Deibert (Homework #2)
Chapter 2
1. Who was in power during the high middle ages?
2. Describe the sanctity of the written word?
(do you agree?)
3. What is a theocracy?
4. According to Deibert, did communication favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church?
5. Does communication, in your opinion, underpin authority?
The church was in power during the high middle ages. They had the written word.
ReplyDeleteSancity of the written word according to the text is when written word became more able to convey meaning than the scratches previously made. I agree that words are representations of meanings and beliefs.
Theocracy is the authority given to a governmental reign by religious deity or God.
Yes, communication did favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church because they were able to get the sacred texts out to the priests. This gave the priests more power over the people as more rules and laws were made.
In my opinion communication does underpin authority. It helps strengthen the understanding between people.
Dawn
Stephanie Greenfield
ReplyDelete1. Who was in power during the high middle ages? Church
2. Describe the sanctity of the written word? Print became the primary source for communication and conveyance. I agree!
3. What is a theocracy? The written word gives power and governs through divine guidance.
4. According to Deibert, did communication favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church? Yes, only because the Catholic group had access to mass desimination of information.
5. Does communication, in your opinion, underpin authority? Communication and the iterpretation of the communication is the authority. Knowledge is power and can challenge authority.
1. The church was in power during the high middle ages.
ReplyDelete2. The sanctity of the written word is when we began writing actual true written scripts instead of scratching and pictographs. I agree that it needed to change in order to communicate better.
3. Theocracy is a government operated under divine rule, or the pretense of divine rule. In practice, this tern refers to a government operated by religious authorities who claim unlimited power in the name of God or other supernatural forces.
4. Yes communication favored the interests of the Roman Catholic Church because they were able to get the information out to the priests faster and at a crucial time.
5. Yes communication does underpin authority because it gives people a chance to understand eachother and not just rely on what they are told to do.
1. The Roman Catholic Church was in power during the high middle ages.
ReplyDelete2. The sanctity of the written word is basically that the letters and the words themselves are and were created by God and that they should be given equal credit as all other things created by God. This idea is that if a word is written then it is no longer just random lines but rather equal to what it means. I do not believe in the holiness or sanctity of words but rather I believe in their meanings.
3. A theocracy is a form of government where God or a deity is recognized as the ruler.
4. In the long run communication did not favor the Roman Catholic Church. Deibert pointed out that the writings in the church became so prolific that they became lawyeristic and far removed from the affinity of the teaching of the Gospels. Deibert also pointed out that their spread of literacy also created a thirst for secular literacy which then began to flourish and thus move away from the church’s teachings.
5. Communication should underpin authority if the goal is to keep them honest. Communication is kind of a watchdog for authority.
John Rea
Kolby
ReplyDelete1. Who was in power during the high middle ages?
The Church was in power
2. Describe the sanctity of the written word?
(do you agree?)
The words were given to man and as change develops, these words were written in an updated format. I believe in the meaning behind the words written.
3. What is a theocracy?
The words that were given from a higher power and put into place to rule or govern the people.
4. According to Deibert, did communication favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church?
For sure! The priests were receiving the information in mass quantity with an increased time frame.
5. Does communication, in your opinion, underpin authority?
It has the ability to underpin the authority. Knowledge is potential power meaning that it is what we o with it that makes it powerful.
1. Who was in power during the high middle ages?
ReplyDeleteThe church was in power
2. Describe the sanctity of the written word?
(do you agree?)
The sanctity is the fact that because it was written and acknowledged by the church is was true. I do not agree with this, because the person writing it always put it in their words.
3. What is a theocracy?
Government by a god or priests
4. According to Deibert, did communication favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church?
Yes it did, they had a well organized communication path and in most cases did not veer from the written word.
5. Does communication, in your opinion, underpin authority?
YES! Communication is not always good. If you can communicate well then you can gain authority, but if you don’t use communication it can breed rumors that will in turn break down authority.
1. The church had the power
ReplyDelete2. The written word was used to convey meaning and it worked better than the scratches previously made. I do believe in the sanctity of the written word.
3. Theocracy is a form of government where the official policy is governed by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided, it is religious.
4. The communication did favor the priests because the written word was made more readily available for them in turn giving them more control over their congregation.
5. Yes it does, because people are able to talk with one another about what they are told and decide on their own if they believe it and not just be forced too.
1.Who was in power during the high middle ages? Church – Roman catholic.
ReplyDelete2.Describe the sanctity of the written word?
(do you agree?)
People believed it was true because it was written and the Chruch believed it to be true. It was able to convey more messages then the scratches before it.
Yes, I agree.
3. What is a theocracy?
Government operated by religious authorities. God is the ultimate ruler.
4. According to Deibert, did communication favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church?
The priests were receiving the texts more readily than anyone else so comm. did favor the Roman Catholics.
5. Does communication, in your opinion, underpin authority?
Yes, communication can give you power. Authorities must be able to communicate well or else they wouldn’t be authorities.
