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Assignment Content Reflection Paper Using the principles and theory of small group dynamics as given in Chapter 5, write a well-crafted 3-5 paragraph essay describing the experience of working in your group. What was the dynamic of the group? What went well? What could have gone better? What were the causes of this dynamic. What was your role in the group? Could you have done anything differently? What did you learn as a result of this experience? How would you rate your experience with the small group presentation project? Please do not use any specific names of any group member in your paper. Refer to them as “one group member” or something similar. A reflection paper is not about complaining about others. The purpose of this paper is to describe YOUR experience. Be sure to focus on yourself more than the other members of your group. Upload your paper as a MS Word document to this folder. Reflection paper is due no later than Sunday, Dec 13th at 4PM EST Reflective essay outline Reflection o A reflective essay should formally present personal or professional reflection on a topic. It may be preceded by brainstorming, list-making or deep thought. Professionals might refer to past reviews or other documentation of their recent performance. Reflective writing on more personal topics might require you to look over photographs or journal entries. Organization ? The reflective essay should follow the format of introduction, body and conclusion. In contrast to most formal academic essays, instructors encourage describing the past experience or development in question in chronological order. This means the best starting point is a description of the period before the event or period being described. Descriptions of your expectations or perspectives are particularly effective. Transformation ? The body of a reflective essay should describe the transformative experience that is the topic of the essay. It might describe in detail a new setting or frame of mind that appeared during this process. To create continuity with the introduction, this section often compares how an actual experience compared with one’s expectations of it. This section should be balanced, covering the negative and positive aspects, as well as the challenges and joys of an experience. Professional reflective essays focus more strongly on what was learned through an experience. Evaluation ? A conclusion evaluates the experience, often in quantitative terms. It again reflects on the transformation that occurred but this time in more general, sweeping terms to give an aerial perspective of the development or experience. It might also include regrets or surprises confronted along the way. Most important, this section should impart to the reader the feelings, opinions and status of the person who has experienced the events covered in the essay. The writer should emphasize the transformation that occurred and conclude with an affirmation of the new perspective reached through the experience.

Write a brief (at least 250 word) response to the essay “Why Art Matters.” Actions Questions to consider as you respond to the essay: Did anything resonate with you about the nature of and need for art? Do you have any personal experiences with the arts, and have you seen how art can be a refuge during difficult or uncertain times?  Why does art matter to you? And if you don’t think it does, how could you anticipate it mattering to you in the future? (Although, I imagine most of you listen to music and watch movies–at least; so I would counter that art does matter to you). How do you think a deeper understanding of the arts would affect your life?

Read the two articles below: explaining how each portrait was made and the artists’ idea behind the pieces In the discussion board: Create your own personal thread and answer and discuss the question below: Discussion topic: Which portrait is more “true” to the individual the sculpture represents? Explain why you think so: Also explain why the other sculpture is not as true to the individual it represents. A) Marc Quinn, Self  or B) Daniel Chester French, The Lincoln Memorial statue    Also, mention the following and answer each question below while reasoning within their post: What is the artist’s reason for making the piece? = truth? What is it made out of? why did the artist use that material? = truth? who will view the sculpture/who is the sculpture intended for? = truth? How does each of the areas reveal the real truth about the person the piece represents? or not reveal truth?

1. Define this mental illness and describe briefly its existence in these countries. 2. What cosmologies, cultural ideas and imagery are brought to interpretations of this mental ill- ness within these particular communities? 3. What are the current treatment systems for dealing with this mental illness in these two contexts? 4. What contribution could (or have) anthropological methods (e.g. case studies, ethnography, long-term fieldwork, participant-observation) make to understandings and treatments of this men- tal state/illness? In what ways do they add to/unsettle understandings derived from the biomed- ical psychiatry model? 5. Having critically examined the current medical treatment/cultural response to this ‘illness’, what do you see as a productive, effective, and useful way to approach its treatment in order to im- prove the lives of those suffering? Draw on at least FOUR credible secondary sources. At least two of these sources must adopt an ethnographic (anthropological) approach to understanding this issue.

