Read: George Saunders’ “Braindead Megaphone”

Write: an analytical response in which you compare the lesson (or, at least, what you consider the “takeaway”) of Saunders piece to our current cultural moment. Make connections between what you see and hear on a day to day basis with the text we read, and use that as a marker of understanding our cultural moment and how you situate yourself in it. 150 or more words.

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Analytical Response

Unlike the past, current cultured guests know what to expect from the speaker and how to respond. Hence, communication and speaking styles of the past and the present world differs. From Saunders piece, the speaker has no firsthand information, and if he made a conclusive statement, the audience automatically follows without judgmental thinking. This situation contrasts our current culture where the speaker has to be careful on every word he says so as not to be disregarded. Guests want to hear the true meaning of the words that make a logic sense (Saunders, 2012). Megaphonic do not consider what he says and even speak loudly to be heard,…