Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The Perfect Thing pg 126-151


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The Walkman only allowed the users to play the same cassete over and over again.
With the iPod people can never get bored because fot eht thousand of songs you are able to put on your ipod.
People can define their own narrative with their msuci collection.
The iPod has become like adrug to music lovers.
When Wissell got his iPOd stolen he later replaced and then later wore black headphones to show his grief.
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How does the programming make the iPod more of a companion?
Why was the boy stabbed to death for his iPOd?
Why would Jobs feel responsible for the boys death over the iPod?
WHy was the online music bussiness a disaster?
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etheral(pg 127): extremely delicate or refined.
prorifelation(pg 133):?
quixotic(pg 135): extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
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"It's almost as if my iPod understands me."(pg 127)Personification. The iPod cant understand since its not a person.
"It's as though I can part the sea like Moses"Similie. He' scomparing the ability of playists to the powers of Moses.
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This section of the book continues to talks about the coolness of the iPOd and also the start of the online msuic bussniess espeacially for theiPOd.

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