
- Explains that the postal service was used to cultivate and sustain relationships over long distances and gave people the power to communicate with anyone.
- Explains that the electric telegraph, developed by samuel morse and alfred vail in the 1840s, was the hallmark of inventions and truly changed how people communicated.
- Explains that the telegraph was crucial to the north's victory over the confederate states of america. it allowed president lincoln to communicate with his generals.
- Explains how information technologies such as the printing press, postal service, and electric telegraph altered how people communicated. they produced profound social changes and were instrumental in the construction of america.
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- Explains that the first world summit of the information society was held in 2003. wsis aims to eradicate poverty around the world, promote gender equality, combat diseases like hiv, ensure environmental stability, and protect indigenous people.
- Concludes that there are some contrasting but also similar approaches to the notion of an ‘information society’. castells has a valid point when he says that information has always been part of society.
1286 wordsRead More - Evolution Of Media Essayanalytical essayThe evolution of media has transformed the way we interpret the world around us. It gives us a new perspective by allowing us to interact with one another through the Internet. Media has become much more personal and diverse as user-generated content becomes more prominent in our lives. We are exposed to assorted types of viewpoints that shape our understanding and knowledge of the social world. Moreover, change in technology has brought advancement to transportation methods, which makes it very easy and fast to go long distances than before. It has also brought change in communication, with the development of the mobile phones, where the communication is now more efficient. Technology has also brought changes in education where students can do online courses, take exams, quizzes, do assignments and even discuss with the classmates the related topic of each week as if you were in the actual classroom. The changes of technology play a big part in the media and how it is used. The technological changes made throughout these time periods have made communication and the media widely spread.
In this essay, the author
- Explains how the evolution of media has transformed the way we interpret the world around us. technology has brought advancements in transportation, communication, and education.
- Opines that the 60's brought along many new changes in the way media is produced.
- Explains that canadian media theorist marshall mcluhan argued that different types of media have very different effects on society.
- Explains how the evolution of media has transformed the way we interpret the world around us. technology has brought advancements in transportation, communication, and education.
- Opines that the 60's brought along many new changes in the way media is produced.
- Explains that canadian media theorist marshall mcluhan argued that different types of media have very different effects on society.
- Explains that television is a deterrent to america's society because it causes more violence, creates image problems, and deteriorates self-esteem.
- Explains how the internet has radically changed nearly every level of human experience in an incredibly short amount of time.
- Analyzes how people are adapting their lives around technology, considering the early resistance to the concept.
- Argues that modern mass media has done good, but at the same time, has gone wrong to individuals as family members.
- Opines that technology is now part of a whole new world and environment. they conclude that moderation is the key, as it affects us in many ways whether it is positive or negative.
2060 wordsRead More - Evolution of Mass Communicationsexplanatory essayThe evolution of mass communications has gone through major developments; from etching the beginnings of an alphabet into a rock the size of a standard dinner table to letting a computer recognize words spoken into a speaker as it types away what it hears. Dating back to around 1700 B.C. when the first alphabet was said to come into existence, society has come far in different fields of communications. Nothing made as large of an impact in the world of communications as the revolution of the Internet. Although the impact has been large, the Internet was certainly not the first to revolutionize communications. When many cities started to arise and become industrial-based, there became a need for more technological advancements. When there was one change in the way of living, a domino effect occurred and many more advancements and developments took place. The mass communications of writing, printing, mass media and entertainment have all influenced how we use the Internet and new technology developments today.
In this essay, the author
- Explains how the evolution of mass communications has gone through major developments, from etching the beginnings of an alphabet into a rock, to allowing computers to recognize words spoken into speakers.
- Explains that ancient civilizations would etch pictures in clay to record things and papyrus was used soon after. these inventions brought great progress in the time period they came into existence but had many negative effects.
- Explains that mass media is information being spread to a wide variety of people, which was hard to do in earlier times. the newspaper was the fuel to the fire of communication.
- Explains how the evolution of mass communications has gone through major developments, from etching the beginnings of an alphabet into a rock, to allowing computers to recognize words spoken into speakers.
- Explains that ancient civilizations would etch pictures in clay to record things and papyrus was used soon after. these inventions brought great progress in the time period they came into existence but had many negative effects.
- Explains that mass media is information being spread to a wide variety of people, which was hard to do in earlier times. the newspaper was the fuel to the fire of communication.
- Explains that entertainment is influenced by the internet, including the telegraph, telephone, radio, and television. the smarttv integrates the internet and the television and makes watching television an entirely different experience.
- Explains that the internet has paved the way for many recent technology advancements.
- Explains irving e. fang's alphabet to internet: media in our lives. st. paul, mn: rada, 2012.
- Explains that the alphabet revolutionized writing and the internet. johannes gutenberg invented the printing press and movedable type.
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