Create an essay outline for the novel using one of the above theme topics and statements as the basis for your essay outline.

– Organize your annotations into primary notes. For example, if you have annotations on the protagonist, gather and sift through this evidence in order to determine the protagonist’s character traits. (Only for 2 of the elements) – Find at least two Theme Topics and write two Theme Statements for each topic. – Create an essay outline for the novel using one of the above theme topics and statements as the basis for your essay outline. You must include the Theme Topic, Theme Statement, and an introduction that includes a thesis and maps out all of your arguments. You must also include the topic sentence for all of your arguments, as well as annotated support from the text. – Brainstorm connections that can be made between the novel and the world around you. For example, connect the novel to other stories, essays, movies, music, popular culture, politics and your own life. (This is the “So what?”) – Write a literary response that shows how the Theme statement is revealed in the novel and make connections to other texts. You will use your Theme Statements to anchor your response. Your response will centre on the theme statements, how they are revealed and developed in your novel through the various narrative elements, and connections to other texts. Use specific support from the text you are referencing when connecting the novel to other texts.

Discuss how public opinions are generated and formed and the role of media in the process.

How public opinions are generated and formed and the role of media in the process. Individual and company experience can be used. Examples, Formation of a political leader, the formation of opinion in a public services organization etc. The goal is to understand the pattern of forming opinions and the media role in a diverse society.

What is the role of law enforcement in the book (Orwell and 1984)?

We live in interesting times. So did Winston Smith. I am interested in your overall and specific reactions to reading 1984. I have some specific questions below, but I’d like you to use these as points of departure. By no means should you feel restricted to responding only to these questions. Share whatever came up for you while reading the book: questions of politics, society, power or whatever. I am particularly looking for whatever parallels, if any, you saw in the book to things that are happening today. Don’t limit yourself to the United States or American politics/societal issues (i.e., a lot of relevant examples are happening in other countries). Discuss today’s social milieu, including but not limited to, policies, politics and politicians, as you see it with any specificity that you want. This is an opinion paper, so other than factual things about the book itself, there are no right or wrong answers. Your arguments, of course, should be soundly and logically presented.) Some things you might think about: ● What is the role of technology in 1984? For example, what is the role of the telescreen? What technology exists today that looks or acts like that (or could easily)? Think broadly here. ● What is the role of law enforcement in the book? ● What role do media play in the book? What was Orwell’s take on history? On the constancy of truth? On the meaning of words? (Think about Newspeak. Think about the three mantras.) ● What are relations between neighbors and coworkers like in Winston Smith’s world? Family relations? What are some of the dynamics driving those relationships? ● Do we have proles in today’s society? Who are they if you think so? Your last paragraph should address the implications of those parallels for policy advocacy. Identify opportunities (not just challenges) you see in the current political environment for advancing the values of the social work profession. What good can we make of the reality/realities that now surround us?

Explain Simmel’s thesis on group distance and Simmel’s concept of the outsider within and the veil between the races.

