Sunday, March 30, 2014
Ethics
As discussed when we met last, we're skipping the Business and Finance section as the class will be preparing the Art and Culture lessons. Than means this week it's Ethics. Here's your article:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201305/confessions-sociopath?src=longreads
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Mock Exams
Hey guys. First here's a nice little read about the staging of the RT resignation. Remember 'neocon' is shorthand for people who prefer to control the world with bombs (as opposed to neoliberals who control through debt). - https://www.truthdig.com/report/item/how_cold_war-hungry_neocons_stage_managed_liz_wahls_resignation_20140319
Anyway, on to bigger and better things. This Tuesday will be mock exams for both classes beginning at 9:45. My suggestion is for 1MA/2s to go first, so please be there a bit early. Feel free to arrange amongst yourselves on the order you all appear. Below, I'll put the names of students I'm expecting along with the topic you will be asked. If you want to change topics or if you will be absent, please let me know. Below the list I'll repost the exam questions where you'll notice, as Aneta pointed out, we seem to be missing Lifestyle questions. Can we work on that together please? Plus let me know if you see any mistakes or have suggestions for question changes.
(Apologies for any spelling errors, trying to read off the list)
Katarzyna Kupczak - Technology (1MA/1)
Hubert Pyrek - Politics
Marek Kupkowski - Media
Katarzyna Wolrowska - Relationships
Martyna Magier - Travel
Krysia Kulak - Technology
Jakub Dekier - Politics
Joanna Cieslak - Relationships
Michal Rogowski - Media
Iza Michniewska - Personal Relations
Aneta Wawrowska - Tourism
Politics (both classes)
1. What is Obamacare and what is its purpose?
2. Why is Obamacare so controversial?
3. What are some reasons given for why the US political system is failing?
4. Why could America default on its debt and what could be some of the results if it did?
5. Explain either the term gerrymandering or fillibuster and what their consequences are.
6. Can you compare the US to any historical empires?
7. Who do politicians seem to be acting for?
8. How does a system with 5% support survive?
9. Is Tanner's theory of societal collapse relevant in any way today?
Personal Relations
1MA/1
1. Has sexting replaced old-fashioned love letters?
2. How have relationships between teens changed in the age of the Internet?
3. Why do people cheat on their partners?
4. What are the stereotypes surrounding cheating women?
5. Do you believe childhood influences one's older life? How?
6. Discuss any different types of parent-child relationships you know.
7. What stereotypes of parent-child relationships do you know?
1MA/2
1. Has sexting replaced old-fashioned love letters?
2. How have relationships between teens changed in the age of the Internet?
3. Why do people cheat on their partners?
4. What are the stereotypes surrounding cheating women?
5. Is cheating ever justifiable?
6. Are people more lonely now than in the past?
7. What should be done about the loneliness epidemic?
8. Loneliness versus lonely. Young and old (I can't remember how we worded this one exactly).
Tourism
1MA/1
1. What is Dark Tourism?
2. What are the motivations and reasons for visiting such places?
3. Would you ever choose to take such a trip? If so, which would you choose and why?
4. Do you think it's educational for children to visit Dark Tourism locations?
5. Discuss the pros and cons of space tourism.
6. Discuss the pros and cons of the commercialization of space.
7. Will space tourism ever become more available to average people and if so, when?
8. Would you like to travel to space?
1MA/2
1. What is Dark Tourism?
2. What are some of the motivations or reasons for visiting such places?
3. What are the consequences and outcomes of dark tourism for the places visited and people visiting?
4. Do you think it's educational for children to visit dark tourism locations?
5. "Some countries open up, others shut down. And some countries have yet to earn their place on the traveler's map." What do you make of this quote?
6. What are the circumstances that make a region particularly dangerous or unpopular among regular tourists?
7. Why is the rewarding feeling of travel only achievable from the perspective of looking back? What do travelers feel at the time of their trip?
Technology
1MA/1
1. What technologies have been featured in movies that have become or may become a part of our lives?
2. How have social networking sites influenced your life?
3. To what extent has technology influenced your life?
4. What consequences may wearable technology have on our lives?
5. What kind of technologies are predicted to become or you'd like to see become a part of our lives?
6. What is trolling and the disinhibition effect?
7. How is our online behavior influenced by our perception of anonymity?
8. discuss some egregiously morbid sings of our times.
1MA/2
1. What technologies have been featured in movies that have become or may become a part of our lives?
2. How has the boundary between our public and private lives become blurred by social networking sites?
3. To what extent has technology influenced your life?
4. What are some of the negative consequences of wearable technology?
5. What kind of technologies are predicted to become or you'd like to see become a part of our lives?
Media
1MA/1
1. What is disaster porn and what is the attraction?
2. Should women be better represented in the media? Why/Why not?
3. Is the media in need of affirmative action programs and should they be instituted?
4. What is the backfire effect? Can you provide an example?
5. Is there censorship in the media? If so describe how it works, if not explain what happened to Phil Donahue.
6. What are the negative consequences of concentration of media ownership?
7. How do you think the media influences young people's lives and opinions?
1MA/2
1. Is the image of one particular event presented in the same way in the media all over the world?
2. Is the mainstream media a reliable source of information?
3. What are the negative consequences of concentration of media ownership?
4. Compare and contrast the experience of Phil Donahue and Liz Wahl.
5. How do you think the media influences young people's lives and opinions?
6. Do Disney movies set a bad example for young girls?
7. Are women objectified in the media?
8. What is the blowback effect and give an example?
Anyway, on to bigger and better things. This Tuesday will be mock exams for both classes beginning at 9:45. My suggestion is for 1MA/2s to go first, so please be there a bit early. Feel free to arrange amongst yourselves on the order you all appear. Below, I'll put the names of students I'm expecting along with the topic you will be asked. If you want to change topics or if you will be absent, please let me know. Below the list I'll repost the exam questions where you'll notice, as Aneta pointed out, we seem to be missing Lifestyle questions. Can we work on that together please? Plus let me know if you see any mistakes or have suggestions for question changes.
(Apologies for any spelling errors, trying to read off the list)
Katarzyna Kupczak - Technology (1MA/1)
Hubert Pyrek - Politics
Marek Kupkowski - Media
Katarzyna Wolrowska - Relationships
Martyna Magier - Travel
Krysia Kulak - Technology
Jakub Dekier - Politics
Joanna Cieslak - Relationships
Michal Rogowski - Media
Iza Michniewska - Personal Relations
Aneta Wawrowska - Tourism
Politics (both classes)
1. What is Obamacare and what is its purpose?
2. Why is Obamacare so controversial?
3. What are some reasons given for why the US political system is failing?
4. Why could America default on its debt and what could be some of the results if it did?
5. Explain either the term gerrymandering or fillibuster and what their consequences are.
6. Can you compare the US to any historical empires?
7. Who do politicians seem to be acting for?
8. How does a system with 5% support survive?
9. Is Tanner's theory of societal collapse relevant in any way today?
Personal Relations
1MA/1
1. Has sexting replaced old-fashioned love letters?
2. How have relationships between teens changed in the age of the Internet?
3. Why do people cheat on their partners?
4. What are the stereotypes surrounding cheating women?
5. Do you believe childhood influences one's older life? How?
6. Discuss any different types of parent-child relationships you know.
7. What stereotypes of parent-child relationships do you know?
1MA/2
1. Has sexting replaced old-fashioned love letters?
2. How have relationships between teens changed in the age of the Internet?
3. Why do people cheat on their partners?
4. What are the stereotypes surrounding cheating women?
5. Is cheating ever justifiable?
6. Are people more lonely now than in the past?
7. What should be done about the loneliness epidemic?
8. Loneliness versus lonely. Young and old (I can't remember how we worded this one exactly).
Tourism
1MA/1
1. What is Dark Tourism?
2. What are the motivations and reasons for visiting such places?
3. Would you ever choose to take such a trip? If so, which would you choose and why?
4. Do you think it's educational for children to visit Dark Tourism locations?
5. Discuss the pros and cons of space tourism.
6. Discuss the pros and cons of the commercialization of space.
7. Will space tourism ever become more available to average people and if so, when?
8. Would you like to travel to space?
1MA/2
1. What is Dark Tourism?
2. What are some of the motivations or reasons for visiting such places?
3. What are the consequences and outcomes of dark tourism for the places visited and people visiting?
4. Do you think it's educational for children to visit dark tourism locations?
5. "Some countries open up, others shut down. And some countries have yet to earn their place on the traveler's map." What do you make of this quote?
6. What are the circumstances that make a region particularly dangerous or unpopular among regular tourists?
7. Why is the rewarding feeling of travel only achievable from the perspective of looking back? What do travelers feel at the time of their trip?
