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  2. The medium is the message - Wikipedia

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    McLuhan understood "medium" as a medium of communication in the broadest sense. In Understanding Media he wrote: "The instance of the electric light may prove illuminating in this connection. The electric light is pure information. It is a medium without a message, as it were, unless it is used to spell out some verbal ad or name."

  3. Testify (Rage Against the Machine song) - Wikipedia

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    First, he sets a DigiTech Whammy pedal to harmonize a minor 7th above the note being played, and the delay pedal is set to a short, slap-back setting that almost sounds like reverb. Morello creates the sound by simply picking the open low D string and using his wah-wah pedal to slowly shift back & forth between the bass and treble frequencies ...

  4. Scientia potentia est - Wikipedia

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    The first known reference of the exact phrase appeared in the Latin edition of Leviathan (1668; the English version had been published in 1651). This passage from Part 1 ("De Homine"), Chapter X ("De Potentia, Dignitate et Honore") occurs in a list of various attributes of man which constitute power; in this list, "sciences" or "the sciences" are given a minor position:

  5. Gatekeeping (communication) - Wikipedia

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    Gatekeeping is a process by which information is filtered to the public by the media. According to Pamela Shoemaker and Tim Vos, gatekeeping is the "process of culling and crafting countless bits of information into the limited number of messages that reach people every day, and it is the center of the media's role in modern public life ...

  6. From each according to his ability, to each according to his ...

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    [11] [12] In Acts of the Apostles the lifestyle of the community of believers in Jerusalem is described as communal (without individual possession), and uses the phrase distribution was made unto every man according as he had need (διεδίδετο δὲ ἑκάστῳ καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν):

  7. These wise quotes from Maya Angelou will inspire you every day

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    Beyond her famous quote, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time,” Angelou's words offer incredible insight into the human condition.

  8. The Top 15 ‘Mean Girls’ Quotes, Ranked by Usability - AOL

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    Here are the best quotes from the cult-classic film "Mean Girls," based on usability. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  9. Power of the purse - Wikipedia

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    The power of the purse is the ability of one group to control the actions of another group by withholding funding, or putting stipulations on the use of funds. The power of the purse can be used positively (e.g. awarding extra funding to programs that reach certain benchmarks) or negatively (e.g. removing funding for a department or program, effectively eliminating it).