1- The church was in power during that time period
ReplyDelete2 - People believed it to be true because the church believed it. It was better than what was previously ‘written’. I do not believe in something simply because someone or some organization tells me that I need to.
3 - Theocracy is a form of government where God is the recognized ruler
4 - Yes because communication was faster
5 - Yes communication can give you power but it is what happens with that power that matters.
Larisa Gavrilyuk
ReplyDelete1. Who was in power during the high middle ages?
The Roman Catholic Church was in power.
2. Describe the sanctity of the written word?
(do you agree?)
The sanctity of the written word is when people began writing actual scripts instead of scratching and pictographs. Yes, I agree with it it makes it better and easier to communicate.
3. What is a theocracy?
It is a form of government were they recognized God as the ruler.
4. According to Deibert, did communication favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church?
The communication did favor the interest of the Roman Catholic Church because the priest had more of the written world available to them and it gave the ability to spread it to the congregation.
5. Does communication, in your opinion, underpin authority?
I believe it does because the authority must communicate well in order to be in charge. For example, one cannot make a good boss if he/she is lacking good communication skills.
Ben Wagner
Delete1. Who was in power during the high middle ages? The Catholic Church.
2. Describe the sanctity of the written word?
(do you agree?) This idea is based on the idea that because the church had its doctrines in printed form that they must be true. I do not agree with this idea.
3. What is a theocracy? I type of government where a higher power is recognized as the supreme ruler, generally a God.
4. According to Deibert, did communication favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church?
Yes, because so much of the thought and beliefs were spread by the priests instead of by independent thought, the priests were able to keep the interests of the Church close and pass those on to their congregations.
5. Does communication, in your opinion, underpin authority? I believe it can, as people have the opprotunity to discuss what they think or feel, their opinions change through discussion with others, which can undermine authority. (Such as Egypt conflict of last spring, communication lead to the overthrowing of the authoritative government.)
Aaron Henretty
ReplyDelete1. The Catholic church
2. Because the words are written on a physical piece of parchment then they must be true. I do not agree with this at all, but I can see how back in the day people who didn't know any better would believe this.
3. A government that acknowledges God has it's supreme ruler.
4. Yes, because the Catholic priests were able to recieve the written word in a more timely manner and use it to their advantage within their congregations.
5. I do believe so, because there is immense power in communication, and if one lacks skills in this area then they can severely lack power, and therefore authority.
1.The Roman Catholic Church
ReplyDelete2.The idea of sanctity of the written word is when doctrines started to be put onto parchment for keeping. Not just anyone could do this so it made people believe that it was the truth. I do not agree with this idea because anyone can write something down in today's world.
3. A government that acknowledges a higher power (god) as that governments supreme ruler.
4.Yes, because the priests of the Catholic Church could then share the same word of god. This also aided in making people believe the Catholic Church's word because it was written down.
5. I believe it can give you power. If you can communicate well. It can help people decide on their own.
-Amanda Berardinelli
1. The church was power in the high middle ages
ReplyDelete2. Print became the primary source of knowledge and communication, rather than scratching. I agree.
3. Theocracy is a government operated by God as the ruler
4. Yes, the priests were receiving the most information, in the least amount of time
5. Yes, the skill of communication will enhance your power and authority.
-Laura Wakefield
1.The Catholic Church
ReplyDelete2.The sanctity of the written word was acknowledged by the church and followers as pure and true when religious information was progressed orally to written. I do agree with this.
3.Government were they recognized God as the ruler.
4.Yes, communication favored the interests of the Roman Catholic Church because the written word was available to priests who were then responsible to share with the church members.
5.Yes, communication provides the opportunity to underpin authority since communication equals power (great communicators have more power regardless if they are in a position of authority or not).
Katie Amen
Dan Marshall
ReplyDelete1. Who was in power during the high middle ages?
The Roman Catholic Church.
2. Describe the sanctity of the written word?
(do you agree?)
This was accepted doctrine by the church that was communicated to the people in order for them to follow. I don't agree because only the church had physical copies of the written word and were the only ones who could read it. I believe that that information should be available to all.
3. What is a theocracy?
A system of government where priests rule in the name of God.
4. According to Deibert, did communication favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church?
Yes, because the church bishops and priests were the only ones who had the information. They didn't allow the people to have their own religious documents they could tell them whatever they wanted.
5. Does communication, in your opinion, underpin authority?
It does underpin authority if the people find out what their are telling them is false and they are being deceived.
1. The Roman Catholic Church was in power during the high middle ages.
ReplyDelete2. Sanctity of the written word was the doctrine of the Roman church that was put forth to the people for them to follow them. I do not agree because it made a caste system out of the society, where as only the "noble" could read where as the other people were weak minded and could be controlled.
3. Theocracy is a where there is a government made up of priests that rule because that is what God wants them to do.
4. Communication did favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church because they were the only one who understood and could read documents and they told the rest what they thought.
5. Communication does underpin authority because it is so hard to tell if the government is telling you the truth. We want to believe that our government is telling us the truth and that what they communicate to us is real.
-Mecala Fitzpatrick
--Sara Orton
ReplyDelete1. Who was in power during the high middle ages?
-The Roman Catholic Church
2. Describe the sanctity of the written word?
-The written word was considered of high value and, to some, an art that "could not be credited to mere mortals." The priest or cleric was considered to be a custodian of the sacred text and was seen as being a mediator with the forces or Deity "beyond". When word has been digitized and copies are cheap and plentiful, it is harder to appreciate and value the text when that is all it is. In a way I do agree with the idea that we lose value for the written word when it is completely digitized. Do I then think we should do away with technological writing? No.
3. What is a theocracy?
-A government ruled by the Church or religious leaders in general.
4. According to Deibert, did communication favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church?
-Yes because much of the information was received and "filtered" by the priests of the Church. As well, most of the people in the entire area who were literate belonged to the Church.
5. Does communication, in your opinion, underpin authority?
-I think it has the power to. I think it depends largely on the culture. In our western culture it seems quite normal to question authority and to stand up against laws or injustices. It can be quite different in other countries and cultures.
1. Who was in power during the high middle ages?
ReplyDeleteRoman Catholic Church
2. Describe the sanctity of the written word?
(do you agree?) The teachings passed down were put into written form. Few people could read or write in those days. Sanctity of the written word suggests that the written word has some sort of holy, sacred significance and/or is the word of God in some religions. I disagree even for the middle ages because those in power could use it to their personal gain.
3. What is a theocracy?
A system of government where Theology rules, in turn the church and priests of that church are in power over the standard government officials such as kings and lords.
4. According to Deibert, did communication favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church?
Of course it did. If only a priest, bishop or pope can speak with God or actually read the documents then they have all the information to disseminate that to their subordinates. What comes from them is essentially the word of God so they should be obeyed. This is how a church can gain political power and keep it.
5. Does communication, in your opinion, underpin authority?
It certainly can and usually does, knowledge is power of course and therefore if you are in control of all the communication then you have the most power. Governments usually have enough resources to control this communication flow and therefore hold a lot of power.
ANDREW CLARKE
1. The Roman Catholic Church was in power in the high Middle Ages.
ReplyDelete2. The sanctity of the written word is the idea that the church had its information, rules, and regulations in original oral form and it was moved to written form. I do agree with this because written can be followed so easily.
3. Theocracy is a system of government where priests rule in the name of God.
4. Yes, communication did favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church. They read the documents and communicated them to their followers.
5. Yes, communication does underpin authority. It strengthens the back and fourth and understanding between people.
-Kali Sanders
1. The Roman Catholic church was in power
ReplyDelete2. The sanctity of the written word is that god created the letters that make up the word. I do agree with this
3. It is a system of government that has given the priest rule in the name of god
4. I would say that communication is in favor of what is best for the roman catholic church
4. I would say that it does
Bryce Martin
-Sam Bell
ReplyDelete1. The church and the nobility where in charge during the middle ages.
2. Sanctity of the written word is when writing established meaning instead of being mere chicken scratch. I believe this was significant because those who could make sense of the written word gained power over those who could not read.
3. Theocracy is a nation ran by the church. The Catholic Church ran the nations during the middle ages and “interpreted” the written word.
4. Absolutely, communication furthered the interests of the Catholic Church. They interpreted written word and used it to manipulate and control the common man. The church made so that priests and clergy controlled all meaning, and that meaning only served to enhance the power of the Church.
5. Communication itself does not underpin authority. For authority will know how to effectively communicate and therefore, coerce power. However, communication used strategically can spread new ideas and help to put down corrupt authority.
-Sam Bell
-Vanessa Rios
ReplyDelete1. The group that was in power in the high middle ages was the Roman Catholic Church.
2. The sanctity of the written word was like getting something published and making it official. This was a powerful tool over those who were illiterate.
3. Theocracy is a mode of ruling by the priests. Their way of interpreting things was THE way.
4. Yes, they used the written word as a tool to have more power. They interpreted it and that was that. No questions asked.
5. Yes, the term that is widely known and true that knowledge is power is a great example.
RILEY JARECKI
ReplyDelete1. Who was in power during the high middle ages?
The Roman Catholic Church
2. Describe the sanctity of the written word?
(do you agree?)
Words of wisdom from a pure past and an Other World. Not sure if I agree with this who can really say one way or the other these days...
3. What is a theocracy?
The nation run by the Catholic Church.
4. According to Deibert, did communication favor the interests of the Roman Catholic Church?
Yes, they were able to create meanings to the passages/words and were able to interpret them in a way that may have been different than how someone else would have.
5. Does communication, in your opinion, underpin authority?
Yes, it allows people to ask for and find clarity.