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  1. How would you describe Peter Norvig’s tone in the text of Lincoln’s introduction?

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    Questions: - How would you describe Peter Norvig’s tone in the text of Lincoln’s introduction?
  2. What is similar between the text of Lincoln’s speech and that of Norvig’s PowerPoint presentation? What is different?

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    Questions: - What is similar between the text of Lincoln’s speech and that of Norvig’s PowerPoint presentation? What is different?
  3. What is your attitude toward Norvig’s PowerPoint? What do you think is the attitude of the editors at American Heritage magazine? Explain.

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    Questions: - What is your attitude toward Norvig’s PowerPoint? What do you think is the attitude of the editors at American Heritage magazine? Explain.
  4. Norvig describes the idea behind this text as follows: “How many of us have been frustrated at seeing too many presentations where PowerPoint or other visual aids obscure rather than enhance the point? After one too many bad presentations at a meeting in January 2000, I decided to see if I could do something about it. Back in my hotel room I imagined what Abe Lincoln might have done if he had used PowerPoint rather than the power of oratory at Gettysburg.” Does he achieve his purpose? Does your experience with PowerPoint resemble Norvig’s? Explain.

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    Questions: - Norvig describes the idea behind this text as follows: “How many of us have been frustrated at seeing too many presentations where PowerPoint or other visual aids obscure rather than enhance the point? After one too many bad presentations at a meeting in January 2000, I decided to see if I could do something about it. Back in my hotel room I imagined what Abe Lincoln might have done if he had used PowerPoint rather than the power of oratory at Gettysburg.” Does he achieve his purpose? Does your experience with PowerPoint resemble Norvig’s? Explain.