Journal #2

I am part of the digital era; a period when information is only a click away. As I was reading the introduction of American Literature I couldn't help but analyze the progression we have made throughout history in terms of "print culture." By 1639 colonial print shops were in small operation, generally producing 800-1,000 finished sheets in a day. Today I can acess infinite amounts of information through multipule sources of media (newspaper, internet, phone, television, etc.) In todays day and age we are all about instant access. Something could occur half way around the world and within minutes the event becomes a global story. This idea made me think back to the colonial period and how time was viewd differently. During that time period they didn't have the access like we do in the digital era. When something was printed it could only travel so fast. Benjamin Franklins books as well as the works of others took a much longer time to travel throughout the colonies as well as make there way over seas to Europe. It is truly amazing to see the progression we have made throughout histroy in terms of print and its distribution.