By any measure, we live in an extraordinary and extreme time. Language can no longer describe the world in which we live. With antique ideas and old formulas, we continue to describe a world that is no longer present. In this loss of language, the word gives way to the image as the 'language' of exchange, in which critical thought disappears to a diabolic regime of conformity - the hyper-real, the omnipresent image. Language, real place gives way to numerical code, the real virtual; metaphor to metamorphosis; body to disembodiment; natural to supernatural; many to one. Mystery disappears, replaced by the illusion of certainty in technological perfection. Godfrey Reggio
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The world of today is a very different one from what it used to be. Language is no longer descriptive, but rather it is more of a collection of abstract words that describe the world in which we live. In order for us to survive today's world, we need to have critical thinking skills. We must be able to use our minds to please the people around us and make them happy instead of being a bother or a problem.

We must let go of old ideas and formulas that no longer apply to our lives and try to think new thoughts and do new things. The word gives way to the image as the 'language' of exchange, in which critical thought disappears to a diabolic regime of conformity - the hyper-real, the omnipresent image. Here is an example:

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