Collapse of the U.S.

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This essay focuses on the different meanings of the word "communication" and text from Umberto Eco's "Travels in Hyper Reality". The text was chosen because of its use of symbols and their cultural relevance to society and culture; specifically in relation to that of the United States. The differing meanings of "communication" comes from discourses from lectures, tutorials and various readings. The interlinking of the two areas, text and "communication" meanings is presented after an examination of them separately.

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"The text 'Travels in Hyper reality' by Umberto Eco describes communication through symbols in the United States that are used in representation of various areas of society. These include a hologram of "Two very beautiful naked girls" that is displayed at the School of Holography in New York. Another symbol is Superman, the US 'superhero' and his retreat the Fortress of Solitude. This fortress is a private museum, Wunderkammer, of his life and where he came from, Kandor, Krypton. This place represents the 'ultimate' of the US to preserve past symbols."

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