Category: Communications and Media

The ‘Research Essay’ aims to develop your research and analytical skills by exploring a topic related to the themes of power dynamics, participation, and meaning within the context of media and communication. You will be provided with three essay topics to choose from; alternatively, you could discuss a topic with your tutor and form one. 
Research question : How does the use of persuasive communication techniques influence public opinion on social media platforms? Discuss the role of visual elements, language choice, and narrative structure in shaping persuasive messages.
please include the reading in the essay (intext citation provided) and 3 additional high quality journals. 

Reference  http://digital-deadly-sins.theguardian.com/#/Envy/19  “I Fake It On Facebook”  ALSO ATTACHED IN PDF FORM
And Reference 
Answer the following questions:
How do people construct an identity on social media? Provide examples. Is selective self-presentation occurring?
Is it unethical to create a different version of yourself online?  When could it be considered unethical?
What is ontological security and why does it matter? the reference to be found  here:  MLA 9th Edition (Modern Language Assoc.)
Deana A. Rohlinger. New Mediisoc.)
Deana A. Rohlinger. (2018). New Media and Society. NYU Press

Task: Choose one question from the list of 12 below and write an essay of 2000 words. Your essay must be an answer to the question that is based only on the listed sources, and tutorial readings I provided for you – you can think of your essay as a critical reading of these scholarly works.
If your essay has no references or the citations in the body of the essay do not have
precise page numbers, it will not be marked.  If what you state in your essay does not correspond with what is in the source that you cite, you may be asked to explain why.
You should use at least 5 sources. The sources must be from the reading list provided and the tutorial readings. Sources must be by at least 4 different authors.
You may use any of the four major styles for citation (APA, Chicago, MLA or Harvard). Accurate page numbers must be given for citations throughout the essay.
A bibliography or reference list in alphabetical order by author’s surname must be included at the end of the essay.
Please put your chosen essay question at the top of your essay to ensure accurate marking.
Topic information and required readings are in the file below.
As you choose a certain topic, let me know then I’ll give you further readings that may be useful.

Submit a 500-word essay that examines and describes your own cultural heritage.
1) Do you have traditions?
2) Do you speak a different language or dialect at home?
3) How do you feel now that you are “away from home” – what has become most important to you?
Ensure you use APA-style citations to reference other people’s words or ideas (course materials, additional research, etc.).
Submit with APA cover page and reference page.
You are allowed to use first-person point of view in this essay.

In the act of addressing others, speakers evoke personal identities and create and define relationships. Using your fieldnotes and interviews explore some of the personal address resources active within any one community and the patterns and meanings of their uses. Develop categories and groupings of these address terms that reflect their use, e.g., Personal pronouns, titles, occupational designations, endearment terms, family and kinship terms, etc. Discuss (i) any understandings of personhood that these address terms identify in a particular social structure, (ii) the nature of the relationship between the speaker and the hearer, and (iii) the location of relationships on relevant dimensions, e.g., close/distant, personal/professional, peers/rank-differentiated, etc.
For each of the journal entries you are asked to conduct an ethnographic study of language use in interpersonal communication. The lectures and readings are designed to give you a framework for conducting these studies. Each journal entry consists of three separate, but complimentary parts: (i) a review and summary of the relevant literature; (ii) data collection and its presentation; and (iii) an analysis of the data that examines features of a culture at work in communication. Here are some additional ideas that you might consider in relation to these three moments of inquiry.
(i) A review and summary of the relevant literature (2-3 pages)
Presented in this class is a general theory of communication in culture and more specific activity theories of facework, speech acts, person-referring forms, relational dialectics, cultural terms for talk, norms and rules, and narrative. In your paper discuss, at a theoretical level, what any of these theories of communication are. Use the readings assigned to that specific section of the class to help with your review—you may go outside of the class readings should you wish to. Cite your sources! 
(ii) Data collection and its presentation (1-3 pages)
The data you will collect in this class will be conducted primarily through participant observations and interviews. Simply put, you will observe and document communication in its naturally occurring context. Document a short transcript of a conversation (it need not be any more than 3-4 exchanges in an ongoing piece of interaction). The primary tool for organizing and presenting your observations is through the Hymes’ (1972) SPEAKING mnemonic. Note in your presentation of the transcription the setting or the scene, the participants, their ends or goals in view, the sequencing of the interaction, the key or emotional tone, the instruments or medium of communication (spoken, mediated, nonverbal, etc), the associated norms or rules, and whether or not the interaction was part of a larger genre for communication. 
(iii) An analysis of the data that examines features of a culture at work in communication (2-3 pages)
Use the orientation you have developed in (i) to make a systematic analysis of this data in (ii). Ask yourself how the data reveals a culture at work? By culture we can mean any number of things: nationality, ethnicity, regionality, social class, gender (and all of its non-binary forms), sexuality, patterns of power, intimacy, solidarity, deference, etc. If your observation is one of intercultural communication how might the phenomena play into a sense of conflict, or breakdowns in communication? 

