COM 231 Week 5 Identification Essay

COM 231 Week 5 Identification Essay

In this analysis, your goal is to explain how the concepts of identification and social influence facilitate persuasion in the interpersonal context. In other words, how do the forces at work in interpersonal relationships influence the process of persuasion?

In 500 to 750 words, write an essay focused on explaining how identification and the social influence principles are related in the way they influence persuasive communication.

In the essay, you need to apply the concepts in an analysis of persuasive communication in a piece of media (film, television, novel, etc.) of your choice. Look for media that show interpersonal interactions between multiple characters.

You need to explain how the concepts (identification and social influence) are manifest or expressed in the persuasive communication of the characters in the show, film, book, short story, etc.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. You need to have two to three references (used to clarify the concepts of identification and social influence principles).

This assignment uses a grading rubric. Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

Submit the assignment to the instructor by the end of Topic 5.

COM 231 Grand Canyon Week 6 Journal Reflection 6

Each week, you are required to submit a journal entry of a minimum of 150 words, addressing a specified topic.

Topic:

Describe the types and sources of value systems that drive most of your daily decisions and serve as a deterrent to intrusive persuasion. Craft your response so that it correlates with the Topic 6 text, lectures, and discussions.

GCU style is not required, but solid writing skill is expected.

 

COM 231 Grand Canyon Week 6 Assignment Value Systems Essay

Choose an essay from the “COM-231 Essays” resource.

Use the GCU eLibrary to locate at least two additional resources to support your essay.

Write a 500-750-word essay that explains the value system it addresses and how it is used or not used as persuasion in decision making and attitudes.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word docCOM 231 Essays

1. George Orwell: “Politics and the English Language”http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0300011h.html#part42
2. For arguments sake; why do we feel compelled to fight about everything?

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3. Wasserman “Fan Profanity” Suggested alternate: Wasserman, Howard M., Cheers, Profanity, and Free Speech in College Sportshttp://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=574165
4. Luis Poza: “Arguing on the Internet” http://www.blogd.com/archives/001579.html
5. Alison Olson “the Zenger Case Revisited”http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=3864964&site=ehost-live&scope=site
6. Nat Hentoff “Expelling Huck Finn”http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/docview/408537066?accountid=7374
7. James Twitchell But First a Word from our Sponsorhttp://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9607301973&site=ehost-live&scope=site
8. Sairra Patel The Media and its representation of Islam and Muslim womenhttp://www.themodernreligion.com/women/w_media.htm
9. Richard Price A Discourse on the Love of our countryhttp://www.constitution.org/price/price_8.htm
10. James Ledbetter The Culture Blockadehttp://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=7598230&site=ehost-live&scope=site
11. Jonathan Weber The Ever-Expanding, Profit-Maximizing, Cultural-Imperialist, WonderfulWorld of Disneyhttp://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.02/disney.html
12. Thomas Jefferson The Declaration of Independencehttp://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html
13. Emma Goldman Patriotism a menace to libertyhttp://sunsite.berkeley.edu/goldman/Writings/Anarchism/patriotism.html
14. Leslie Marmon Silko The Border Patrol Statehttp://www.tucsonweekly.com/tw/09-26-96/cover.htm
15. Henry David Thoreau “Civil Disobedience”http://thoreau.eserver.org/civil1.html
16. Martin Luther King Jr Letter from Birmingham Jailhttp://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html
17. Sojourner Truth Ain’t I a woman?http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/sojtruth-woman.asp
18. Jeff Jacoby Who’s white? Who’s Hispanic? Who cares?http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/docview/405399505?accountid=7374
19. George Woodcock the tyranny of the clockhttp://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~rrojas/TyrannyofClock.html
20. Neil Postman Virtual students, digital classroomshttp://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9510201721&site=ehost-live&scope=site
21. Anna Quindlen a new look an old battlehttp://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2001/04/08/a-new-look-an-old-battle.html
22. Bushra Iqbal: “In favor of using sexist and racist language”

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