...Your assignment is to write a news article (about 600words) on a media research topic of your choice. A step-by-step guide for this assignment is below. Examples of Media Research Questions: Is movie marketing on the Web effective? Is a particular film based on a true story actually “true”? Does female body image in the media affect young kids? Does cyber-activism work? Should preschool aged children watch television? Was Edward R. Murrow the greatest journalist of all time? Is product placement in movies effective? Is illegal music downloading declining? 1. General Topic. Select your topic. Start with something general about the Mass Media and then narrow your idea. Think about all the areas and issues that have been/will be covered in this class. Select a topic you’d like to research further. Be sure you have a specific focus or point for your research. Don’t try to tell all there is to tell about some vague, general subject. Find an angle that’s fresh, interesting and worth a close-up look. The better your idea, the easier the assignment will come together for you. NOTE: Your topic must relate to an aspect of mass media. 2. Create Your Research Question. Visit the URL below to narrow your topic. https://www.library.unlv.edu/services/instruction/tutorials/topic_narrowing/ Once you’ve finished using this online tool, email your Research Question to your instructor Julie Roosa, jkroosa@dmacc.edu. The Course is JOU110. Deadline: Sunday...
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...Annotated Bibliography Scott Brown COM 156 April 21, 2013 University of Phoenix Annotated Bibliography Jason (May 2011) Promoting recycling: private values, social norms, and economic incentives. American Economic Review, v. 101, iss. 3, pp 65-70 Viscusi, W., Kip; Huber, Joel; and Bell have used data taken from households to make a comparison to the need to recycle versus any incentives that may exist to do so. Plastic waters bottles are used in this and the discussion is about why individuals may recycle for statistical analyses have been gathered to formulate the behaviors of people that recycle and the reasons for doing so. Those people that have developed a way to dispose of plastic bottles will tend to do so the same way over and over again and why this is the social norm for a society. Laws that govern recycling in the U.S. are not consistent from state to state and yet people still recycle according to their own personal values on the subject. Policies on recycling have a wide effect on how people decide to recycle. Viscusi, W., Kip; Huber, Joel; and Bell have collected information from many sources and analyzed this data to show the effects of recycling throughout various communities in the country. The information can be used for the project because it addresses the recycling aspects of a product and how consumerism impacts that decision. The article is written from information taken from a wide variety of sources that can each be verified because they are...
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...can accomplish any hard task thrown at me. I remember when I first entered the class my mood was very lethargic, because it was my second time in English A. I thought if I didn’t get it the first time what makes people think I’m going to be able to the second time around. As I think back, I remember the first paper issued was a reading on Abraham Lincoln. We had to read what I thought was a boring passage, so the class had already lost me there, then we had to write something about and that was another “oh no” for me. As I was writing the paper I grew more and more chuffed about it. You may not believe but I finally finished the paper, I wasn’t too confident about it but I was thinking “hey, at least it’s something to turn in.” However the day it was due I wasn’t allowed to turn it in do to tardiness, then all I could think was “welcome to college English A.” Now the nest project was due, which was the annotated bibliography. By this time around I started growing confidence because it was something new and was way different from my last English A class so I thought to give it a chance. The annotated bibliography wasn’t too hard to me, because I got to choose a topic I wanted to write about. Now I may say I’m not a “writer” but I can say when it comes to me free writing, or choosing my own topic to write about I was all for that. When it was time to turn the paper in I was really nervous, but once it was outta my...
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...Annotated Bibliography for Standardized Testing Perry Barr Devry University Annotated Bibliography for Standardized Testing : I was always told that one bad apple will spoil the whole bunch; which is true. Standardized Testing should be used to find the child with a learning disability and work with that child. Not to grade the whole school and that school gets a poor grade. That’s like taking a bunch of apples and throwing them out just because a couple of them were spoiled. A person needs to work with the good parts of the apple and make apple pie. Improve the child by adding things that will take that child higher and increase their ability to learn. Gregory J. Cizek, "Unintended Consequences of High Stakes Testing - P-12,” Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, Sep. 2001 Susan Ohanian, "Collateral Vomitage,” www.susanohanian.org, Mar. 14, 2002 Standardized testing causes severe stress in younger students. According to education researcher Gregory J. Cizek, anecdotes abound “illustrating how testing... produces gripping anxiety in even the brightest students, and makes young children vomit or cry, or both.” On Mar. 14, 2002, the Sacramento Bee reported that “test-related jitters, especially among young students, are so common that the Stanford-9 exam comes with instructions on what to do with a test booklet in case a student vomits on it.” Cizek is an education researcher and I believe his studies are in depth to the topic I am documenting. Assessment:...
