5- Homework (S), communications homework help

1) Watch The Corporation and write a short essay (no more than one page) answering the following questions, “what is a corporation and what is its function or role in society?”

2) Watch PsyWar and write a short essay (no more than one page) answering the following questions, “what is the main purpose of media in society and how does this documentary describe how media work?”

3). Watch this discussion with Edward Said on “ORIENTALISM.”

1. What does “Orientalism” mean? and
2. What does Said say were his first experiences with “Orientalism?”
3. Why does Said say that most Arab countries do not have information campaigns that critique how the U.S. and West depict Arabs in popular media?
4. What does Said say about Oklahoma City?
5. How does Said’s concept of “Orientalism” relate to his ideas on “co-existence?”

4). Watch PARK AVENUE: MONEY, POWER AND THE AMERICAN DREAM and answer the following questions:

1. Describe this documentary’s version of Monopoly.
2. What is this version meant to convey?Is the U.S. upwardly mobile?
3. What has happened to income inequality over the last 30 years?
4. What is a “lobbyist?”Who are the Koch brothers?
5. What is said about the tax rates for the rich and big corporations?
6. What is the impact of this on society?
7. Do poor people pay taxes?

5) Talk about Media Literary

1.Power strggle

2.public opinion

3. social contral

You were to “WRITE AN ESSAY EXPLORING IN DETAIL THE MEANING OF ‘MEDIA LITERACY’ USING AT LEAST 3 EXAMPLES (use it from the video from the other homework ) 1 Page or less