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John Durham Peters “The Marvelous Clouds”
“Writing’s incendiary quality is one reason why so-called social media will never be like face-to-face speech” (Peters 278). One passage from John Durham Peter’s The Marvelous Clouds that stood out to me is when he writes, “Writing’s incendiary quality is one reason why so-called social media will never be like face-to-face speech” (Peters 278). Peters…
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The Psychology of Letter Writing- Writing During a Time of Tragedy
In today’s age, letter writing is frequently referred to as ‘a lost art’- one that has been taken over by emails, texts, and instant messaging. Yet, during the Second World War, letter writing was utilized heavily, specifically by victims of the war like those in concentration and internment camps. Though, why is that? Why was…
