Read Documentaries (2006) in the Week 4 Electronic Reserve Readings.

Part One: Because of your special knowledge, you have been contacted by the one of the world’s largest nonprofit public benefit corporations and offered a $3 million grant to produce a documentary that will change the world for the better.

What global problem would you most like to solve? Link to at least one scholarly resource to document the seriousness of this problem. How will you structure your documentary to feature an effective solution that could support lasting change for the better? How will you measure the impact of your documentary?

Part Two: Please end your responses and comments with open-ended and thought-provoking questions that assist further discussion on the topic.

DOCUMENTARIES

History

Very early films such as the Lumière brothers’ footage of workers leaving a factory are known as ‘actualities’ rather than documentaries. The latter term only came into common usage after a New York Sun reporter used it in a review of Robert Flaherty’s South Seas-set film Moana (1926). Documentaries use factual information to convey reality as it is, not as invented for fiction. Of course, the true meaning of these ‘real’ images can be manipulated through editing, carefully worded interview questions, selection of camera set-ups and the inclusion of archive footage.

The documentary form came of age in the 1920s with a series of European portraits of urban life, known as ‘city symphonies’. During World War II, documentaries fell prey to propaganda, rousing the patriotic spirit and demonizing the enemy. Russian and Dutch schools developed the form’s avant-garde potential, while the British documentary movement of the 1930s established a more worthy educational tone. As equipment became more portable in the late 1950s, two overwhelmingly influential styles emerged. In the USA and Canada, ‘Direct Cinema’ eschewed planning and film-maker interference in favour of a spontaneous, fly-on-the-wall approach. In France, the cinéma-vérité style was similar in its immediacy, but included film-maker interviews during which the very presence of a camera crew encouraged subjects to part more readily with answers.

The genre today

Cheap and widely available digital camcorders have opened up the documentary format to new voices from wider backgrounds, with a growing network of independent cinemas using digital projection to allow them to be seen. Strong box-office returns for the likes of Super Size Me (2004) and March of the Penguins (2005) have also given documentaries a mainstream commercial boost.This question has two parts. Please be sure to answer both parts.

1) Review the TED talk video from the attached link. Discuss your perspective on the issues that are addressed in the video. This assignment simply requires your deep introspection on the cause for concern mentioned in the video. The response should be at least 200 words
https://embed.ted.com/talks/adam_foss_a_prosecutor..

2) After watching the TED talk video, Adam Foss gave a clear understanding of why the criminal justice system needs to be reformed. Issues that are occurring is that the prosecutors are punishing people harshly and not giving them the opportunity to get back on their feet or work. The chances of criminals getting punished outcomes in them getting in trouble again and again. In most cases, the prosecutors focus on the crime that occurred and won’t look into the background of the defendant. Punishing these criminals will turn out to be a bad outcome to the community because they will come out and commit a crime again because they have nothing else to live for because they feel like they waste their life in prison anyways. One major issue we have is that we spent 80 billion dollars on prisons to maintain the prisons however, we can use that money to help those criminals to change their lives instead of ruining them. If prosecutors are apart of creating the problem, it is our part to find a solution to help those who are being punished for the crimes they committed to help them get back on their feet and become civilians again.N

Assignment 3.

its about the power of Canada prime minister and the point is to proof that Canada prime minister has too much power. And you need to find supporting points, do not need to be too professional, use some simple word and must have clear thesis statement.

Need 3 supporting points and some document sources,

The topic is about power and authorities of PM in Canada. 1500 words are enough. Must have clear citations and bibliography

Can compare the power of president and PM but do not write too much on it. Need to have a clear clear and creative thesis statement

Recommendation Presentation & Outline

Purpose: To demonstrate your ability to (1) apply the three-step process to preparing a presentation, (2) conduct research in support of your recommendation, (3) organize and outline your analysis logically and persuasively, (4) and deliver your recommendation as an effective persuasive presentation for a business context.

This assignment links to course objectives 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, & 8.

Type of Assignment: The presentation including visuals (slides) is worth 150 points. Additionally, after your presentation, you must review your presentation video and complete your self-evaluation.

Audience: Your boss and your company’s board of directors.

Situation: You have written your Recommendation Report for Global Mind’s Philanthropy Initiative and shared it with your boss and board of directors. Ms. Al-Jamil wants you to present your findings to her and the board at the next meeting. Everybody should have read your report before the presentation, but realistically, you know that might not be the case. As you are Ms. Al-Jamil’s executive assistant and the person she chose for this project, she, of course, knows you. The board, however, does not, so dress professionally and introduce yourself and your credentials.

Assignment: Develop a five-minute, direct, persuasive presentation recommending the philanthropic cause and model the company should adopt. Do not include a comparison to other models as you did in the report; focus on WHAT you want the Global Mind to do and WHY. Present the most relevant reasons supporting your recommendation. Anticipate concerns your partners and advisory board might have—address those concerns within your presentation so they know you’ve considered those concerns and can justify your recommendation in spite of them. Be prepared to answer questions at the end of your presentation. This presentation is video-recorded for your subsequent self-evaluation.

