Major Writing Assignment: Who’s to Blame?
Reread the article, "Violent Culture: The Media, the Internet, and Placing Blame," by Darren Beals, pages 147-150 in your Goshgarian textbook. Using all you know about the role of violence in the media and on the Internet (i.e. personal experience, Outside Authorities, statistical studies), deliberate about your position on violence in the media. Respond to the following question after your deliberation by writing a minimum of 1 page:
Do you believe the media or the Internet is/are responsible for real-life violence? Why or why not? Use at least three of the basic forms of evidence we talked about this week. Note that you can use evidence that Beals himself uses in his essay
Submit your assignment to your instructor.
Project Part D2 (Don't worry about the earlier debate parts, as we aren't following the debate format exactly)
Develop a minimum of a five-paragraph essay for one or more claims explaining why you consider the claim to be strong and pointing out areas where you agree or disagree. Be sure to take personal notes to reference for the final paper.
Deliverables and format:
Five paragraph essay
Microsoft Word document.
Font: Arial; 10
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