Identify one argument (an idea that’s present about our culture) present in your object and explain how it shows it to its audience.

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Essay #4: Cultural Media Analysis

Music constantly surrounds. This form of media permeates and saturate every aspect of our lives; however, we very rarely actively analyze what is being presented to us beyond our initial response. As a cultural object, an object that tells us about the culture and society it was created in, music often reflects certain attitudes and ideas of its creator and make arguments beyond what is being displayed.

In this essay, you will be analyzing a cultural object, more specifically a commercial, a song, or a music video (along with the song — not just the visuals). In this analytical essay, you will discuss the ways the cultural object you chose to write about reflects certain cultural expectations and ideas. When you preform an analytical reading, you go deeper into the argument of the object by looking at its smaller parts. For this essay, you will be looking into the different components that make up the object’s argument, the message that it’s giving its audience, and carefully examine the components that are trying to convince you and others of this argument.

For this essay, you are to identify one argument (an idea that’s present about our culture) present in your object and explain how it shows it to its audience. The message that the object gives its audience does not need to be explicit; however, whatever you believe the message and argument behind the object is, you need to support it with direct details and examples from the text that you will use to help explain and support the message/idea you are writing about with thorough analysis. You are required to use examples from your cultural object ONLY to help explain how and why these ideas and the message are depicted. Think about how the object is trying to convey its message and the way it goes about doing that. Ask yourself why the object is important not just to you but to our culture (why is it so popular?). Things to Remember: • The cultural object you analyze must be CURRENT, created after 1/1/2016. • While writing this essay, assume that your audience has not seen/read/heard the piece. You will need to explain the piece briefly; do not extensively summarize. • When identifying the message within the piece, you do not have to agree with it.
• You will be using one (1) outside, academic source,


What did you enjoy most about the reading? Be specific and use examples from life experience, experiential learning, and the texts themselves (MLA format).

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Reading Quiz 3

What did you enjoy most about the reading? Be specific and use examples from life experience, experiential learning, and the texts themselves (MLA format).

Paraphrase three of the poems. Each of these paraphrases should be done in four or less sentences.

What elements of the genre are being used in one specific piece (pick one of the readings). Use specific examples from that text and cite them in MLA format.

What elements of the genre (Animal Tales, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction) are being used in one specific piece (pick one of the readings).

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Reading quiz 2

1. What did you enjoy most about the reading? Be specific and use examples from life experience, experiential learning, and the texts themselves (MLA format).

2. Paraphrase each reading in four or less sentences.

3. What elements of the genre (Animal Tales, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction) are being used in one specific piece (pick one of the readings). Use specific examples from that text and cite them in MLA format.

After reading the 3 assigned primary sources, you will create an analytical essay analyzing how fantasy, animal tales, and speculative fiction intersect with critical terminology of Class, Liminality, and Science Fiction.

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Critical terminology of Class, Liminality, and Science Fiction.

After reading the 3 assigned primary sources, you will create an analytical essay analyzing how fantasy, animal tales, and speculative fiction intersect with critical terminology of Class, Liminality, and Science Fiction. You should analyze each of these terms by defining the term, using an example of the term or analyzing the term with an example from a primary source and then reinforce your overall thesis in the concluding sentence of the body paragraph. You should have three body paragraphs (one per term), with an introductory and concluding paragraph that includes an overall thesis for the paper.

Create a reflective essay analyzing how folklore, myth, legend and/or fables intersect with critical terminology of Popular, Childhood, Children’s Literature, and Audience.

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Hansel and Gretel, Anansi and the Pot of Beans, The legend of Tiresias

After reading the 3 assigned primary sources (Hansel and Gretel, Anansi and the Pot of Beans, The legend of Tiresias) you will create a reflective essay analyzing how folklore, myth, legend and/or fables intersect with critical terminology of Popular, Childhood, Children’s Literature, and Audience. You should analyze each of these terms by defining the term, using an example of the term or analyzing the term with an example from the primary sources (folklore, myth, legend or fable) and then reinforce your overall thesis in the concluding sentence of the body paragraph. You should have four body paragraphs (BASE YOUR BODY PARAGRAPHS AROUND THE TERMS FROM KEYWORDS FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE- i.e. Popular, Childhood, etc.). with an introductory and concluding paragraph that includes an overall thesis for the paper.
Students are required to use MLA format for in-text citation and must include a Works Cited page.

Is it possible in today’s arms’ race of hackers and evolving technology?

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What is the future of the internet?

Securing Internet commerce: is it possible in today’s arms’ race of hackers and evolving technology? This is the research question.

How is the imagery of dark or light embodied in symbols like fire, knowledge, and/or the bright or dark future of humanity? How do specific colors, such as white, black, blue, or purple symbolize ideas of tragedy or hope, purity or impurities?

