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This can be simplified into two key principals:
This can be simplified into two key principals:


* '''Immediacy and Hypermediacy:''' Immediacy refers to the desire to transcend a medium, while hypermediacy takes the medium and infuses it through the new medium.
* '''Immediacy and Hypermediacy:''' Immediacy refers to the desire to transcend a medium, while hypermediacy takes the medium and infuses it through the new medium.{{sfn|Bolter|Grusin|1999|p=53}}
* '''Transparent and Opaque Media:''' Transparent media allows the content to take center stage, while opaque media makes users aware of the medium's presence.  
* '''Transparent and Opaque Media:''' Transparent media allows the content to take center stage, while opaque media makes users aware of the medium's presence.{{sfn|Bolter|Grusin|1999|p=53}}


Overall, remediation is necessary to create a multimodal document in the digital age.
Overall, remediation is necessary to create a multimodal document in the digital age.
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