The Assignment: Choose one or more media source (i.e., newspapers, on-line materials, TV, music, etc.). Note that it does not have to be "the news," but can be any sort of source that is rich enough to be analyzed using the theories and examples we have discussed in class. Once you have chosen a source or sources, write a one to three page paper about it. This paper should analyze your source(s) using one or more of the ideas that we have studied in class. You might interpret or explain your source. You might critique it. You might forward a question about it, explaining how the ideas from our class have helped you to formulate this question. What I am looking for in this assignment is that you understand a concept or concepts from our course well enough to apply it or them to real-world contexts. You might think of this assignment as an opportunity to show how what you have learned in this class has helped you to see something in a new light. The Elements: Each p paper will be different. Stylistically, I appreciate an essay format, as this allows you to develop ideas more comprehensively and complexly. This said, each essay should have all of the following parts: a) Identification of the source(s) being analyzed and a description of its/their key elements. b) Identification of the theor(ies) you are using to understand your source(s). c) Your analysis, which connects the source(s) you analyze with the theor(ies) you are using to understand it. The logic of this connection should be made very clear and in as much detail as is necessary to make your points.