Overview
For this assignment you will create a Personal Media History narrative using digital images of your life. The project will be 900-1,000 words with about 20 images collected from your personal media, i.e., social media, photo collection, advertising in your media stream, etc.
1.Answer these 5 questions posed below in two or three paragraphs each.
A.How mass media help us gain insights about ourselves and the world around us?
B.How they move us emotionally?
C.How they help us to feel connected with something larger than ourselves?
D.How they help us to gain new perspectives?
E.How they influence our personal growth?
2.Image Review: Select about 20 images of important people in your life. These images should be related -- in time, use or effect -- the questions A, B, C D, E above. You use these images to illustrate the points you are making in answering those questions. These images can be indirectly related.
INDIRECT EXAMPLE: An image of a riot on Instagram can illustrate your analysis of how social media helps you gain a new perspective.