how music videos indicate the politics, economy, language and religion of cultures
TASK: WRITE section #1 of your RP. It should be AT LEAST three (3) FULL double-spaced, typed pages in Times New Roman font with the pages numbered. Section #1 of your RP is usually where you want to begin to: Write what YOU KNOW! You DON′T NEED to do research for RP S #1. Lay our your argument clearly and write about it. Example: Many people do not understand how music videos indicate the politics, economy, language and religion of cultures. Clearly state your argument and WHY this argument is important to make in terms of social justice and equity and audience Explain the ″History of…″ your topic as it relates to your argument (not just random facts and figures) Lay out the SYSTEMS you may be addressing in your RP Do not fall into the trap of writing a Comparison/Contrast, or an Informative paper. Your job is to argue through EXAMINATION/EXPLORATION and EXPOSURE. Comparing or contrasting systems, countries, sports, circumstances, etc. leads to a different kind of paper, one that opens itself up to bias, and mistakenly uses terms like ″pros/cons, benefits/drawbacks, good/bad, negatives/positives.[unique_solution]″ Don′t compare anything to anything else in your writing! Do not use ″I/me/my/I believe/I think, etc.″ in this argumentative research writing, even if you see this perspective in other samples. Write objectively, using ″some people/many/individuals.″ Defining unfamiliar terminology that may be used in your work or ″common″ terminology that you will be using in a different way repeatedly LENGTH: Produce AT LEAST three (3) FULL double-spaced, typed pages that follow our TYPING FORMAT . Three (3) full pages is not 2.5 pages. Out of fairness and respect to all students, full credit cannot be earned (possible 100 pts. for each of 3 RP sections) if length requirements are not met for each section of your RP. NOTES: Use ″Hedge Language″ and remember, no author′s thinking/writing ″shows″ or ″proves″ anything. Their writing indicates, suggests, argues, contends. Images ″show.″ Data can often prove, but usually indicates, suggests, or identifies. Do not use ″I/me/my″ in this argumentative research writing. Write objectively, using ″some people/many/individuals.″ Use academic tone and be consistent in that tone. Try not to slip between formal and informal language. Do not fall into the trap of writing a Comparison/Contrast, or an Informative paper. Your job is to argue through EXAMINATION/EXPLORATION and EXPOSURE. Comparing or contrasting systems, countries, sports, circumstances, etc. leads to a different kind of paper, one that opens itself up to bias, and mistakenly uses terms like ″pros/cons, benefits/drawbacks, good/bad, negatives/positives.″ Don′t compare anything to anything else in your writing!