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...Location Office Hours Phone Dr. Nathan Rambukkana nrambukkana@wlu.ca DAWB 3-136 Monday 12:00 – 1:00 or by appointment 519 884 0710 x4346 ∆ COURSE FORMAT Lecture Tutorials A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13 A14 Thursday 4:00 to 5:50 Location: BA 201 Time Friday 8:30-9:20 Friday 9:30-10:20 Friday 10:30-11:20 Friday 11:30-12:20 Friday 12:30-1:20 Friday 8:30-9:20 Friday 9:30-10:20 Friday 10:30-11:20 Friday 11:30-12:20 Friday 12:30-1:20 Thursday 6:30-7:20 Thursday 7:30-8:20 Thursday 6:30-7:20 Thursday 7:30-8:20 Tutorial Leader Copland, Kayla Copland, Kayla Pope, Amara Brown, Sami Brown, Sami Gupta, Alison Gupta, Alison Naraghi, Erika Naraghi, Erika Pope, Amara Zaman, Syeda Zaman, Syeda Bull, Katie Bull, Katie 1 Locations Seminary S102 Seminary S102 Seminary S102 Seminary S102 Seminary S102 Peters P2027 Peters P2027 Peters P2027 Peters P2027 Peters P2027 Seminary S102 Seminary S102 Peters P2027 Peters P2027 Our time each week will divided between lectures, group discussions and, occasionally, the screening of relevant documentaries/other material. The readings for each lecture should be completed by the time of class. ∆ COURSE OVERVIEW Boilerplate Course Description: An introduction to the key issues in Canadian communication studies from a variety of perspectives, including such topics as social history of communication in Canada, public policy and politics, and popular culture. — 0...
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...Women’s Role in Vietnam War: An Annotated Bibliography Thesis: Women played a very significant role during the Vietnam War in the 1950’s and 60’s. Their active voluntary involvement which included mainly nursing was a big help for the United States soldiers as they aided South Vietnam during the war. Source 1: Elshtain, Bethke, Jean. Women and War. New York; Basic Books, Inc., Publishers. 1987. Women who were voluntary nurses during the Vietnam War cared for the soldiers physically but also mentally. Often some soldiers late at night would come to the nurses and talk to them about their families at home or their significant other. These talks would help get the soldiers mind off the war and help them relax as they were stressing over the battles in Vietnam. Sometimes soldiers would ask nurses to even marry them so that they could die as marry men. This relationship between nurses and the soldiers was not perceived well by other people at the time. Many nurses were called “sluts” because of their late night visits with the soldiers. After the war nurses were viewed negatively by the public. It wasn’t until years later where women where seen as heroes during the Vietnam War. In this source of information it tells you more about the personal relationships the nurses had with the soldiers and how they helped the men cope mentally. This is also a pretty reliable source because it states real life situations and relationships that actually happened during the Vietnam War. This...
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...Annotated Bibliography: What the Literature Says About Juvenile Sex Offenders The following articles, factsheets, and studies have been compiled to assist attorneys and individuals working on behalf of youth charged with sexual offending. The information contained in these resources aim to help others realize the fundamental differences between adult sex offenders and juvenile sex offenders, which include positive responses of juveniles to treatment, low recidivism rates of juveniles and negative impact of registries on youth development. It is our hope that this information will be used to improve legal outcomes for juvenile sex offenders, and uphold the purpose of the juvenile justice system as a rehabilitative, not punitive, system. PUBLICATIONS BY TOPIC Recidivism Rates/Amenability to Treatment Judith V. Becker, What We Know About the Characteristics and Treatment of Adolescents Who have Committed Sexual Offenses, 3 CHILD MALTREATMENT 317, (1998). The author states that comprehensive data does not exist to support the notion that if adolescents commit one sexual offense, they will go on to develop a pattern of sexual-offending behaviors or develop a psychosocial disorder. Michael F. Caldwell et al., An Examination of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act as Applied to Juveniles: Evaluating the Ability to Predict Sexual Recidivism, 14 PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW 89, (2008). This study compared 91 juvenile males who had been treated in a secure correctional...
