Post by st1_Emrys on Nov 6, 2005 23:29:52 GMT -5
take a look at a satirical letter I wrote (roughly modeled after a work by Benjamin Franklin- www.historycarper.com/resources/twobf2/felons.htm - read rattlesnakes for felons)
To the exceedingly media aware:
I would like to commend the next generation in their wondrous mastering of the media. Their devotion to this eternal wellspring of intellectual thought is exceeded only by their outpouring of time and energy in order to make use of it. It is amazing to me that the backwards generations past have survived while lacking such stimulation.
Perhaps the most profound and beneficial effect of this wonderful institution is the destruction of the books. While some yet remain engulfed in the piteous practice, reading, most have wisely chosen to leave such archaic things where they belong, in the past. The inferences of such “literature” bring about horrible results, oftentimes ending in a self-invoked perspective, a quite bleak prospect.
However, I find that often these people are too easily influenced. They are disdained by the so called “literate” as “illiterate”. They are swayed by the weakest suggestion that they are not entirely intellectual.
I would suggest that the media aware should strike back. They should display their knowledge in contrast to the “book-worm’s” ignorance of such important things as historically valued shows such as “That 70’s Show.” Some are even ignorant of our nations heritage, ignoring things of great importance such as “Smallville” or “M*A*S*H.” What education would be complete without such things?
Instead of these things, these readers insist on emphasizing the importance of the ridiculously ignorant known as authors. Some even try to forcibly impart such things into the young impressionable minds of our students. The unthinkable horrors of Hawthorne and Cooper. The unspeakable poetry of Longfellow and Frost. The sickening gore of Poe. Why can they not merely learn through the life experiences of those on the screen?
The class of thought of our millennia is new one, the media. Let us enter into this great new era with the dignity of Picard, with the perseverance of Rocky, and the courage of Skywalker. Let not the Vaders of today conform you to spirits of the past, rather move forward with Chewie at your side, and vanquish the Borg of tomorrow.
Live Long and prosper,
Emrys
To the exceedingly media aware:
I would like to commend the next generation in their wondrous mastering of the media. Their devotion to this eternal wellspring of intellectual thought is exceeded only by their outpouring of time and energy in order to make use of it. It is amazing to me that the backwards generations past have survived while lacking such stimulation.
Perhaps the most profound and beneficial effect of this wonderful institution is the destruction of the books. While some yet remain engulfed in the piteous practice, reading, most have wisely chosen to leave such archaic things where they belong, in the past. The inferences of such “literature” bring about horrible results, oftentimes ending in a self-invoked perspective, a quite bleak prospect.
However, I find that often these people are too easily influenced. They are disdained by the so called “literate” as “illiterate”. They are swayed by the weakest suggestion that they are not entirely intellectual.
I would suggest that the media aware should strike back. They should display their knowledge in contrast to the “book-worm’s” ignorance of such important things as historically valued shows such as “That 70’s Show.” Some are even ignorant of our nations heritage, ignoring things of great importance such as “Smallville” or “M*A*S*H.” What education would be complete without such things?
Instead of these things, these readers insist on emphasizing the importance of the ridiculously ignorant known as authors. Some even try to forcibly impart such things into the young impressionable minds of our students. The unthinkable horrors of Hawthorne and Cooper. The unspeakable poetry of Longfellow and Frost. The sickening gore of Poe. Why can they not merely learn through the life experiences of those on the screen?
The class of thought of our millennia is new one, the media. Let us enter into this great new era with the dignity of Picard, with the perseverance of Rocky, and the courage of Skywalker. Let not the Vaders of today conform you to spirits of the past, rather move forward with Chewie at your side, and vanquish the Borg of tomorrow.
Live Long and prosper,
Emrys
