This is interesting because I never considered handwriting and printing/typing to be different in the quality they preserve of the non-verbal speech act. I always just thought that handwriting and typing were simply the mediums to communicate internal dialogue/thoughts in an external way. But I think it makes sense how historically these two mediums are viewed separately. Maybe this is why automatic writing (which is handwriting) is considered an expressive exercise and is believed to reveal the unconscious mind.

I found this quote interesting because I think that often we resonate our current situation or era with dystopian literature. Even though dystopian literature depicts a "world gone bad" which is often set in the future or in an alternate reality, one may often resonate a dystopian world with their current reality. I am not sure if this is due to pessimism or potential truth that dystopian literature holds in helping us understand our current reality.

The universality and timeless aspect of "The Second Coming" make it a poem that resonates with many people. This passage outlines how the poem resonates with almost any politically heavy, unfavourable, or harmful occurrence. I can definitely imagine there are published articles declaring the cover pandemic the "year of Yeats."

I definitely think that search engines like Google are viewed as a neutral and trustworthy resource for information. But since Google's framework is indeed an advertising and corporate model this concept of "neutrality" is in fact illusionary, and racism and sexism creep in through the algorithms. I definitely think Google user's blind belief of receiving "neutral" and "reliable" free from prejudice, means that the harmful affects of Google's often go unnoticed and are subconsciously absorbed into the user's psyche. How can we be more cautious and shed light on biased information sources that from the outside seem harmless or trustworthy?

The gender wage gap is very evident today and persists for a myriad of "reasons." It is very interesting when these "reasons" are explicitly justified, such as the "psychologically inferiority of women" explained by google. All of these "justifications" of the gender wage gap are completely absurd and rooted in patriarchal systems. What are concrete ways to work towards closing the gender wage gap and creating legislation that holds these systems accountable?

OED meaning of "delirium": a mental state where somebody becomes excited and not able to think or speak clearly, usually because of illness. I think that the Two Minutes Hate is somewhat similar to todays social media realm. I think that the way in which Winston is filled with horror by the group's "sub-human chanting" is very similar to the out-of-character ways in which people may lash out on social media. People can often release their rage on social media without accountability which is similar in the way that everyone reacts aggressively in a way that is acceptable and even expected in the To Minutes Hate.

Spiritus Mundi is Latin for "world spirit." On a webpage I found that to Yeats this Spiritus Mundi is the "muse" or "collective unconsciousness" that serves as inspiration for a writer.

I am curious as to what type of sources we are using for our research?