"I didn't come east of the Mississippi for the first time in my life until I was 26 years of age, but I knew. I read magazines, I listened to radio, I watched television. I knew there was something out there, and I wanted a part of it"

This quote by Sam Donaldson speaks to the power of media and also its ability to form our understanding of the globe. It suggests that although Donaldson had never ever been east of the Mississippi until he was 26, he was still able to acquire an understanding of what was out there. Via magazines, radio, and tv, Donaldson was able to get a feeling of what was beyond his very own experience. This quote speaks with the power of media to form our understanding of the world as well as to give us a sense of what is available. It also talks with Donaldson's very own aspiration as well as desire to experience the world beyond his very own experience. He had the ability to gain a feeling of what was around and wanted to belong of it.