This assignment was locked Feb 25 at 9am.
Assignment #4: Connecting the class to Real Life

(Assignment #4 due at 9 a.m., 2/25)

Find a current example of media content -- a TV show, advertisement, website, or an article about media and craft a 200 - 400 word essay on how that media content illustrates an idea or concept from class. For example, how does a new Netflix program illustrate the nature of TV economics, or how does Disneys purchase of 21st Century Fox illustrate vertical or horizontal integration. Feel free to look broadly at technological changes (5G) or even regulatory issues.  Critical commentary is encouraged, but make sure to tie it to course content (lecture and/or text).



Guidelines:

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For the near future were all practicing social distancing. The minimal face-to-face contact with our friends, family, classmates, professors, and work require us to communicate with others using electronic methods. This assignment asks you to reflect (in 200-400 words) on how you used electronic communications during social distancing.



Some questions to consider:

What apps or websites did you use to communicate? Did you use any new ones?
How did social distancing change how you communicate?
Have you communicated with others more than usual?
Have you spent more time using telecommunications? Consider telecommunications both for social, entertainment, news, and educational purposes.
How have you consumed news? Have you consumed news more or less than usual? Are you relying on different forms of news than usual (social media, national and local TV, print, news websites, word-of-mouth news)?


Guidelines:

200-400 word response
Type and

identify and research the discovery of a vitamin essential to human health
choose from vitamin A,E, or K,B12, folate or biotin
describe the process of observation, exploration, and experimentation
identify the researchers by name and location
explain how observations (of animal and or human disease)
describe the public health and or medical benefits that arose from discovering the vitamin

scussion Prompt: Analyzing Information
The following quote is attributed to American writer Rex Stout (1886 1975): There are two types of statistics, the kind you look up and the kind you make up.

Speakers often use statistics to support the topic of their speech. It is the responsibility of the speaker, however, to make sure that the statistics are accurate and reliable before using them in the speech.

In this session you will be giving an informative speech in which you will be required to use supporting evidence. This discussion will help you evaluate whether or not the information you find is accurate and reliable enough to use in your speech.

First, find an online news article that uses statistics. An example of such an article can be found at the link below.

Lowy, J. (2011, October 27). Caution: Study questions red-light camera use: Practice could end up putting profits ahead of safety and accuracy, group claims. Life on NBC News. Retrieved from ht

Read: Daniel Brisson, Susan Roll, and Jean East (2009). Race and ethnicity as moderators of neighborhood bonding social capital: Effects on employment outcomes for families living in low-income neighborhoods. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 90, 4: 368 374.
Use the following questions to help you to analyze the article:
1. Main argument (2 marks)
What is the authors main argument based on their research findings? (This is not a summary of the article or an explanation of what the article is about. This should be a concise statement of the main findings that the authors present to the reader.)
2. Theory (6 marks)
a) What is the authors definition of social capital?
b) Define and distinguish the difference between bonding, bridging and linking social capital.
c) According to the authors, why does social capital matter in the study of poverty?
2. Research (3 marks)
a) What is the research method?
b) What is the sample size?