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...Courtney Schluter Teresa Scott ENC 1102 18 July 2015 Annotated Bibliography-Fairy Tales Zipes, Jack. The Irresistible Fairy Tale: The Cultural and Social History of a Genre. Princeton, NJ: Princeton UP, 2012. Print. Jack Zipes is an American Professor of German who lectures and publishes about fairy tales, their evolution, and their social and political role in civilizing processes. He believes that fairy tales serve a very social meaning. He also believes that women had a very powerful impact on fairy tales by focusing on paintings, drawings, etc. This particular book focuses more on the cultural and the social aspects of fairy tales just like Jack Zipes agrees with. I didn’t realize that culture and social aspects had so much to do with fairy tales. It opened my eyes to see the past and true roots of a fairy tale. Grimm, Jacob, Wilhelm Grimm, and Maria Tatar. The Annotated Brothers Grimm. New York: W.W. Norton, 2004. Print. This book really opened my eyes up about culture. Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm didn’t set out to entertain children at first. They did not expect any type of entertainment for that matter. The fairy tales in this novel are so much different than the ones that I was told as a kid. These are the true fairy tales. They are not a type of imagination. Culture played such a huge role in fairy tales; especially back when the Grimm brothers actually wrote the fairy tales. This book was interesting to know that the Grimm brothers really...
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...Research Paper Survival Guide June 2009 (revised November 2011) Compiled by: Jillian Bowen, Joanne Dirring, Monica Dorner, Greta Jackson, Shery Kearney, Ann Richardson, and Cheryll Thompson-Smith Based on the work of: Linda Brem, Kathy Franks, Cathy Nix, Ann Richardson, and Cynde Snider Table of Contents Plagiarism………………………………………………………………. Plagiarism Statement - Middle School……………………………..... Plagiarism Statement - High School……………………………….... English Research Requirements…………………………………….. Middle School Requirements…………………………………... 9th Grade Requirements………………………………………… 10th Grade Requirements………………………………………. 11th Grade Requirements………………………………………. 12th Grade Requirements………………………………………. Frequently Asked Questions…………………………………………. Annotated Bibliographies……………………………………….. Citation Formats…………………..……………………………... Common Mistakes………………………………………………. Documentation and Plagiarism…………..…………………….. Internet and Databases…………………………………………. MLA Manuscript Form…...……………………………………… Note Cards…..…………………………………………………… Outlines…………………………………………………………… Paraphrases and Quotations..…………………………………. Parenthetical Documentation……………………………...…... Quoting Poetry……………………………..……………………. Research Papers..………………………………………………. Research Process……………….……………………………… Research Projects……….……………………………………… Source Cards..…………………………………………………… Works Cited Page……………………………………………….. Research Glossary……………………………………………………. Online Resources……………………………………………………… Works Cited…………………………………………………………….. Documenting Sources Using MLA Format…………………………...
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...Systems Chart and Annotated Bibliography April 16, 2012 Professor James Bell Systems Chart and Annotated Bibliography Introduction Every family has ups and down most of the time they are not even aware of them. And most of the time they are aware of their problems. Not every family looks at themselves as a system; a system is not a direct determination that a typical family would consider themselves because they just live life one day at a time. To be able to understand the system within ones family the family must first understand themselves and once that has been established them the family will then start to understand their individual system. A system within a family hold balance respect here understanding of on another. A family system also allows for the family to communicate when there are problem among them that would not be normal addressed. Annotated bibliography This article explains how incest is considered abuse. "Incest, as both sexual abuse and abuse of power, is violence that does not require force...It is abuse because it does not take into consideration the needs or wishes of the child, rather meeting the needs of the `caretaker' at the child's expense...incest can be seen as the imposition of sexually inappropriate acts, or acts with sexual overtones, by - or any use of a minor child to meet the sexual or sexual/emotional needs of one or more persons who derive authority through ongoing emotional bonding with that child." (Blume, 1990,...
