Jack Quinn
20 September
2016
Journal #3
Over time, humans have developed a
vast array of knowledge. From the early beginnings of our species until the
present day people have been collecting and contributing to our ever growing
collection of information. The last decade alone has seen human beings produce
a litany of texts and resources that may one day be vital to the education of
later generations.
Writing, technology, and circulation
are to thank for this wealth of information. The relationship of these three
concepts is important to understand as they are directly responsible for the
development human societies have seen over the past several thousand years.
Writing, technology, and circulation
are closely linked. Writing refers to the actual content created by an author.
The way these authors create this content however, is closely linked to
technology.
Technology is defined as: “the
application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in
industry”. Major advancements in technology have allowed writers to express their
ideas and information in new and improved ways. The first example of this was
paper. By today’s standards paper is not something to come to mind in terms of
technology, but this was a major milestone in the development of the written
word. With paper also comes the first major examples of circulation. Circulation
refers to the public exposure or access something has. With paper information
could be consumed an unlimited amount of times. Before paper writing could only
be recounted orally, and only as many times as an orator deemed fit.
This trend of a major technological advancements
followed by changes in circulation and brand new tools for writing has been
seen countless times through history. The most recent of which has been the
advent of computer and the world wide web. These advancements have led to a
world more connected than ever before, with ideas being spread across seas
almost instantly. Things have changed quite a bit from the early days of paper,
and the question is where will we go next. However, one thing stays the same.
Writing, technology, and circulation are closely related as they work together
to spread ideas and information.
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