RHETOR 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Dependent And Independent Variables, Pricewaterhousecoopers, Simulacrum
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Envelope for best actress (text) interpreted to mean a certain movie. Interpretation performed where award was given to a movie whose name was not on the text. Meaning that was context dependent rather than text dependent ruled. Moment lost: winners realized they actually did not win; real winners lost their moment in the sun with the initial announcement. Hyperreality of the academy awards - must be perfect. Moment called for the award to be given to someone (even if it means giving it to the wrong person) instead of disrupting the moment and saying there was a mistake. Produced a human rather than a hyperreal moment - abnormality. Reminds us that normally images rule, instead of following reality. Price waterhouse now being blamed (instead of these glamorous old people) In today"s world, real people are images themselves - without our many images, we are invisible. But the image of politics as an example has very real consequences!
