Category: Chicago / Turabian

Engaging with Television Scholarship

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for you to:

Further develop your thinking about an area of television studies that interests you
Familiarize yourself with scholarly writing about television
and connect your own thoughts about and experiences with television to ideas in scholarly writing
The paper: Compose a 6 – 7 page, double-spaced paper that analyzes the argument of an essay from the field of television studies and, as a conclusion, reflects on how the essay influenced your thoughts about and experience of watching a related program.

Aim for your analysis of the essay to bring insight to the topic that the author is discussing and why understanding it in the way the author advocates matters. This analysis could involve:

identifying the essay’s thesis and explaining why it’s relevant
summarizing the overall points of the essay, the author’s goals, key examples
quoting key phrases and interpreting them
paraphrasing key points and providing interpretation
comparing the author’s conclusions to another source’s conclusions
As a conclusion (perhaps 1/3 of the paper), reflect on any ways that the essay influenced your thoughts on and/or experience of the program. You might discuss aspects of the essay that you found surprising, that you disagreed with, or that you agreed with to an extent, but would ultimately draw different conclusions from. Although your experience of the program is subjective (and it’s fine to use the first person pronoun when writing it), aim for this section as well to bring insight to the relevance that the author focuses on in the essay.

Research: You are required to significantly draw from at least scholarly source from the field of television studies that is in some way related to one of the course units: television’s production, form, systems of representation, and audience viewing practices. I recommend that you begin by browsing the recent essays in television journals like the ones below, which focus on television, and looking for an essay that interests you (you’ll need to log in through the library website for most of these):

Critical Studies in TelevisionLinks to an external site.

Flow (Links to an external site.)

Journal of popular film & television  (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

Consider these journals as well. They deal with film and other media but frequently have essays about television from which to select:

Camera Obscura (Links to an external site.)

Film Quarterly (Links to an external site.)

New Review of Film and Television Studies (Links to an external site.)

Scope: An Online Journal of Film Studies (Links to an external site.)

The Velvet Light Trap (Links to an external site.)

This is not by any means a complete list of all of the scholarly journals about television. You’re welcome to draw from any other scholarly source (including book chapters), as long as it comes from the field of television or media studies. In other words, the source should not be an essay that happens to deal with television but is part of a physics dissertation that does so in a way that is outside the scope of the class.

As you read, take note of the essay’s main points and the key television programs that it mentions.

Viewing: Watch a program related to the essay you selected. The essay may deal directly with the program. You may also select a program that is not mentioned in the essay but that is still directly relevant to its argument. As you watch, take notes on how the ideas in the essay you read inform your thoughts and experiences of the program. You’ll conclude the essay with a discussion of these thoughts and experiences.

Citations and formatting:

Each time you refer to something in the essay, include a footnote citation. Use Chicago style. Here’s an exampleLinks to an external site. of citations in Chicago.
Include a works cited page.
Double space
Craft a title that relates to the matters that you are writing about
Submit:

A pdf of the essay that you wrote about
Your essay with the works cited page at the end (no need for a title page)

Here’s all the website you may need:
Critical Studies in TelevisionLinks to an external site:https://login.oca.ucsc.edu/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/publication/316201
flow:http://flowtv.org
Journal of popular film & television: https://login.dartmouth.edu/cas/idp/profile/SAML2/POST/SSO
Camera Obscura:
http://cameraobscura.dukejournals.org/
Film Quarterly:
http://www.filmquarterly.org/
New Review of Film and Television Studies:
http://www.tandfonline.com/action/aboutThisJournal?show=aimsScope&journalCode=rfts20
Scope: An Online Journal of Film Studies:
http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/
The Velvet Light Trap:
https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/230

Biblical Discipleship

All assignments must be at least 5 pages,
NOT including the cover page and table of contents, and must be in current Turabian format.

For this assignment, you will write a paper summarizing and analyzing the 5 stages and 4 spheres of discipleship. Identify what stage of discipleship you are currently in, giving evidence from your life and correlating biblical support. Also, identify what spheres you need to submit to the centrality of Christ by referring to Bonhoeffers steps in following Jesus. Conclude with at least 1 page discussing what it means to be in submission to Christ, using Scripture and other scholarly sources.

Sample paper is attached.

TEXTBOOKS:

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 4. Minneapolis: First Fortress Press, 2003.

Earley, Dave, and Rod Dempsey. Disciple Making Is: How to Live the Great Commission with Passion and Confidence. Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2013.

Earley, Dave, and Rod Dempsey. Spiritual Formation Is Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2018.

