Category: Media

The importance of your online presence

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PART A
In this week’s video activity, you heard from hiring managers about the importance of your online presence. One way to add value online to your online presence is to increase your focus on quality interaction and networking. Consider popular social media platforms and how you could represent your personal brand when responding to the following:
1. Give three examples of how you could add value to your personal brand through your online platforms.
2. If you were a hiring manager, what interaction and networking examples would you find appealing when reviewing a candidate’s social media? (Example: How to Network on LinkedIn [PDF])
PART B
In a Word Document, write a one-page reflection on the value of having a social media strategy that aligns with your personal brand. Support your positions with evidence from your social media audit checklist.

 

 

 

Slaughterhouse-Five

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Topic: The Role of Irony and Dark Humour in “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut: Examining the use of irony and dark humour as postmodern devices to convey deeper meaning and critique societal norms and expectations.
• Chapter 1 Introduction (Approximately 1,000 words)
A. Background and context of “Slaughterhouse-Five” (Approximately 300 words)
B. Significance of studying irony and dark humour as postmodern devices (Approximately 300 words)
C. Research objectives and questions (Approximately 400 words)
• Chapter 2 Literature Review (Approximately 2,000 words)
A. Overview of postmodern literature and its key characteristics (Approximately 700 words)
B. Examination of irony and dark humour as postmodern literary techniques (Approximately 700 words)
C. Review of relevant scholarly works on the use of irony and dark humour in literature (Approximately 600 words)
• Chapter 3 Methodology (Approximately 800 words)
A. Explanation of the textual analysis approach (Approximately 300 words)
B. Discussion of the criteria and techniques for analyzing irony and dark humor in “Slaughterhouse-Five” (Approximately 300 words)
C. Description of the sample text and data collection process (Approximately 200 words)
• Chapter 4 Analysis of Irony and Dark Humor in “Slaughterhouse-Five” and Findings (Approximately 4,500 words)
A. Identification and categorization of instances of irony and dark humor in the novel (Approximately 1,500 words)
B. Close textual analysis of selected passages to uncover deeper meanings and effects (Approximately 1,500 words)
C. Presentation and interpretation of the findings from the textual analysis (Approximately 1,500 words)
• Chapter 5 Discussion and Conclusion (Approximately 1,500 words)
A. Discussion of the implications and significance of the identified irony and dark humor in the context of postmodern literature (Approximately 750 words)
B. Exploration of the ways in which the novel challenges conventional storytelling and blurs the boundaries between fiction and reality (Approximately 750 words)

“Fake news”

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We get a lot of information from online sites, including our news. “Fake news” is a common term these days. It has been used in political campaigns, during a pandemic, and in other contexts. How do we know that what we are reading online is legitimate? This article from Britannica.com discusses myths about COVID-19 vaccines that have spread online. Choose one of the myths or another fake news story you have seen and share why a reader might be tempted to believe it. In your response, address each of the questions below:

What seems real to you?
Is there fact and fiction mixed in together to convince the skeptical reader?
Where would you go to find information to validate the claims made in the example you chose?
For information about evaluating online information, you can refer back to the Guidance for Evaluation page in Unit 3 or use this LibGuide: Is My Source Credible?

Revolution) will be instigated by and organized through social media

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Argue for or against the notion that social change (revolution) will be instigated by and organized through social media. You might also consider using examples in recent memory when revolutions, or social actions, were organized, implemented, and reported on by social media.

Part 2

Once you have watched the video and considered the statements contained here, do some research and post your thoughts (citing your sources).

Link:

Lynchings a century ago affect black voting behavior today

How the media constructs gender norms.

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Examine how the media constructs gender norms.

Pick from one of the following forms of media, and examine the gendered images and messages created about what it means to be a man and woman in society: magazines (American Girl and Scout Life are great choices), television advertisements, a film, or social media.

As you examine your form of media, write your answers to these questions:
What messages are being conveyed about what it means to be a boy or man or girl or woman in society?
Do the images and messages you see maintain the gender binary, challenge it, or redefine it?
How are people “doing gender” in this form of media?
Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.