Assignment 3: Compare/Contrast Simmel’s Stranger with DuBois’ Double Consciousness (Due end of WK 7) For this assignment, we focus on Simmer’s notion of the stranger, in addition to Dubois notion of double consciousness. We also focus on Simmel’s thesis on group distance and the concept of the outsider. Essay instructions: Write an introduction for your paper. Within the introduction, you want to be sure to include a thesis statement. Explain Simmel’s notion of the stranger. Include at least one peer-reviewed journal article no more than five years old. Explain Dubois notion of double consciousness. Include at least one peer-reviewed journal article no more than five years old. Compare and contrast Simmel’s notion of the stranger with Dubois notion of double consciousness. Apply at least two social concepts. Explain Simmel’s thesis on group distance and Simmel’s concept of the outsider within and the veil between the races. Apply at least one social theory. 1. Writing@APUS APUS writing guidance link: http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/resources-services/student-academic-resource-center/writing-center.html 2. Purdue Online Writing Lab: Everything you wanted to know about APA, but didn’t have time to ask! Purdue Online Writing Lab link: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/1/ Assignment 3: Compare/Contrast Simmel’s Stranger with DuBois’ Double Consciousness (Due end of WK 7) For this assignment, we focus on Simmer’s notion of the stranger, in addition to Dubois notion of double consciousness. We also focus on Simmel’s thesis on group distance and the concept of the outsider. Essay instructions: Write an introduction for your paper. Within the introduction, you want to be sure to include a thesis statement. Explain Simmel’s notion of the stranger. Include at least one peer-reviewed journal article no more than five years old. Explain Dubois notion of double consciousness. Include at least one peer-reviewed journal article no more than five years old. Compare and contrast Simmel’s notion of the stranger with Dubois notion of double consciousness. Apply at least two social concepts. Explain Simmel’s thesis on group distance and Simmel’s concept of the outsider within and the veil between the races. Apply at least one social theory. Essay format: 1. The paper should be typed, double-spaced, 1” margins, times new roman 12 pt. font, and saved as a .doc, in the format: Lastname_SOCI303_Assignment three 2. The essay should include an APA title page and reference page (does not count toward the page length requirements). 3. Use APA format for citations and references. 4. Include subheadings to identify each section. 5. The essay should be 4-6 pages (not counting the title and reference page) To avoid academic dishonesty, at least 80% of the information presented should be in your own words. No more than 20% should be copied/pasted. Need writing help? Here are excellent resources for students: 1. Writing@APUS APUS writing guidance link: http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/resources-services/student-academic-resource-center/writing-center.html 2. Purdue Online Writing Lab: Everything you wanted to know about APA, but didn’t have time to ask! Purdue Online Writing Lab link: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/1/ Assignment 3: Compare/Contrast Simmel’s Stranger with DuBois’ Double Consciousness (Due end of WK 7) For this assignment, we focus on Simmer’s notion of the stranger, in addition to Dubois notion of double consciousness. We also focus on Simmel’s thesis on group distance and the concept of the outsider. Essay instructions: Write an introduction for your paper. Within the introduction, you want to be sure to include a thesis statement. Explain Simmel’s notion of the stranger. Include at least one peer-reviewed journal article no more than five years old. Explain Dubois notion of double consciousness. Include at least one peer-reviewed journal article no more than five years old. Compare and contrast Simmel’s notion of the stranger with Dubois notion of double consciousness. Apply at least two social concepts. Explain Simmel’s thesis on group distance and Simmel’s concept of the outsider within and the veil between the races. Apply at least one social theory. Essay format: 1. The paper should be typed, double-spaced, 1” margins, times new roman 12 pt. font, and saved as a .doc, in the format: Lastname_SOCI303_Assignment three 2.

Using the course concepts and ideas discussed and read thus far, how can you understand and interpret the interactions of others?