Putman, Jim, Bobby Harrington, and Robert E. Coleman. DiscipleShift: Five Steps That Help Your Church to Make Disciples Who Make Disciples. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013.

Medicine in the European renaissance

For this assignment, I must write this essay by creating my own thesis and research question my research question is how did medicine influence medicinue todaybut i still dont have a thesis. This essay is worth 20% of my mark. We must use at least three reliable sources (ending in .edu, .org or published by a well known collage/institution) and provide a proper bibliography in Chicago style. I also must fill this attachment in.

Unit 3 Response

Respond to the following prompts with 250 words each (500 words total). Be concise. Responses that are 50 words more or less than the target of 500 words may be marked down. Responses will be evaluated for their demonstrations of fluency with course concepts and for the clarity of the writing.

1) Marlon Riggs’s Color Adjustment superimposes the words “positive stories can be equally negative” over a clip from Roots. Provide an interpretation of this quotation, using an example of any program discussed in Color Adjustment.

2) According to Torres, what are the limitations of stereotype critiques when it comes to contemporary television? In other words, what issues are critiques of stereotypes on contemporary television programs like Makeover: Home Edition not able to address? You are not required to quote Torres, but, if your response quotes, paraphrases, or otherwise refers to her essay, include a Chicago-style footnote.

research question: what factors increase the level of political stability in a state?

So this is basically a conitnued assignment, everything you need to know is in the powerpoint, I attached for you part 1 and 2 of the assignment and I  attached for you a sample assignment for part 4 and 5, your task is to do part 3, 4 and 5 of the assignment. my topic is unemployment, my research question is “How is the Unemployment rate affected by social, economic, cultural, and political determinants?’ I didn’t find the option for single spaced but I do need it single spaced

research question: what factors increase the level of political stability in a state?

So this is basically a conitnued assignment, everything you need to know is in the powerpoint, I attached for you part 1 and 2 of the assignment and I  attached for you a sample assignment for part 4 and 5, your task is to do part 3, 4 and 5 of the assignment. my topic is unemployment, my research question is “How is the Unemployment rate affected by social, economic, cultural, and political determinants?’ I didn’t find the option for single spaced but I do need it single spaced

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Instructions
Analysis Paper:

For this paper you are to write an analysis of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Please address the following in a comprehensive essay with appropriate sections:

1) Describe the jurisdiction of federal law and specifically the jurisdiction of FISA

2) What are the major provisions of FISA–how does it work?

3) Evaluate whether the constitutional rights of individuals are properly balanced against the imperative of the government to investigate intelligence threats to the nation. If not, why not?

CRITICAL GUIDANCE: Providing cases, facts, and examples are essential. Facts are the foundation of all analysis. Further, the main point or premise of your paper should be the conclusion of your analysis under number 3 above. The conclusion MUST be the main point in your introduction to this paper.

This paper should be in the range of 1000 words; too much less will suffer a point penalty. You are welcome to run as long as you like, provided that all the content is salient and pertinent. The paper must conform to the University’s standards for all written assignments; the Chicago Manual of Style is the standard for citations. The paper must be double-spaced in a 12-point Arial or sans serif font.

Research question: how is the unemployment rate affected by social, economic, cultural and political determinants?

So this is basically a conitnued assignment, everything you need to know is in the powerpoint, I attached for you part 1 and 2 of the assignment and I  attached for you a sample assignment for part 4 and 5, your task is to do part 3, 4 and 5 of the assignment. my topic is unemployment, my research question is “How is the Unemployment rate affected by social, economic, cultural, and political determinants?’ I didn’t find the option for single spaced but I do need it single spaced

Research question: how is the unemployment rate affected by social, economic, cultural and political determinants?

So this is basically a conitnued assignment, everything you need to know is in the powerpoint, I attached for you part 1 and 2 of the assignment and I  attached for you a sample assignment for part 4 and 5, your task is to do part 3, 4 and 5 of the assignment. my topic is unemployment, my research question is “How is the Unemployment rate affected by social, economic, cultural, and political determinants?’ I didn’t find the option for single spaced but I do need it single spaced

Anthropology

Arrange, plan, conduct, and record a short interview (20-30 minutes) with a friend or family member regarding their experience of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the interview is to get a sense of how people in different settings and situations both perceive and have been affected by COVID-19. There is a list of some suggested potential interview questions included at the end of this document, but you may come up with your own questions instead.  We recommend that you have four or five questions ready in advance that you plan on discussing with your informant during the interview.  But remember that your informant might have her/his own concerns about covid-19 that they want to discuss with you.  So be prepared for the fact that your interview might move in a direction that you did not entirely plan on ahead of time.