Bloom Film Festival (Imaginary film festival)  “Bloom” is an imaginary film festival targeted towards the youth. Inspired by urgent calls for racial justice in 2020, your team is dedicating the film festival to themes that speak of diversity and inclusion.  You are working with the Bloom-team to create a grant proposal application, and you’re task is to discuss the merit of the project:  Selected films to be shown:  Dope (2015) – Rick Famuyiwa  The Darkest Minds (2018) – Jennifer Yuh Nelson The Sun Is Also A Star (2019) – Ry Russo-Young Everything, Everything (2017) – Stella Meghie The Hate You Give (2018) – George Tillman Jr.  Your task is to discuss the merit of the project- Minimum 500 words  Explain how your proposed festival is designed to expand the public’s knowledge of and appreciation for diversity and inclusion in Hollywood.  Why is it valuable to shine a greater spotlight on these films/filmmakers/performers? (Do not talk about each director/performers individually, general answers only).  What are the problems in Hollywood today and/or historically that a festival such as this one helps to raise awareness of?  Support your answer with at least two types of sources:  Statistics such as box office earnings or theatrical release windows, as published on BoxOfficeMojo Quantitative and/or qualitative research findings regarding trends in Hollywood employment or on-screen representation (for example from reports such as UCLA’s “Hollywood Diversity Report” or various documentaries) Industry insider perspectives or historical context as reported in sources such as Maryann Erigha’s Hollywood Jim Crow Note: Plagiarism is not acceptable. Plagiarised work = Fail (0 grade)

Research project on an issue in sport social media. Include the following: What context and issue are you studying? Why is it relevant? What perspectives are most relevant to your topic (i.e., business, communication, societal issues, sport performance)? What is your research question (or hypothesis)? What method(s) will you choose, and how will you conduct your study? How will you analyze your data? What do you hope to learn, and how might it contribute to the industry (i.e., the “real world”)? ISSUE: Media only focusing on the highlights of an athlete and not their mental health. QUESTION: Why doesn’t sports media focus on athletes mental health and behaviour more, rather than just their highlights? SOURCES: 2 out of the 4 sources need to be academic, they also need to be relevant. OTHER: do not include an abstract, and turn question into a thesis statement.

How has the Motion Picture influenced the state of national and world affairs today? How have you been personally influenced by Motion Pictures? Minimum 750 words.

FINAL PAPER CONTENT INSTRUCTIONS This assignment is based on Sidney Lumet’s film, Network (1976). Students are responsible for locating and watching the film. It is in print on DVD and is widely available on video streaming platforms. Essay Format and Length: Essays must be typed and double spaced in MLA format.  5-7 pages (including a required “Works Cited” page). You are to construct your essay based on the following questions and discussion points: Briefly describe and summarize (in your own words) Mr. Jensen’s famous “forces of nature” speech to Howard Beale? Give an example of how the worldwide corporate and financial domination that Mr. Jensen spoke of continues today. Name a specific company or corporation that owns and controls several media outlets. How much control does that particular company have over its media content? Briefly summarize Howard Beale’s “turn off your television set…turn them off…” sermon / speech during his first revised newscast. Did audiences perceive this film as pure satire or fantasy in 1976?  How has this film become less of a satire and more of a “prophesy” about the current state of reality television?  (NOTE:  This question will require you to locate original 1976 newspaper and magazine film reviews as well as other relative material to support your answer). Valid sources for an academic research paper include: Original film reviews (New York Times, Variety Magazine, Cinema Today). Books about specific films or directors (filmographies, biographies, and autobiographies). Interview transcripts (with directors or actors…Ex: Hitchcock / Truffaut). Video and audio interviews (must be cited properly and written transcription-style in your finished essay). Critical essays by notable film historians (Robert Osbourne, Roger Ebert etc…). Sources that are not valid include: Personal blogs, Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter Wikipedia or any other facsimile Product reviews from commercial retail sites (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.) IMDB (Internet Movie Database) reviews and plot summaries

This assignment is Reflection Assignment.  1. To be successful in this Assignment first of all you have to read attached file “My Reconciliation Action Plan” where I wrote My Action Plans. 2. Then please carefully read attached file “Reconciliation Action Plans of other srudents” where you can find Action Plans from other students.  3. Carefully read and choose most realistic, actionable, specific and respectful. 4. Then answer to this question: Which of the “reconciliation action plans of other students” do you want to emulate?(write which page of attached file) Why? How will you add this idea to your own plan?

The writer should come out as an expert in packaging and is able to link the increased importance of sustainability and – Re Use , Reduce, Re Cycle , Recover and SDG as packaged commodity grows especially in 3rd world . The focus of content should be third world and developing economy