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...Rosenmeier English 111 December 11, 2014 Annotated Bibliography Bennett, Jessica. "From Lockers to Lockup." Newsweek. 11 Oct. 2010: N.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. Forty-five states now have anti-bullying laws. Bullying these days is not that much different than it was 50 years ago. The main difference is how much cyberbullying has increased and is now the huge problem. It is much more far reached, more visually harsh, and harder to get the images of what people say on the internet out of ones head. Bilton, Nick. "Name-Calling in the Virtual Playground." Bits NameCalling in the Virtual Playground Comments. New York Times, 23 Mar. 2014. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. Apps that connect users anonymously and can hide the real people behind the computers are targets for cyberbullies. Last year nine suicides were linked to Ask.fm (anonymous social media site). These companies say that there is no real way that they can stop this from happening. Bullying is going to happen even if they do put in precautions and rules. Heath, Phillip. "Who's Responsible for Tackling Cyber Bullying?." The Age. 30 Jul. 2014: 20. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 11 Dec. 2014. Research showed students were more likely to seek help from parents or friends when they experienced online bullying. Younger students tended to rank their parents and teachers more highly as someone they would turn to. Older students favoured their friends. This doesn't mean that these kids actually would tell anyone if they...
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...statement If the U. S. department of state international adoption services would provide classes on what to expect when you adopt independently overseas then the families that are adopting would be more prepared. Content: Background of the Problem When you adopt overseas you are indeed changing not only your life but the life of the adopted children. You are showing them what it is like to have a lovely home and a family that takes care about you. But why do some of these children still have a hard time adapting to it? It is obvious that they will have to learn new ways in the new country but there is more to that. Some of the adopted children are not small kids anymore and have their own morals or believes their biological families have thought them. It is important to know that you have to be patient with them and show them the new and right way of growing up and help them throughout that process. Content: Evidence The evidence that adopted children have a hard time in learning new lifestyles are in article , “When The...
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...like when they get older. The title is not about just a toy, it’s more about an image of perfection. In the first stanza of the poem, Piercy gives an example of metonymy by illustrating that “This girlchild was born as usual/ and presented dolls that did pee-pee”( Doherty 1 ). She lets the readers know that the child is being compared to a doll. This also describes that the child was given small toys that seemed like real life. The toys gave her the wrong image of what life really is. In the last two lines of the first stanza, Piercy states “Then in the magic of puberty, a classmate said/ you have a great big nose and fat legs.” In that line of the poem, the child is turning into a teenager and she doesn’t like the ways she looks. Other kids make fun of her because she doesn’t have that Barbie doll figure. So as a girl goes through middle school and high school, she tries every day to do her best by fitting in with the popular pretty girls even though they make fun of her and talk about her behind her back. So the girl tries to change her looks by going on a diet and exercising. Piercy also gives an example of a simile by illustrating, “Her good...
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...learn personal responsibility, time management skills, and family values when they are young. If children develop a strong responsibility foundation they will develop into a successful college student. Personal responsibility is something that is taught to you throughout your childhood and developed throughout your adult life. A child is taught family values daily from the time they begin to walk. Parents begin to pass on their own values system and this is what a person’s responsibility foundation is built on. In order for a student to be successful in their college career they must already have been taught personal responsibility throughout their childhood. Children should be given household chores at a very young age, like picking up their toys, making their beds, and even feeding the family pet, at this age they are exposed to the family values at its core. Children begin to realize what responsibility is through these chores. Experts believe that any type of household responsibilities, are important for kids (Dunnewind, 2004). When they develop into adolescence they should be given more responsibility. School work becomes a priority, social groups draw their interest and now they begin to develop their time management skills. Learning how to navigate between class assignments being done on time and turned in for credit or socializing with your peers becomes an issue that students face. This is when students develop time management skills. They are faced...
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...Rogelio Villate ENC1101 Instructor: Juan Escuadron Apri 3rd, 2016 One of the most controversial subjects of our era, same-sex parenting continues to be a reason of debate and discrepancy in several first world countries, even in those where same-sex couples are allowed to get married. It is logical for most people to be reluctant to accept that gay couples can adopt. Experts have demonstrated the importance of the maternal and paternal roles in childhood, which determine the child’s performance in school and their ability to fit in society. Having a completely different family structure could be confusing and ultimately result in irreparable psychological stress for the adopted kid. However, studies show that most arguments against gay and lesbian adopting rights are obsolete and irrationally conservative. There is a constantly increasing number of children that desperately need a loving home because their biological parents cannot rear them, and there are also countless same-sex couples willing to provide those unwanted children with all the love and stability that they deserve. The argument that growing up with gay or lesbian adoptive parents traumatizes children is a myth, and the most recent family studies corroborate this fact. It is important to first understand why same-sex couples wish to adopt. As opposed to most heterosexual couples-which consider adoption only after trying fertility treatments of all kinds- most homosexual couples see adoption as their first...
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