Final Exam: Salon

   Well, it has been great fun. Really. Knowledge is amazing and powerful. Thank you so much for all off your input. Bittersweet. Anyway, here is my essay. Enjoy:



      
  It has been debated extensively on which of the four main forms of knowledge, including folk, oral, written, and print is the most effective and recognized. Each has certain characteristics which establishes their differences and emphasizes their various and individual strong points and attest to the form which would be most recognized and appraised, the one which has the most influence on society. Oral knowledge has been seen to have the least influence on society because of its few talents of esteem and impact. Although some believe that oral knowledge is the least influential form of knowledge through its frailty and unstable longevity, it actually proves to be a prominent form of knowledge as it helps to convey feelings and emotions more effectively.

            Oral knowledge is constantly changing and adapting to its surrounding. As it is the most lenient of knowledge forms, it is able to adapt to needed situations and have the most impact. The area in which it had the most influence would be religious or spiritual practice. As this is an area with which the most feelings and emotions would be expressed, it is most effective if utilized or passed on by oral knowledge. Being able to have a more personal exchange among these topics would include the emotion expressed within the orality of the language. The diction or syntax, or even familiarity with the speaker helps the audience to more closely to interact with the words being spoken as they are emphasized or highlighted through the diction of the speaker. In Andrew Whittles post he talks about the impact of first using written knowledge and then orally giving that knowledge. It proves to affect the way in which you can connect with the spirit and then how you can then connect with the audience.

            The oral form of knowledge is something which is also collaborative and personal. It, for the most part, requires interactions between the speaker and the audience. This allows for people to interact one on one and connect through different levels. In a post by Jenna Whitworth, she emphasizes this idea as she takes time to analyze the feelings or thoughts and things she remembered from an interview.She was able to remember things more accurately than if she had been reading from a textbook. This shows the impact that oral knowledge is able to hold over its audience. Through knowledge institutions as well it addresses how it is passed, the different forms of languages are all in some way or another preserved. Whether it be in the written form by monks in monasteries or printed form within libraries. In its form, it can also be seen as manipulative through the power of speakers and words. It is something that can be easily used to discuss topics and effectively contest over different ideas.

            Some argue that oral knowledge is ineffective as it can’t be easily preserved as it gets passed along and some information gets lost in the process. It is also seen as not being concrete or a legitimate source of knowledge. While these stipulations may be true in some cases, oral knowledge is actually very effective in the way that it has a motivating and dramatic people that can drive people to do great things. As some information gest lost as it is passed on orally, the good remains to outweigh the losses as the information that is preserved is passed on with great emotions and meaning in its words. As for being illegitimate or unstable, these factors help to preserve the spirit emphasized within the words.

            Overall, oral knowledge, although having faults at times, its benefits far outweigh those faults as it effectively aids in transmitting spiritual and meaningful feelings to people.