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Task One--DESCRIBE YOUR TOPIC ---Due Monday, March 12th

The film industry of the 1980's were completely different than other decades in that, movies no longer were made to challenge or provoke, but to entertain. The technological and economic opportunities and capabilities of the era were advancing to were movies could put people in whole other worlds, movies took people away from all the violent and scary images of Vietnam and watergate. Movies brought audiences to galaxies far, far away, or back in time and to a whole other country, audiences immersed themselves into these films, and the films would generate sequels which would spawn new series of movies, it was a large chain and people could't get enough of it. The technology was at a level were movies didn't always necessarily need a strong narrative anymore to make the movies great, this also lead to the rise of new animated films, which could be produced easily and look less rough. Many new developments began to arise in not just film production and distribution but also in the home theatre system, the development of the VCR and HBO brought about billions of dollars in revenue, even after the movie left the box-office.

The film The Terminator, which spawned sequels Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, was directed by James Cameron and it starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. This film focuses on a cyborg assassin sent by Skynet to the past to kill John Conner who in the future leads the resistance against the machines. The Terminator reflected the technological and political situation of the 1980's which was the increasing presence of computers and Ronald Reagan's way of handling the Cold War. Everyday "machines" are featured through out the film, including an answering machine and many vehicles, this relates to the increase dependency and increased use of machines at this time and the fear of humans eventually being controlled by machines. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who plays the terminator sent back in time, is a very muscular man and this represents military technology being overdone and the haphazardness of the Wold War. This movie generated $38.4 million by the end of its box- office run, and was a very popular rental video. Movies were getting bigger and better in this decade and would only continue to get more amazing and generate a lot of revenue.

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__Task Two--EVALUATE YOUR TOPICS INFLUENCE--Due March 15th__

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The films of the 1980's brought about a vast amount of change in the film industry. The budget and technological advancements made it possible for movies to be bigger and better, movies made the worlds that were depicted seem more real and believable. Movies of the 1980's had real world problems in them that people like you or i could relate to. often times this was a big theme in "teen films", were the main character is typically of high school age or a young adult which are usually featuring the common theme that is coming of age. Films like //Fast Times at Ridgemont High //focused on this common theme which brought up popularity, sex, dating, and abortion. Often, teen film plots focus on a nerd chasing after a dream girl, as in //Weird Science //were a dream girl is created through a freak computer accident. Teen films wanted to give teens a vision of how society should be and how to live up to societies standards.======

Movies in the 1980's aren't just movies, they remind people of their childhood and growing up, kids growing up in the 80's will remember the blockbusters of that era as the best movies ever because they shaped their childhood basically. The "heroes" of the movies for kids stood as the heroes of their lives, kids viewed them as real and looked up to them.

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Please write two extended power paragraphs which each cite a minimum of 3 sources: two new ones and any of the three sources used in Task One.** PROMPT: Discuss the scope of influence of your topic on the 1980s. How extensive was the influence? Which part of society was influenced? Did the change endure or stimulate additional changes? What is the topic's legacy? What impact did the topic have in the Twenty-First Century. ** Please write two extended power paragraphs to address this prompt. **Task Two Rubric**
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from the 2 new sources, as well as one of the credible sources used in Task One. Each paragraph must cite 3 different sources--2 new, 1 old.
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced. If you credited the source in Task One, you do not need to reestablish credibility, only an internal citation is required.
 * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited
 * Insert the two news sources in the Works Cited. Make sure all 5 sources are in alphabetical order.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.

Task Three--JUDGE THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL & ASSOCIATIO --Due Mar. 19th The movies in the 1980's brought about many new techniques and technologies.The factors and forces which enabled new discoveries in the film industry was new companies that could produce astounding special effects, people wanted something new, they were craving a change and that is exactly what Hollywood delivered. Along with the arise of a lot of new technology, new actors arose and this always creates excitement because people enjoy seeing new stars on the big screen, this let people compare the stars to themselves. Society loved it, they would go to all the movies and it produced a lot of revenue, which let the directors and writers and producers keep their jobs and pump out a seemingly endless amount of movies. The movies produced in the 1980's only started the legacy, movies now can do endless things with computer graphics and design, directors, writers, producers, etc. literally have an endless amount of area where they can store their ideas and let their minds run free.Anything can be done on a computer now and be put into a movie, the 1980's paved the way for movies of the next decade by letting movies be capable of not having a dialogue rich movie or plot rich movie, it can be filled with a lot of action and whatever else it needs to amaze and astound the viewer. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Now that you have a basic understanding of your topic and know the scope of its influence, explain the forces that produced or created the topic. Additionally, identify the driving forces behind the society's reaction to your topic? Use the criteria described in the the **Great Man Continuum** to determine your topics long-run influence on society. Place your topic on the continuum and justify the reasons for your placement. Please confine your analysis to two extended power paragraphs with each one citing a minimum of 3 credible sources. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Encyclopedic sources are not acceptable for this task. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">**PROMPT: Explain the forces that produced or created your topic. Use the four criteria of the Great Man Continuum to analyze the topic's long-run significance in American society. Specifically, (1) describe the significance of the accomplishment, (2) the endurance of the legacy, (3) extent of the topics influence, and** **(4) impact on daily life of people then and now.**
 * Great Man Criteria || ** 5=long-run ** || ** 4=wide-spread ** || ** 3=moderate ** || ** 2=short run ** || ** 1=little effect ** || ** 0=not at all ** ||
 * ** SIGNIFICANCE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT ** || X ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** ENDURANCE OF LEGACY ** ||  || X ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** EXTENT OF INFLUENCE ** || X ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE ** || X ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">Great Man Continuum

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Great -*-Event Making --Eventful --Social

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Men --*---Hero ---Hero ---Determinism

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">**Holistic Rubric for all 3 Tasks**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px;">**A quality topic post for the 1980s assignment will**
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Arrange Media to enhance and extend the significance of the topic to the 1980s decade.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from 3 different sources.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Select only signed sources from the LC databases.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Credit sources with internal citations, ( Author's Last Name).
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">List all 7 sources alphabetically in the Works Cited. Format in MLA style.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Complete Great Man Continuum and Table.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Justify the placement of your topic on the continuum using the evidence from the 7 sources to support your analysis of the 4 criteria.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Answer the prompts for all 3 tasks and the research question thoughtfully and thoroughly.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Task Three Rubric **


 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from the 2 new expert opinion sources, as well as one of the credible sources used in Tasks One or Two. Each paragraph must cite 3 different sources--2 new, 1 old.
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited
 * ** Complete Great Man Continuum and Table and justify your placement using the evidence of the 4 criteria **
 * Insert the two news sources in the Works Cited. Make sure all 7 sources are in alphabetical order.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Need Help Applying the Great Man Theory? ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">When deciding where a person may fit on the continuum, think about what society was like at the time he/she was famous. Did the person change history because of their personal characteristics, or would history have gone on in a similar way without this person? Civil Society Defined Great Man Continuum
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Refer to these handouts for additional information: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** eed Help Using the Great Man Criteria Table? ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Use a scale of 0-to 5 to evaluate the individual’s accomplishments, legacy, influence, and impact.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** 0=not at all, 1=little effect, 2=short run, 3=moderate, 4=wide-spread, 5=long run **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Individuals with high totals, mostly 5’s, should be placed close to Great Men; those with low scores near social determinism.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">Need Help placing individuals on the Great Man Continuum? **