The Personal in the Professional: Communication Essentials Tasks: For this project, you will construct and submit an email, a memo, and a formal letter that responds to a scenario of your choosing. You will include a 1-2 page explanation of your scenario in order to contextualize your email, memo, and letter for your grader and […]
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How do these communication practices shape meaning for the individuals in the subculture?
Each person will pick a subculture from the below list (the instructor will ensure that the same subcultures will not be chosen). List of Subcultures: Otaku Your profiling should be drawn from research. A total of 5 resources are required, such as books, journals, magazines, and credible websites can be used. In the powerpoint presentation, […]
Which speaker was the stronger speaker in their ability to use the five canons of rhetoric and the three rhetorical appeals? Why do you believe so?
Compare & Contrast You are to view two different speakers giving a speech on the same topic. You will examine the speaker’s use of the five canons of rhetoric: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery. How effective is the speaker in keeping in mind the topic, audience, and occasion. Pay attention to the speaker’s use […]
What is the impact of targeted advertising on newspapers and traditional media?
Digital Disconnect Watch Digital Disconnect (https://www.kanopy.com/en/gsu/video/2730809/5601026) on Kanopy and provide at least FIVE takeaways. To get to the video: Library Resources> Databases A-Z> K> Kanopy>Digital Disconnect. The abridged version (~37 minutes) is fine, the longer version is better. Provide substantive responses that demonstrate you have viewed the documentary, such as: What is the impact of […]
What examples do you see in your daily life of people challenging the historic list?
Gender Performance After studying the assigned reading Sociology: The Social Construction of Gender and considering the concept of “gender as socially constructed,” answer the following questions and prompts. A) How does media create meanings about gender? B) Provide examples of how this is manifested in our everyday lives. C) Provide a link to a commercial/ad […]
What examples do you see in your daily life of people challenging the historic list?
Gender Performance After studying the assigned reading Sociology: The Social Construction of Gender and considering the concept of “gender as socially constructed,” answer the following questions and prompts. A) How does media create meanings about gender? B) Provide examples of how this is manifested in our everyday lives. C) Provide a link to a commercial/ad […]
Discuss what are commonalities of movements and people who are represented throughout the decades?
Music and Influence Hide Assignment Information Instructions Synthesize what you have learned about media and society in this course through the writing of this final paper about music and its influences. Music is a medium that has shaped the ages. As noted throughout your texts, social movements have existed and evolved through many methods and […]
Discuss what are commonalities of movements and people who are represented throughout the decades?
Synthesize what you have learned about media and society in this course through the writing of this final paper about music and its influences. Music is a medium that has shaped the ages. As noted throughout your texts, social movements have existed and evolved through many methods and vehicles. Music is one of those vehicles […]
What would you change about both of these advertisements to more ethically and accurately portray the images used?
Advertisement Analysis Read the articles How Photoshop Changed The World and Restricted Visions of Multiracial Identity in Advertising Search online for two advertisements: 1) One that depicts a stereotype 2) One that you believe might cross ethical guidelines due to altering the image. These advertisements can be from anywhere, but you must be able to […]
What ways can a culture support hegemony-Think of examples from your own awareness and experience.
Before you proceed with this discussion, be sure that you are clear on the notion of hegemony, particularly its discussion in Dick Hebdige’s “From Culture to Hegemony.” In the prior discussion, we were concerned with the larger notion of culture and how it manifests itself. In this discussion, we are interested in culture and power […]