Technology
1MA/1
1. What technologies have been featured in movies that have become or may become a part of our lives?
2. How have social networking sites influenced your life?
3. To what extent has technology influenced your life?
4. What consequences may wearable technology have on our lives?
5. What kind of technologies are predicted to become or you'd like to see become a part of our lives?
6. What is trolling and the disinhibition effect?
7. How is our online behavior influenced by our perception of anonymity?
8. discuss some egregiously morbid sings of our times.
1MA/2
1. What technologies have been featured in movies that have become or may become a part of our lives?
2. How has the boundary between our public and private lives become blurred by social networking sites?
3. To what extent has technology influenced your life?
4. What are some of the negative consequences of wearable technology?
5. What kind of technologies are predicted to become or you'd like to see become a part of our lives?
Media
1MA/1
1. What is disaster porn and what is the attraction?
2. Should women be better represented in the media? Why/Why not?
3. Is the media in need of affirmative action programs and should they be instituted?
4. What is the backfire effect? Can you provide an example?
5. Is there censorship in the media? If so describe how it works, if not explain what happened to Phil Donahue.
6. What are the negative consequences of concentration of media ownership?
7. How do you think the media influences young people's lives and opinions?
1MA/2
1. Is the image of one particular event presented in the same way in the media all over the world?
2. Is the mainstream media a reliable source of information?
3. What are the negative consequences of concentration of media ownership?
4. Compare and contrast the experience of Phil Donahue and Liz Wahl.
5. How do you think the media influences young people's lives and opinions?
6. Do Disney movies set a bad example for young girls?
7. Are women objectified in the media?
8. What is the blowback effect and give an example?
Media Final Exam Questions
1MA/2
1. Is the image of any particular event presented in the same way in the media all over the world?
2. What media sources do you trust for getting information?
3. What are the negative consequences of concentration of media ownership?
4. How do you think the media influences people's lives and opinions?
5. Do Disney movies set a bad example for young girls?
6. Are women objectified in the media?
7. What is the blowback effect and give an example?
1MA/1
1. What is disaster porn and what is the attraction?
2. Should women be better represented in the media? Why/Why not?
3. Is the media in need of affirmative action programs and should they be instituted?
4. What is the backfire effect? Can you provide an example?
5. Is there censorship in the media? If so describe how it works, if not explain what happened to Phil Donahue.
6. What are the negative consequences of concentration of media ownership?
7. How do you think the media influences young people's lives and opinions?
1. Is the image of any particular event presented in the same way in the media all over the world?
2. What media sources do you trust for getting information?
3. What are the negative consequences of concentration of media ownership?
4. How do you think the media influences people's lives and opinions?
5. Do Disney movies set a bad example for young girls?
6. Are women objectified in the media?
7. What is the blowback effect and give an example?
1MA/1
1. What is disaster porn and what is the attraction?
2. Should women be better represented in the media? Why/Why not?
3. Is the media in need of affirmative action programs and should they be instituted?
4. What is the backfire effect? Can you provide an example?
5. Is there censorship in the media? If so describe how it works, if not explain what happened to Phil Donahue.
6. What are the negative consequences of concentration of media ownership?
7. How do you think the media influences young people's lives and opinions?
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Media - Redux
Hey everyone,
I'm still not sure how I'm going to work it, but we'll be having a presentation in 1MA/2 so I'm gonna try to use the same articles in 1MA/1 as well. Again, it's media, so please, please, come having read the articles and be prepared to give suggestions for the final exam questions on media. See you Tuesday.
http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/02/25/surprise-women-are-still-under-represented-in-media/
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/08/redress-ethnic-minority-representation-media
I'm still not sure how I'm going to work it, but we'll be having a presentation in 1MA/2 so I'm gonna try to use the same articles in 1MA/1 as well. Again, it's media, so please, please, come having read the articles and be prepared to give suggestions for the final exam questions on media. See you Tuesday.
http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/02/25/surprise-women-are-still-under-represented-in-media/
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jul/08/redress-ethnic-minority-representation-media
Friday, March 7, 2014
Media part trois
Hey y'all. Sorry for posting a bit late, was waiting to see if there was a presentation article for next week. Anyway, I'd like you to read the following two articles for Tuesday:
http://rt.com/op-edge/about-liz-wahl-media-wars-126/
and
http://billmoyers.com/2013/03/25/the-day-that-tv-news-died/
http://rt.com/op-edge/about-liz-wahl-media-wars-126/
and
http://billmoyers.com/2013/03/25/the-day-that-tv-news-died/
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