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The topic is about a memory technique called the loci method that was invented in the
ancient Greek.
The comunicative purpose of the author is to describe how does the loci method work,
why is it important and how it has been replaced nowadays by technology.
The main facts are:

•It's a technique invented by

What is Simonides that consists in
visualizing things in a
it? familiar place to remember
them for a long time.

•We havo to imagine

How do we ourselves doing the things we
want to remember in a
use it? familiar place, that is called
"memory palace".

The Loci
Method •Peter of Ravenna used it to
memorize religious texts, 200
speeches and 1000 poems.
Why was it •It helped people to remember
what they learned because
important? there weren't pens to write
information.
•It helped preserve society´s
cultural heritage.

•Other people continued to

After the study the art of memory.
loci •Students of memory
method learned techniques to
remember things.

In conclusion, we’ve gone from remembering many things to remembering a little bit.
Now we just check it out in an external memory instead of our internal memory. For
example, now we have photographs to see our travels and stuff, calendars to know
when to celebrate special days, and the internet and computers to store ideas.