•Ray Bradbury in his novel, Fahrenheit 451, envisions a world where the governme

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•Ray Bradbury in his novel, Fahrenheit 451, envisions a world where the government attempts to control knowledge by taking away all books. If Bradbury’s depiction of this new world was real, discuss three (3) implications of this new policy. Next, briefly summarize what our culture would look like today if suddenly all digital information, news, social media, emails, etc. were cut off from our digital devices. Propose two (2) ways society would attempt to get this information; then, for each of your selected ways, predict the accuracy of the information being passed along.

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Let's discuss the scenario in which the Government is trying to control knowledge by seizing all books. The following implications could occur in such scenarios:

"I get shivers even at listening that what would happen if suddenly all digital information, news, social media, emails, etc", this would definitely be the reaction of most people. Let's see how people are dependent on digital data

Now, in a world with no digital data, some of the options to share information are:

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