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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the essay "Unnatural Selection" about?
2. Which cultural icon's life is a rags to riches story, according to Mark Caldwell?
3. Which of the following is true, according to Michael Omi?
4. What does the essay, "Warrior Dreams," by James William Gibson, point out?
5. Who is one of the heroes mentioned by Jenny Lyn Bader?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the Elvis effect, according to Paul C. Taylor?
2. What is a gender code?
3. Why is semiotics of sports crucial?
4. What is the main point made by Lucy Lippard in her essay "The Alternating Currents?"
5. How do toys reflect the changing culture and attitudes?
6. What is the Pueblo American Indian perception of space and its utilization? How does this conflict with the Euro American perception of space utilization?
7. What is the essay "Of Cholos and Surfers," by Jack Lopez, about?
8. What is overt racism? What is inferential racism?
9. According to the essay "Boys--R- Us: Board Game and the Socialization of Young Adolescent Girls," by Jennifer Scanlon, what do gender specific toys and games teach children?
10. How does Martha Stewart represent the culture of consumption, according to "The Assault on Martha Stewart," by Mark Caldwell?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare the similarities and difference involved in the semiotic analysis of a fiction book and a TV show.
Essay Topic 2
How do news programs promote popular culture and the concept of the American dream? Support your arguments based on the semiotic analysis of a news telecast or a weekly news program.
Essay Topic 3
Many essays in the text book address the issues of American consumption and the role of corporations in consumption and promoting the concept of the American dream. However, in the event of a financial crisis, individual consumers are punished for not paying their credit card while corporations are bailed out. What should be the responsibility of the Government, the businesses, and the wealthy? Who should get the tax cuts and benefits and why?
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