Media Analysis Essay

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Media Analysis Paper

Directions: This assignment asks you to serve as a cultural critic towards the end of the semester. Write a 3 page paper, double-spaced, 12-point font, using the cultural analysis techniques/topics that we have employed/learned about in this course this semester. Follow each of the steps detailed below and answer each of the questions in their entirety..AKA deal with the 4 Focus Areas.

Four Focus Areas for Media Analysis Paper

Select a specific item within a media form studied in this course for a textual analysis/interpretation. Examples of a specific item within a media form might include a film, an episode of a television series, a graphic novel, an album by an artist or musical group, a radio broadcast, a podcast, a website, a book, etc. Please consult with your instructor if you have any questions about your specific item within the media that you are choosing.

Focus Area 1. What is the text saying AKA what is the media form saying? What values does it endorse? Choose one issue such as popular culture, race, class, gender, sexuality, violence, authority, individuality, responsibility, duty, conformity, success or happiness and other such issues and address how your item reflects/addresses the issue? (HA 1)

Focus Area 2. What role does your item play in reference to popular culture, the media and society? (HA 2)

Focus Area 3. How does the item of media build on the tradition of its genre or medium? (HA 3)

Focus Area 4. How does the item use the potential/tools of its medium in order to communicate a message? (HA 4)

Comparison of The MQ25 and the X47

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In your paper, you should discuss the types of systems, capabilities, structures, limitations, payloads, support equipment, and users. It is not enough to merely list what is the same and what is different. Why is it important to see what is the same and what is different? Compare and contrast essays to promote critical thinking. Ensure you apply critical thinking; do not just list or discuss two separate UAS. The following requirements must be followed in your research paper.
Compare and contrast both UAS together, throughout the whole paper.

Falls Prevention Evidence Application

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Conduct an Internet search to identify and explore a “falls prevention” program at a senior center, community center, or a health care organization in the Bronx or Westchester New York area.  In 500 words or more describe the falls prevention program that was investigated and include the type of organization that offers the program.
Compare the program intervention strategies and goals with evidence-based practice recommendations for fall prevention programs.  Use at least three professional references to support your work in addition to your textbook.

Boys Don’t Cry” (1999) feature film directed by Kimberly Peirce

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Writer must be able to get movie.

Assignment questions for film Boys dont Cry
Sexuality and Violence
Discuss Any Criminal justice theories that apply.

The discussion question should help you to formulate your ideas, hypothesis and reflections. In other words, you need to write two three paragraphs of reaction to a specific theme, topic, or characterization common amongst assigned film and readings.  DO NOT summarize or critic the film. Your focus should be on the major themes in the film. By using the discussion questions, it is expected that you will be able to identify main themes that connect assigned film to the readings. The assignment will illustrate your understanding of the material.

1.    Many people fantasize about being somehow different than who they are (e.g., thinner, more glamorous, more appealing, more rich).  When is difference dangerous? When might the price be worth it?

2.    Discuss the social implications of how departure from the norm can inspire fear and revulsion. Are there circumstances in which such departures are admired? What accounts for the difference in responses? Look at both the film Boys Dont Cry and also the reading by Spelman & Minow (Thelma and Louise) to answer this question.

3.    What kind of community is Falls City? Is it one that tolerates violations of gender roles and expectations?

4.    The character, Brandon Teena, seems desperate for acceptance in a world typically hostile to what s/he represents.  What accounts for the lack of acceptance?

5.    Not all people in Brandons world were unwelcoming. What differentiated the people who were loyal to Brandon from those who were not?

6.    Was Hilary Swank able to create a character for whom the audiences had great empathy and likeability?

7.    How did the criminal justice system respond to the events? What role does homophobia play? How does the paramilitary, macho nature of policing contribute to homophobia?

8.    What do the characters John and Tom have in common? Are their characteristics reminiscent of other kinds of offenders?

9.    Why is violence motivated by homophobia and heterosexism often considered to be the only culturally legitimated from of hate crime in the U.S.?

10.    What is the homosexual panic defense? Does it fit with John and Toms motivations for their rape and murders? How is this defense an extension of traditional blaming the victim judgments?

11.    Do you think there are other places or people who would be more accepting of Brandon Teena? If so, what accounts for the difference in responses?