The Presentation

You’ll have 5 minutes to present (not including the Q&A). Your presentation must include PowerPoint/Prezi slides. Your presentation should demonstrate your ability to

• Extract the key information from your indirect, analytical report and reorganize and rephrase it into a direct, persuasive presentation.
• Present your recommendation following the Recommendation Presentation Outline (p. 3).
• Provide a realistic recommendation based on evidence (facts, illustrations, authoritative quotations) and address any concerns you anticipate your audience might have.
• Present to the target audience (your boss and your company’s board, not your fellow classmates!)
• Use uncluttered visuals that illustrate and reinforce the concepts you’re presenting rather than repeat them—think tables, graphs, models, flow charts, examples, photos. You may use visuals from your report or create new ones, BUT no cut-and-paste graphs.
• You do not have to have a reference list, but use simple, in-text citations for graphics presenting statistical data (charts, graphs). FYI, I would include a ref. list in this type of presentation.
• You do need a title slide; make your title slide interesting and persuasive. Include your name and title on this slide.
• Speak fluently (minimal filler words, e.g., ah, um, ok, you know); project your voice; use vocal inflection that demonstrates interest, emphasizes key points, and differentiates ideas.
• Use gestures and bodily actions that naturally reinforce and illustrate what you are saying and project confidence. Review your text readings on presentations AND your feedback and self-evaluation from your first presentation for ideas of where and how to improve.
• Establish direct eye contact with the audience throughout the presentation (minimally glancing at visuals).

• Be natural; share your personality with your audience to generate rapport and be persuasive.
• Dress professionally. (Not business casual for a board presentation!)

Self-Evaluation

After your speech, review your recording and complete the self-evaluation in Canvas.

Recommendation Presentation Outline

Complete this Purpose Statement: As a result of my presentation, my audience will… (use this statement to evaluate your completed outline for effectiveness).

Introduction

A.Attention step—FIRST, gain the audience’s attention. Focus their attention on what you are saying—grab them; involve them; make them forget what’s on their minds and listen to what is on your mind.

Techniques: An opening question or audience poll; a startling statement or statistic; a relevant story, picture, or graphic; a demonstration; a quote; etc.

B.Introduce yourself & establish your credibility.

C.Recommendation— For context, briefly, give enough information for the audience to know the basic product or service (e.g. “As a successful health food restaurant, we …”). State your main points (recommend the cause and implementation model) and your reasons (two to four reasons) why the audience should buy into your main point.Use your reasons to organize the body of the presentation.

Body

The body develops each of your supporting reasons with evidence, facts, statistics, anecdotes, analogy, i.e. research. Use a variety of supporting ideas both qualitative and quantitative (refer to reading re. logos, ethos, pathos):

A.Create a single sentence to state your first reason.

1.Be sure you’ve made it clear why this reason is important.

2.Provide evidence (facts, illustrations/examples, quotations).

3.Provide evidence (facts, illustrations/examples, quotations).

Transition from reason 1 to reason 2.

B.Create a single sentence to state your second reason.

1.Be sure you’ve made it clear why this reason is important.

2.Provide evidence (facts, illustrations/examples, quotations).

3.Provide evidence (facts, illustrations/examples, quotations).

Transition from reason 2 to reason 3.

C.And again, for each reason.

Transition from last reason to addressing concerns.

Concerns

Anticipate at least one concern the audience might have, and address it; mitigate it if possible. Acknowledge legitimate concerns, and explain why your recommendation is still valid.

Transition from addressing concerns to your conclusion.

Conclusion

A.Restate your recommendation, the reasons and key points—in a new way (don’t simply repeat what you’ve already said).

B.End with a memorable statement that motivates your audience to consider your recommendation.

Call for action—What do you want the audience to do, to think; what’s the next step?

C.Invite questions.

This reading reflection post should cover pages 1 through 55.

In addition to sharing your original thoughts about the beginning of Colson Whitehead’s zombie novel, please focus your composition on grappling with the following topics that develop in the first fifty-five pages of the novel:

1) Look very closely at the first six pages of the novel. Pay close attention to the words Whitehead uses to introduce you to the narrator, Mark Spitz, and his family. These paragraphs represent Mark Spitz looking back at his childhood and past from the vantage point of the post-apocalyptic present.

2) What is the impression Whitehead gives readers of New York City? What significance does this city possess in the United States imaginary? In the Mark Spitz’s mind?

3) On page 9 of my copy, the narrator introduces an interesting concept: The “American Checklist.” What is on this checklist? How does it apply to people’s lives? Do you feel the pressure of meeting this checklist in your own life?

4) What is P.A.S.D.? What are the symptoms? How is P.A.S.D affecting Mark Spitz? Say the acronym out loud a few times. What English word does it sound like to you? What do you think is the significance of this homophonous pronunciation?

I look forward to reading your thoughts!!