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Final Exam

Part I.
Identify describe, and define the following terms and quote/reference where they come up in course readings. In addition explain the historic or cultural context. Answers should be a few sentences. (5 points each)

1. The Mending Apparatus
2. “James”
3. Eduardo Galeano
4. Emancipation Proclamation
5. Caged Bird
6. Bird, Charlie Parker
7. Grace
8. Harlem
9. Admonition
10. Epistolary form

PART II. ONE ESSAY, 50 points each.
Answer one of the following question complexes by constructing ONE essay. The essay should include a thesis statement and consistent references to course texts.
Using quotes and references to both texts, compare what Oliver Sacks and E.M. Forster say or show in “The Machine Stops.” Has humanity become too reliant on machines? What does the literature show about the consequences of over reliance and misuses of technology? What happens when the machine stops and how does this relate to America and the world today?
Analyze the imagery of black and white in course readings. How is the imagery of dark or light embodied in symbols like fire, knowledge, and/or the bright or dark future of humanity? How do specific colors, such as white, black, blue, or purple symbolize ideas of tragedy or hope, purity or impurities? How do any or the course texts ( poems, stories and/or essays) invert fixed stereotypes or cultural associations of light and dark?
Using references and quotes from the course texts, discuss what the readings show about the state of humanity? What diverse perspectives or aspects of being human do the readings explore and how? Why are a range of different memories, identities, and observations important for humanity?
Extra -Credit: What does Oliver Sacks mean by “Humean Casualities” as a threat to history and the future of humanity?

What is the meaning of the word “Admonition” and why is it the title of Plath’s poem about a bird? What is the difference between the “Bluebird” by Bukowski and Wanda Coleman’s “Bluesbird”? What does image of a bird represent? Why is it so prevalent in poetry and prose?

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Poem

While reading, circle three significant images you will write about. Your post should discuss one of these images and state what it means.

While reading notice the role of poetic narrator and their voice. Who is the poetic narrator and what is their point of view (1sr, 2nd or 3rd person)? What are the issues of voice?

The forum post might comment upon why the narrator in Plath’s poem “Daddy” says “every woman adores a fascist”–do you agree? What kind of a gender statement is this?

Also. what is the meaning of the word “Admonition” and why is it the title of Plath’s poem about a bird?

What is the difference between the “Bluebird” by Bukowski and Wanda Coleman’s “Bluesbird”?

What does image of a bird represent?

Why is it so prevalent in poetry and prose?

Where does the image of “bird” come up in “Sonny’s Blues” and why?

Argue for or against the limitation of speed limits. Explain why a certain sport is your favorite. Compare and contrast driving in the winter and driving in the summer. Describe a SINGLE memorable day in your life.

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Penn Foster essay

1. Write a composition using one of the topics listed below. Your composition needs to be three to five paragraphs long. It must contain an introduction, a body, and a conclusion.

For the purpose of this examination, sport is defined as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment without a predetermined outcome.” If you choose to explain why a certain sport is your favorite, Ensure that the chosen sport fits this definition.

• Argue for or against the limitation of speed limits.
• Explain why a certain sport is your favorite.
• Compare and contrast driving in the winter and driving in the summer.
• Describe a SINGLE memorable day in your life.

2. Write a letter of complaint. Follow the rules for a formal letter, and use the full-block style. The complaint may be about anything you wish (such as malfunctioning equipment, poor building maintenance, or disruptive noises from a nearby business). You can base your letter on a true experience, or you can make up all the details you need.

Note that a form letter or a template cannot be used in constructing your response to question When a form letter or template is used, you are giving little to no thought to wording or formatting, and you are not actually creating your own complaint; you are simply filling in the blanks of someone else’s work.

Discuss some aspect of the film. This could include, discussing a character(s), setting(s), conflict(s), or overall film and it should be clear, which film was chosen for this assignment ?

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Movie : Flight (2012)

Discuss some aspect of the film. This could include, but not limited to, discussing a character(s), setting(s), conflict(s), or overall film and it should be clear, which film was chosen for this assignment. In order to receive maximum points, should discuss, explicitly, a theory, concept, or theme from the course to illustrate how it manifests or comes forward in the film. In addition, students should relate the film to some aspect of real world society, which could include using a historical or contemporary example of how this illustrates sociological themes. Finally, students should proofread, as grammar, structure, and overall presentation of paper will be graded. Each paper should include: unique title in the header. A minimum of five (5) scholarly sources should be used to address the policy discussed in this paper. (Additional, non-scholarly sources are encouraged but cannot replace scholarly sources). By this point, students should already have five peer-reviewed sources from annotated bibliography and one non-peer reviewed news article from current events assignment to use for this policy paper.
Any and all citations, including readings from the class or outside sources, as well as the film, should be cited in APA style citations for both in-text citations and reference page. A failure to properly cite references will result in a lowering grade.