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What is your race? White Middle Eastern Asian Hispanic African Pacific Islander Other What is your gender? Cismale Cisfemale Transmale Transfemale Genderqueer Nonbinary Other What is your sexuality? Heterosexual Homosexual Bisexual Pansexual Asexual Other Do you have a disability? No Yes If you answered "Yes" can you please describe your disability? What types of media do you engage with? Film Theatre TV (cartoons or otherwise) YouTube Books Other In recent years, the media has started representing minority communities more and more. Do you think this is a good thing and why? Do you think the representation presented is good and why?

Topic: Opinion on minority representation in the media (ie. POC, queer individuals, people with disabilities, etc.) It's important because a strong, mostly positive opinion means new levels of open-mindedness in the US which usually leads to more representation which studies have shown is very good for developing children who are like the people represented. However, a strong, mostly negative opinion means either the representation available is insufficient or the majority feels endangered by the minority representation. 1) Do you believe there is sufficient representation of minority groups in the media? 1.1) Explain. 2) Do you believe the representation of minority groups in the media is handled in an appropriate manner? 2.1) Explain. Surveys on college students sent through a Google Form which comes with its own information organization.

- Opinion on male-female inequality in American society? - Opinion on minority representation in popular media? Should there be more, less, or different representation?

In IMRaD, you have to create the research and data yourself instead of analyzing the research done by others. It's primary research instead of secondary research. It's also organized very differently, with very specific sections that require headings. You're also not supposed to make bold claims or active language, but passively say your data suggests something or could indicate something. You're not supposed to prove a claim but show support for it that could still be challenged by another study. There are still references, but they're cited APA instead of MLA. There's also an appendix for your own research. This doesn't exist in high school English research papers.

2 sentence thesis: This commercial is effective and persuasive. It uses ethos, pathos, and logos in order to be so. 2 sentence intro: The goal of the ad's author, Dr. Squatch Soap Company, is to establish itself as a brand and convince viewers to buy their soap. They also want to prove their soap is better than any other brand. Purpose 1: Establish the Brand A major part of sales is brand recognition If you don't know what something is you probably won't buy it You need to create trust between your audience and your brand 2: Prove their soap Superior Why buy another soap if this one is superior? Illogical Scientifically proving superiority is key 3: Convince the audience to buy soap All of this accumulates into sales Without the above, the audience won't buy It must be effective or else Effectiveness 1: Ethos Create a relationship with viewers Normal/average/random people testimonials They are just like the viewer; therefore, they...

Dr. Squatch Soap Company Introduction Play video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlcOvRcRpHg In case you couldn’t tell, this is an advertisement for Dr. Squatch Soap Company’s soap. Author, Purpose, Audience Dr. Squatch is a newer soap brand; THEREFORE Purpose of advertisement: establish itself in the market, convince viewers this is the best soap ever, and persuade them to buy it instead of the others After all, the audience is likely using other soap brands Effective or Not? YES; here’s why: Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Mythos Ethos: Random, ordinary people’s testimonials; every day individuals just like the viewer Pathos: Men AND women like the scent and feel and would like if their partner used the soap too Logos: The ingredients in Dr. Squatch’s soap are organic and natural while their competitors are chemicals and difficult to pronounce Mythos: natural > chemical Conclusion This is an effective and persuasive advertisement ...