Writing Homework Help

WORK ONE

1. Please read the book excerpt called “You’re Not So Smart.” (Links to an external site.) As you do, think back to our textbook’s information on Third-Person Effect.
2. Then, post at least two comments–one of your opinion in response to the article and whether or not you suffer from “third-person effect”
3. In your comment, please cite (using quotation marks) at least one sentence from the excerpt to back up your comment.

WORK TWO

People definitely watch Fear Factor for fun and entertainment alone. However, as media literate people, we can also apply “mutiple points of access” to the experience. Much like when we read literature and can apply different approaches to interpreting a book–such as a biographical, historical or feminist approach–we can do the same to any media. Once you’ve learned about “multiple points of access” in the first chapter of our training manual (our textbook) apply that concept to this Fear Factor video.

• Write a post of at least 100-200 words in which you give at least two ways you could interpret this particular clip from Fear Factor. Some suggestions might include viewing it through the lens of a psychologist, an anthropologist, an insurance agent, someone evaluating beauty norms, or a filmmaker. You might think of other ways you could look at this too.
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