Lexicon Week Seven

Omnipresence — “present everywhere at the same time.” People usually use omnipresence when referring to religion. But, something that is omnipresent in our modern would more and more is technology and using this technology to access ideas, art, people, etc. In the U.S. we all have constant access to omnipresent technology; through smartphones, laptops, tablets, etc.

Communication — “the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speed, writing, or signs.” Communication is vastly important to society and to how we all interact. Communication at its most basic is just speaking face to face. The modes of communication have changed drastically since the advent of the internet. We can communicate different ways via telephone, email, texting, Skype, google chat, Facebook, twitter, Instagram, pinterest, snap chat, tumblr, vine, blogs, it is a truly inexhaustible list since new technologies are created constantly. People have preferred means of communication, many people in the younger generation prefer texting and other electronic methods than actually speaking with anyone. There are also different etiquettes to different forms of communication (you need to word emails in a certain manner, you need to be good at leaving voicemails that aren’t too long, never use text abbreviation for anything, etc.).

Distance — “the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.” Distance has also changed with technology. We can reach across distances faster and more effectively. I can talk with my grandparents in Ireland over phone, Skype, email, and text any day I would like without much effort. Distance separates us but motivates us to create new technologies to communicate over those physical distances.

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