There are several different ways in which you could approach this interview:

You could ask your interviewee about their general experiences living through this pandemic in general and follow their lead by asking follow-up questions regarding the things they talk about.
You can also focus on a particular aspect of their life that you are most interested in (e.g. working; studying; socializing; mental health, family, friendships) and develop your questions about how covid-19 has impacted that one particular part of their life.
If your annotated bibliography topic is focusing on a research question related to COVID-19, then you could create interview questions that will connect your interviewees own experiences with the topic of your annotated bibliography. (Of course, this would not apply if your annotated bibliography is about a topic other than covid-19). 
If your annotated bibliography topic focuses on a research question regarding a pandemic topic other than covid-19 (such as SARS or MERS or HIV/AIDS), you still might find some connections between your in person interview and your annotated bibliography topic which you could discuss in the write-up of this assignment. (Again, this wont work for everyone).
This interview can be conducted via Zoom or Skype, or it can be conducted in person if you choose to speak to someone you are living with. Please do not conduct any in-person interviews without adhering to the social distancing guidelines that are in placewe much prefer you doing your interview online if you are not already staying with your interviewee.

You must take a screenshot or photo of you and your interviewee on the date of the interview.  This photo or screenshot must be submitted as part of the assignment.

Please do voice record your interview so that you can listen to it again after you have completed the interview.

A few notes on essential interview ethics: your interviewee should know before the interview that this interview is for a class project, and that at the end of the quarter you will erase the recording. No one should ever be recorded secretlybe sure to ask permission to conduct and record the interview.  It has become anthropological custom to use pseudonyms to disguise interviewees identities. Please ask your interviewee if they would prefer that you use their own name or if they prefer you use a pseudonym for them in your report.

STEP 2

After you have conducted the interview, find a quiet spot to listen to your recorded interview and take fieldnotes on the content (think back to our fieldnotes module on what you should pay attention to when listening to the recording). These interview notes must be submitted as part of the assignment so we can see what you picked up on as you were listening. They do not have to be in full sentences but can be in short bullet pointswhatever format works for you.

You do NOT need to submit the recording with the assignment, and you do NOT need to transcribe it. However, we recommend you transcribe a couple of crucial things your interviewee said, which you will then incorporate in your report.

STEP 3

Write a reflective report on the interview. It should include the following components:

Write one paragraph (about 150 words or so) describing your interviewee, your relationship to that person, and anything else pertinent to the interview (e.g. the setting, the interviewees body language, other relevant observations)
Write one paragraph (about 150 words or so) in which you assess what you learned from the PROCESS of interviewing. What do you learn about how to do an interview?  What challenges did you face when conducting the interview?  Did you feel the interview went well?  Did you have to adapt or change your approach while doing the interview?  Did you enjoy conducting this interview or did it make you uneasy?  There is no wrong response here, just reflect on what it was like for you to conduct this interview.
Write two to three paragraphs (300 – 400 words or more) in which you describe what you learned from the CONTENT of the interview. Describe what you learned about your interviewees life during this pandemic. How has your interview been coping with and handling the covid-19 crisis?
These two CONTENT paragraphs must include two direct QUOTES from the person you interviewed in addition to a summary of their overall experience.
This final report should consist of 600-850 words. This word count does not include your interview notes that we will look at separately.

Some Suggested Covid-19 Interview Questions

What kind of job do you have and how has it been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your income?
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected your living arrangements and household dynamics?  What have been the great challenges?
What experience have you had with health care as the COVID-19 pandemic gained momentum?
What stresses and stressed behaviors have you observed in the people you have been around as the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded?
What have you observed to be most comforting to people amidst all the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic?  Are people thinking about this COVID-19 in religious terms, for example?
What special resources have you been able to draw on to to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic? Have you had access to any income replacement programs, for example?  Have family or neighbors been able to help you with childcare?
Where do you get information about COVID-19?  Do you trust the information you have access to? 
How have your interactions with friends, coworkers, and others inside your social network changed?
How has your emotional state changed since Covid-19 began to affect your everyday life?
What is your view of the way governments at different levels — city, county, state, national — has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic?
What examples from history have been helpful for you in understanding this crisis and why?
What are some things that you do not understand about Covid-19, the way it has spread, public health recommendations, or responses to it by state, institutional, and individual actors?