Assignment 1: Impact of Media on Your Life
This assignment is worth 70 points (7%) of your final grade. 
According to data from Statista (2023), the average American adult spends more than half of each day (13 hours, 8 minutes) consuming media across various platforms. This includes watching television, browsing the internet, listening to music, reading books, and using mobile devices. The impact of media consumption on individuals can vary depending on the content and context of what they consume. 
Objective:
To assess the implications of your media consumption.
Skills:
For this activity, you will be applying critical thinking skills to formulate and support your conclusions on a problem or issue. 
Activity: 
For this exercise, choose a day this week and catalogue all the mass media you consume during that day. Then, reflect on your media use and write a 1–2 page (about 250-500 words) essay that addresses the following questions:   
How does your daily media consumption influence your personal and social well-being? 
What has the impact of increased consumption been on your family, your friends, and your community?  What do you see as the implications for society of this increasing media consumption?  
Requirements:
A thoughtful, thorough 1-2 pages (about 250-500 words), double-spaced essay in 12-point Times Roman or similar serif font, with all the basic components for a beginning, middle, and end.
The first paragraph should contain a thesis that introduces your main idea or position on the question posed to you in the assignment prompt. What is the point you intend to make in your answer?
The middle paragraphs should provide information, examples, and details to support your main idea or position. This is where you should show use because statements and detail what you know or think about the topic.
The final paragraph should sum up your main idea or position on the topic. 
Support your comments with relevant information that you researched in the course’s learning resources.
Use APA-style in-text citations to cite the sources of the information that you used in assembling ideas for your argument. 
Create a matching APA reference list at the end of the document. 
(make sure Turnitin Score is 20% or below for all assignments; otherwise, revisions will have to be made before grading).
Reference:
Statista. (2023, January 9). Time spent per day with digital versus traditional media in the United States from 2011 to 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/565628/time-spent-digital-traditional-media-usa/

The essay instructions and topic are attached, please please read it in detail!!!! 11 font size. No intro page is needed. 
this essay is about focusing on everyone’s behavior, and communication between each other in every team, and the detail instruction are attached. 
I will attach three tower building video link here: 
our own video: https://youtu.be/1MVReKKFciU?feature=shared 
Better than us: https://youtu.be/LoNKWUxwmWo?si=OIWF_-U8O4GkY2NM
Less well than us: https://youtu.be/8ZdLROjkEus?feature=shared   

Assigned film for developing your Project Proposal:
Free Solo (Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, 2018)
Minding the Gap (Bing Liu, 2018)
Inside Job (Charles Ferguson,2011)
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (Werner Herzog, 2011)
Day of Rage (Malachy Browne and David Botti, 2021)

I Chose the TV show called Powerbook: Called Raising Kanan
For this paper, you will apply meaningful interpersonal communication concepts from chapters 9, 10, 11 or 12 (Conflict) ONLY that you observe in the movie, show, etc. Make sure that you fully understand the concepts before you apply them. Do not choose abstract concepts such as “love.” Use more concrete terms such as “bonding,” “matching hypothesis”, “escapist strategies”, etc. The purpose of this assignment is for you to apply the concepts we have learned about in class to a “real-life” context. Although we are using media for this assignment, you should be able to relate on some level to what you observe. I also need to see that you have demonstrated a deep understanding of the material. To repeat, the goal is to evaluate one or multiple interpersonal relationships and the different interpersonal communication concepts that are demonstrated within them. 

The topic is“Analysis of Gender Expression and Social Concepts of Female Characters in Jujutsu Kaisen”.
I need a 2200 word literature review to study this subject.
The literature review should include, but is not limited to:
1. the increase of female characters in Japanese anime
2. review how gendered representations are shown in the Japanese anime
3. Review how female characters are shown in the Japanese anime
Literature review needs to be logical, relevant, well organized, and connected to the topic.
Please use appropriate literature resources and avoid making false citations. If possible, please specify the page number (or statement) of the referenced resource in detail.