Final Integrative Essay

From the first day of class, we've been talking about American Cultural Values.  Some of the values that really stand out include:

Freedom,
Equality,
Democracy,
Individualism,
Competition,
Convenience,
Conspiracy,
Bigger is Better,
Expression,
Success,
Independence,
Revolution,
Patriotism,
Novelty,
Friendships,
Informality,
Traditional Family,
Secularization,
Efficiency,
Progressivism,
Populism,
American Exceptionalism,
Dreaming

In this paper I want you to research some shift in the production or distribution of media THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE LAST YEAR and describe how that shift illustrates ideas from class and has affected American Cultural Values.

You should review some of the exemplary papers I have placed in your google docs folder AND the rubric, also available in the folder before you decide on a topic or direction.

Your proposal should be a simple statement that suggests a connection between mass media and an American value.

Please share the proposal with the mass media gmail account in the form of a google doc.