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Following WWI, Alfred Korzybski, a Polish engineer and veteran of the Eastern Front, shocked by the immense war destruction, attempted to answer the question of how human beings so effectively progress technologically yet make such a hash of their human affairs. H. G. Wells a prolific English writer in many genres, best now remembered for his science fiction novels, like Korzybski, was appalled by man's increasing power of destruction during the Great War. Arguably, the most noteworthy technological enhancement during WWI was the improvement of the machine gun, a weapon originally developed by Hiram Maxim, an American-born inventor. The Germans recognized its military potential and had large numbers of machine guns ready to use when the war began in 1914. The British and French quickly caught up to the Germans and produced thousands of these automatic arms that could fire 450-600 rounds a minute. The Allies the first nascent tanks in 1915 and 1916, but their use did not become widespread until 1917.

Satire involves attacking human vice or folly through irony. derision, or wit. Its literary use dates back to the ancient Greeks, who used elements of satire in some of their plays. The Romans, though, are considered the first true satirists. Horace and Juvenal are prominent representatives from this group. Jonathan Swift was one of the greatest English satirists, and one of the first to practice modern journalistic satire. His most famous satirical essay, A Modest Proposal, features the notion that poor parents be encouraged to sell their own children as food. In the twentieth century, Sinclair Lewis, H. L. Mencken, and Tom Wolfe used satire to make perceptive commentaries on American middle-class mores and Aldous Huxley and George Orwell used it to make incisive observations on authoritarian rule. One way to minimize the chance that others will misread your nonverbal cues is to die. Dead people, because of their lack of movement, usually do not confuse the living with their gestures.

Recently, while organizing the books in my bookcase, I came across Keyes' book. As I browsed through it I was once again gripped by its clear explanations, compelling quotations, humorous illustrations, and engaging examples of general semantics' ideas and formulations. Some of that information is presented in the following pages. N.B. How to Develop Your Thinking Ability is long out of print. Those who want to read the book will have to obtain it through a library or, if one wants to buy a used copy, through a bookstore that sells used books or an online bookseller. Here, Levinson discusses about how to develop your thinking ability using general semantics.

Levinson looks at the first issue of ETC. ETC, vol. I, no. 1, was published in Aug 1943. It contains seven articles, one poem, two book reviews and a \"News and Miscellany\" section. Furthermore, he provides an introduction to each segment of the first ETC.

There is an analogy in general semantics that words and statements are like maps that describe territories. The purpose of the analogy is to remind us that words, like maps, only represent reality and are not reality itself (the map is not the territory). To find out how well words represent reality, general semantics suggests that it is a good idea to check the map against the territory-carefully examine what is being labeled or described to see if the words that describe it are accurate. Here, Levison presented the seven myths about Abraham Lincoln.

Some of the specific techniques and strategies of general semantics (GS) are examined. The integration of the techniques and strategies for the improvement of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention Specialists (SAPIS) functioning in key areas like burnout avoidance and stress management is cited. Also mentioned is the importance in exposing the constructive ideas of every individual toward a successful and productive organization.

The availability of the general semantics (GS) dating device is discussed. The device has successfully reminded people that things are constantly changing and the world is in flux. Using the dating device, some things that have gone on with GS in the past have been reexamined including the introduction of the GS through the magnum opus Science and Sanity: An Introduction to Non-Aristotelian Systems and General Semantics of Alfred Korzybski and the death of Korzybski due to coronary thrombosis.

Levinson cites that during the 1960s, drug taking was quite popular. One reason was the widespread belief that ingesting certain substances could lead to \"mind expansion.\" Why be limited to experiencing life on a mundane level, it was asserted, when a chemical might allow you to see the world and your place in it in new and exciting ways. Many, swayed by this sort of rhetoric, experimented with consciousness-expanding drugs. And the chemical that interested these new age \"mind explorers\" the most was LSD, a synthetic drug that can change ordinary perceptions. Although some consider LSD a fairly benign drug, because it is not powerfully addicting, its use can be risky. LSD users who experience \"bad trips\" can become paranoid and bewildered. They can also become afraid they are going mad and that they will be permanently estranged from reality. Most always return to lucidity, typically 12 hours later when the drug wears off, but some LSD users remain nervous and depressed for days and others develop enduring psychological problems. Writers who used LSD and other psychedelic substances also discovered that taking drugs was not an easy way to escape the demanding work of creation.