This semester we watched clips from four enormously popular…

This semester we watched clips from four enormously popular television shows: I Love Lucy (ca. 1952), Leave it to Beaver (1958), The Andy Griffith Show (ca. 1963), and All in the Family (ca. 1971). In each case, we discussed how the show served as a mirror reflecting Americans back to themselves.   Of the four clips we watched, please pick the one you think is the most interesting and write a paragraph explicitly explaining what it can tell us about life in the United States at that moment in time. Please be sure to weave in relevant historical evidence (actions, agencies, events, economics, foreign policy, laws, legislation, etc.) to back up your claims.

A downside of using social media to organize environmental p…

A downside of using social media to organize environmental protests is:   A) Social media does not provide strong cues to action for followers B) The power to lead becomes concentrated among a few movement members C) Activists can reach too many people with a single message D) Activists are reliant on algorithms controlled by powerful organizations

If an on-air TV reporter asks Pat (an expert on sea life) a…

If an on-air TV reporter asks Pat (an expert on sea life) a question about shellfish allergies (outside Pat’s area), Pat should:   A) Try to answer the question to the best of their ability B) Acknowledge the importance of the question but bridge back to sea life issues C) Refuse to answer D) Recommend an allergy expert to talk to