Essay prompt
At the end of the video, it asks the question, "In what ways does music hold the power to influence social change?" Write an essay that answers this question with a focus on 2 different eras. One of these eras must focus on American music during the 1960s, but the other one can be any decade since then that has music with which you are familiar. (If you grew up outside of the United States, please feel free to use international examples!) Give examples from both periods of the issues musicians were passionate about and whether you think "music with a purpose" really ends up serving that purpose.
I grew in the United States in Florida.
Instructions
Essay requirements
- Start by reading Chapter 29 in your OpenStax textbook. https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/29-introductionLinks to an external site.
- Then watch this video. https://fod-infobase-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=238895Links to an external site.
- Our school is Florida State College at Jacksonville in case you need it to access the video.
- Write a short essay that answers the question in the prompt below.
- Although, this is meant to be a reflection on the reading and video, not a research paper, you may need to do some research outside of the given resources to complete this assignment.
- Your essay must be at least 300 words and free from spelling and grammatical errors,
- You cannot collaborate with other students for this assignment. Also, you cannot use Generative or Artificial Intelligence, such as ChatGPT, Bard, Copilot, Grammarly AI, or Jasper, or Peer-to-peer "homework" sharing sites like Quizlet and Course Hero.
- Submit your essay as a typed, word-processed document using .doc, .docx, or .pdf format using the Submission instructions below.
- This assignment requires a file upload submission to Turnitin.com which will check for paper for plagiarism and use of AI.
A title page and outline are not needed.