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THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER. You are not to look up information on the internet and restate what has
already been written.
The ideas and connections you make between your chosen source and the relevant
cultural movements/characteristic themes may NOT be researched, unless directed otherwise, and can only
come from your observations, the lectures, class discussions, images from the power points, and the video
clips seen in class. Use descriptive examples from the source as evidence for the associations you make.
Choose
one
of the following options:
Option One:
For option one, you will be analyzing how one form of media can be used to understand and compare two
different time periods which address similar ideologies. You will need to select one (1) media source to
analyze. Choose 1-2 examples of your chosen media to closely analyze (do not use more than 2 works in your
analysis). Then select two (2) time-periods from the 20
th
century, preferable two time periods with similar
ideologies. Examples:

Paintings from the Harlem Renaissance compared with paintings from the Civil Rights Era
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Music from the 1950’s compared with music from the 1980’s
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Photographs from the Progressive Era with photographs from the Great Depression
Option Two:
For option two, you will be analyzing how different media represent a particular time period. You will need to
select one (1) time-period from the 20
th
century you would like to focus on. Then select two (2) different
media sources to analyze. Choose 1-2 examples from each media to closely analyze. Do not use more than 2
each. For this option, you will need to find sources from media we did not discuss in context with the time
period. Examples:

A poem from the Harlem Renaissance and a piece of Jazz music also from the Harlem Renaissance
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A photograph from the Great Depression and a work of literature from the Great Depression
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A painting from the 1970’s and a film from the 1970’s
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Advertisements from World War II and music from World War II