In the case of woodhouses. So second and third sons are left with, you could say nothing, tangible. An the second and third sons would be leaving and going to america to seek their fortune, you could say. Or they could choose the military, the university. And maybe be an apprentice to another tradesman much like Joseph Woodhouse was. The other thing that i would like to mention that is a Common Thread is people are wanting to have a place of their own. Whether it be english or irish or german. And so if the oldest son gets everything, then the second and third sons are going to need to leave to go to america if they want to have land. And if you came to america, before 1700, paying your passage, of course, on a ship bound to virginia, you had the right to receive 50 acres of land for free. So that was an enticement for many of the second and third sons. My name is jerry kester and im a costumed interpreter on the scotch irish farm. The time period here is between 1720 and 1740 and the
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Mcluhan made a series of pronouncements about the changing media landscape. What he said then still resonates in the wired world we inhabit today. Mcluhan was writing about the effects of the mass media on contemporary life, talking mostly about television. However, his ideas and predictions proved prophetic and, in the tumult of todays digital revolution, a lot of what mcluhan said seems as relevant now as it was 50 years ago. In part two of the program, well speak with a present day media theorist about mcluhan. Evgeny morozov also has some interesting and, at times, contrarian views on new and social media and how many of us see its potential impact on society. In short, he thinks were naive, idealistic and should be prepared to be disappointed. But first, the media now compared to the message then from Marshall Mcluhan. At the speed of light, theres no sequence. Everything happens at the same instant. When you dont have a physical body, youre a discarnate being. You have a very dif
Mcluhan made a series of pronouncements about the changing media landscape. What he said then still resonates in the wired world we inhabit today. Mcluhan was writing about the effects of the mass media on contemporary life, talking mostly about television. However, his ideas and predictions proved prophetic and, in the tumult of todays digital revolution, a lot of what mcluhan said seems as relevant now as it was 50 years ago. In part two of the program, well speak with a present day media theorist about mcluhan. Evgeny morozov also has some interesting and, at times, contrarian views on new and social media and how many of us see its potential impact on society. In short, he thinks were naive, idealistic and should be prepared to be disappointed. But first, the media now compared to the message then from Marshall Mcluhan. At the speed of light, theres no sequence. Everything happens at the same instant. When you dont have a physical body, youre a discarnate being. You have a very dif