Media Literacy Paper
You will write a 4–5-page paper, double spaced, on a historical American event/topic which has had an impact in the Media as well as worldwide. Explain exactly what happened (the when, where and what for, etc.), why it is considered historical and what its significance is in terms of media literacy. Did it change the way the media treats such events, from the time it happened to this very day? What was its impact socially...culturally...politically, etc., both here and abroad? Did it raise any new issues/problems for future (and similar) media experiences? What evidence supports this? This should be a thought-provoking paper on why this event captured the public’s imagination and why it still resonates today.
Topic:
Modern Advertising and How It’s Changed to Include More Minorities/Interest Groups
**Please include a list of sources that you used.
HIST – 150 – History of the Modern World
Fall 2021 – Final Exam Part II
Choose TWO of the following essays prompts. Type your responses in Word and upload to Blackboard by Tuesday, 11/23 at 11:59pm.
1. Analyze the factors that encouraged the rise of authoritarian political systems during the 1920s and 1930s. Compare the governments that emerged in Italy, Germany, Japan, and the USSR.
2. What motivated the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? Analyze the political, social, and economic impacts the Cold War had on the populations of the First and Second Worlds.
3. Since the 1970s, the world has experienced an unprecedented interconnectedness both economically and culturally. Explain what allowed for this interconnectedness and the ways in which globalization has affected the world and individual nation-states. Articulate the ways in which globalization before the 1970s had actually been a slow process unfolding for centuries (be sure to give specific examples). Is globalization a good or bad thing?
Each essay is worth 50 points and will be evaluated in the following manner:
Essay Component
Points Possible
Formatting/Grammar/Proper citation of primary sources (source title, page number)
/10
Clearly stated argument
/10
Includes specific information taken from lectures, class discussion, and reading of text. (Information taken from internet sources is not permissible)
/15
Provides evidence from primary sources to illustrate and bolster argument
/15
Prompt Primary Sources
Prompt #1: Chapter 19
Prompt #2: Chapter 20 & Chapter 21
Prompt #3: Chapter 21
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Media Literacy PaperYou will write a 4–5-page paper, double sp
1. Media Literacy Paper
You will write a 4–5-page paper, double spaced, on a historical
American event/topic which has had an impact in the Media as
well as worldwide. Explain exactly what happened (the when,
where and what for, etc.), why it is considered historical and
what its significance is in terms of media literacy. Did it
change the way the media treats such events, from the time it
happened to this very day? What was its impact
socially...culturally...politically, etc., both here and abroad?
Did it raise any new issues/problems for future (and similar)
media experiences? What evidence supports this? This should
be a thought-provoking paper on why this event captured the
public’s imagination and why it still resonates today.
Topic:
Modern Advertising and How It’s Changed to Include More
Minorities/Interest Groups
**Please include a list of sources that you used.
HIST – 150 – History of the Modern World
Fall 2021 – Final Exam Part II
Choose TWO of the following essays prompts. Type your
responses in Word and upload to Blackboard by Tuesday, 11/23
at 11:59pm.
1. Analyze the factors that encouraged the rise of authoritarian
political systems during the 1920s and 1930s. Compare the
governments that emerged in Italy, Germany, Japan, and the
2. USSR.
2. What motivated the United States and the Soviet Union
during the Cold War? Analyze the political, social, and
economic impacts the Cold War had on the populations of the
First and Second Worlds.
3. Since the 1970s, the world has experienced an unprecedented
interconnectedness both economically and culturally. Explain
what allowed for this interconnectedness and the ways in which
globalization has affected the world and individual nation-
states. Articulate the ways in which globalization before the
1970s had actually been a slow process unfolding for centuries
(be sure to give specific examples). Is globalization a good or
bad thing?
Each essay is worth 50 points and will be evaluated in the
following manner:
Essay Component
Points Possible
Formatting/Grammar/Proper citation of primary sources (source
title, page number)
/10
Clearly stated argument
/10
Includes specific information taken from lectures, class
discussion, and reading of text. (Information taken from internet
sources is not permissible)
/15
Provides evidence from primary sources to illustrate and bolster
argument
/15
Prompt Primary Sources
