Sad but (probably) true …
Sadly, the bottom chart is probably more true than the top one.
A humorous response to Apple’s poetry-themed iPad ad.
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Apple touts iPad’s abilities in new poetry-themed ad, ‘What will your verse be?’ website
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Apple certainly isn’t shying away from using the iPad as a camera anymore.
Airing today is a brand-new TV advertisement touting the abilities of the iPad. The ad is in a serious tone and is voiced over by a quote from the film Dead Poet’s Society. Re/Code has the text from the advertisement:
We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering — these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love — these are what we stay alive for.
To quote from Whitman,
“O me, O life of the questions of these recurring.
Of the endless trains of the faithless. Of cities filled with the foolish. What good amid these, O me, O life?
Answer: that you are here. That life exists and identity. That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.”“That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.”
What will your verse be?
To go along with the TV ad, Apple has also posted a new webpage with the ad’s theme. This new page shares stories of the iPad being used in film-making, sports, and education. Original from movie below:
