part one
Magazines American DreamThis week you will be reading a great article that was published in Vanity Fair Magazine and answering a few questions. This is a long article so plan accordingly so you have time to read it and answer all the questions. If you don’t answer each question thoroughly you will lose points.
You are also required to respond to two of your classmates posts. I’m looking for more than a “Nice job” or “I agree”. Put some thought into it if you want full points. Remember there is an automatic 5 point deduction if you don’t reply to classmate’s posts.
Please read the attached article published in Vanity Fair Magazine and answer the following questions on the discussion board.
https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009/04/american-dream200904 (Links to an external site.)
1. How has the media changed the “American Dream”?
a. Give a minimum of 3 specific examples from the article you read.
b. Give a minimum of 2 specific examples from what you have seen in today’s media.
c. Give a minimum of 2 examples of what you have witnessed in the priorities and dreams of those around you. (Can be friends, family, co-workers etc…)
2. What is your American Dream? Please share a detailed description (at least 1 paragraph).
part two
Faking ItDirections:
Students are to read the articles “Faking It: Sex, Lies and Women’s Magazines” and “She Wrote Fake News for Cosmopolitan and Now Regrets Misleading Women on Feminism.”
Students are to watch the YouTube video about the Cosmopolitan writer, Sue Ellen Browder.
Please write a (full) 3-page paper discussing the articles and video.
The first and second pages should include a discussion regarding your opinions and thoughts on the articles and video. Be specific and use at least 2 examples from each article/video when responding.
The third page should include examples in current women’s magazines of the problems revealed and discussed by the various editors and writers interviewed in the article. You may use a hard copy of a magazine or an online copy of a woman’s magazine. If you find a men’s magazine that has examples of the same misleading information and tactics, you may use that too.
For example: look for examples that has small print that says “names have been changed” in the articles you are reading. Look for exaggerated claims regarding sex (or other topics) and its impact/benefit on health and beauty. Look for quotes from “real women