Social interaction proceeds fluidly in everyday life, because people have shared definitions of and expectations about routine situations. As we go about our day, we generally assume that people are going to behave a certain way and observe certain norms. When they don’t, we may sometimes know how to respond, because we have seen that kind of violation before. For example, if someone cuts in front of us in line, we probably already know how we would react to that breach of common courtesy. But other norms are so ingrained and automatic that we can hardly imagine anyone breaking them. Because we have never been confronted with the behavior, we have no pre-set idea of how to react when someone fails to behave “normally.” For instance, if you were sitting in a near-empty movie theater and a stranger suddenly sat down directly beside you, how would you react? Chances are, you have no idea, because it’s just not something people do. This assignment calls for you to breach a social norm, either by doing something one is not supposed to do, OR by not doing something that is considered standard behavior in that particular situation. ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT: If you are physically unable to perform any type of norm breaching experiment, you may analyze an example of norm breaching in the media in a film, television show, literary novel, or other form of media. Directions given below. Assignment Instructions: Preparation 1) Think of a social norm to violate. It should be a situation where everyone knows what the appropriate behavior would be without having to think about it, with the limitation that it cannot be anything illegal or harmful to yourself or others: we are examining LEGAL deviance only in this assignment. You may find this site to be helpful in thinking about social norm violations. It gives information on the norm breaching experiments of Harold Garfinkel and others who studied this phenomenon: https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Breaching%20experiment 2) Violate the norm you chose over a long enough time to permit yourself to observe at least three reactions from others. (If you are having trouble getting people to react, then your behavior isn’t really a norm violation, and you should try a different one.) Important: do not tell anyone what you are doing, or that this is an assignment. You should behave as if what you are doing is normal to you. You should bring something to write on such as a cell phone or notebook so that you can take notes on other people’s reactions and your own personal feelings throughout the process. When you are finished, your task is to develop a 6-8 page paper write-up about this experiment (not including title and reference pages). FOR ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT: Think of a social norm that you have seen violated in a film, television show, literary novel, or other form of media. It should be a situation where everyone knows what the appropriate behavior would be without having to think about it, with the exception of the character who is violating the norm. You may find this site to be helpful in thinking about social norm violations. It gives information on the norm breaching experiments of Harold Garfinkel and others who studied this phenomenon: https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Breaching%20experiment Observe this norm violation in the media you selected long enough to note at least three reactions from other characters. You should have something to write on such as a cell phone or notebook so that you can take notes about other people’s reactions and your own personal feelings throughout the process. When you are finished, your task is to develop a 6-8 page paper write-up about this experiment (not including title and reference pages). Assignment Instructions: Paper 1) In your paper, under the subheading of Method: Include a 1 paragraph overview explaining what you did and how you did it. Explain which norm you violated—i.e., what is normally done vs. what you did differently. 2) Under the subheading of Findings: Include a 1 page analysis that includes: Your personal feelings: how did you feel before engaging in your norm violation, during it, and afterward? Other people’s reactions during the violation. Did anything unusual or substantial happen because of the norm violation? How did you know what people were thinking and feeling about the violation? Were there any notable patterns that arose in people’s reactions? 3) Under the subheading of Discussion: Include a 5-7 page analysis in which you reflect on your findings. Using the course concepts and ideas discussed and read thus far, how can you understand and interpret the interactions of others? How can you understand your own experience/feelings about norm breaching? In this discussion, you must: Clearly apply at least 3 relevant sociological concepts/theories from our course materials/readings to the deviant behavior you analyzed in this experiment. Clearly apply findings from at least 5 meaningful up-to-date resources, 3 of which are from reputable academic journals, to the deviant behavior you analyzed in this experiment. NOTE: do not include the actual notes you took during the observations. You need to analyze and discuss the notes, but not include/list them in your paper. NOTE – you may find our Sociological Theories and Concepts Toolkit to be helpful (found in Announcements). Do not use unverifiable, secondary sites such as Wikipedia, about.com, ask.com, and similar. Use our course materials, peer-reviewed journal articles from the library, and other scholarly sources. Your presentation should utilize sound critical thought and it should include appropriate APA in-text citations and full APA references at the end. FOR ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT: In your paper, under the subheading of Method: Include a 1 paragraph overview explaining what media you analyzed. Explain which norm was violated—i.e., what is normally done vs. what was done differently. 2) Under the subheading of Findings: Include a 1 page analysis that includes: Your personal feelings: how did you feel while observing the norm violation during it, and afterward? Other people’s reactions during the violation. Did anything unusual or substantial happen because of the norm violation? How did you know what other characters were thinking and feeling about the violation? Were there any notable patterns that arose in people’s reactions? 3) Under the subheading of Discussion: Include a 5-7 page analysis in which you reflect on your findings. Using the course concepts and ideas discussed and read thus far, how can you understand and interpret the interactions of others? How can you understand your own experience/feelings about norm breaching?