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1980's Topics 8th Period

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Task One--DESCRIBE YOUR TOPIC ---Due Monday, March 12th Each topic includes an association (movement) and an individual. **PROMPT: Explain the achievements associated with both parts of your topic. Who and what were altered? Describe why both were significant in the 1980s. Explain the relationship between the individual and the association or movement.** Please write **__two__ extended** power paragraphs to address the above question. **Each paragraph** should meet the following expectations:

**Task One Rubric **
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from a minimum of  3  credible sources,
 * 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.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Insert the Works Cited listing the three sources after the Third Task.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Post the paragraphs to the wiki March 12th. Timely posts of complete assign = 10 points. Task One = 50 points

Ted Turner is an important in the US history. He was successful and took a lot of steps to expand our opportunities. Fennessy says that he “has crammed five or six lifetime into one (Fennessy).” That shows how much he changed and that he did a lot, without wasting any time. Polley, who studied acting, shows that an example of what he did is that he “founded the first major cable television (Polley)” CNN, which reported international news 24 hours a day. But television wasn’t his only focus. Hamilton, a former British barrister, states that Turner also “created the Turner Foundation to support other charities (Hamilton).” He focused on different things and tried to improve it as much as possible.

CNN is a cable television formed in 1980 by Ted Turner. CNN was launched on June 1, 1980. According to Hamilton, a former British barrister, it was “the first cable news network (Hamilton).” Ted’s idea was to make a network “that would be able to broadcast breaking news (Cable News Network)” and that 24 hours a day. First it wasn’t that successfully because of lack of professional reporters, but that changed. Prato, a media consultant and freelance, mentions in his article that soon, CNN “was consistently scooping the other networks by airing news live from anywhere in the world (Prato).” It was the first channel to do this and got prominence with it. CNN became international and reached the whole world.

<span style="background-color: #9008b6; color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">__Task Two--EVALUATE YOUR TOPICS INFLUENCE--Due March 15th__ <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">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. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">Please write two extended power paragraphs to address this prompt. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 19px; text-align: left;">**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.

CNN had a great impact on the society. It was different from all the other channels. Kimmel, an experienced author of historian pieces, states, that because of the worldwide and 24- hour every day news “CNN became the go-to channel for people seeking world new reports (Kimmel)” which led to a lot of viewers. The new news channel changed people’s behavior. According to Meyer, an experienced writer for Salem History, it “brought audience to cable [and] united millions of viewers in a shared experience (Meyer).” CNN became really popular and it’s “rating occasionally beat the major networks (Cable News Network).” People trusted this new source of international news. Through CNN people started watching more TV and knew more about what happened in the world. CNN was and still is a successful channel.

Ted Turner had a big impact on people’s life. He changed a lot about their behavior and acting. He changed people’s behavior towards watching television. Polley shows that with CNN Turner “revolutionized the way people get their news (Polley).” He delivered them news the whole day long and live from all over the world. People really like him and his news channel. Keren Blankfeld, staff writer at Forbes reporting on wealth, even says that he “has become the champion of women’s rights in the developing world (Blankfeld).” This shows how people honored him and how he influenced people’s life. But Turner didn’t only influence television and news. Mary Hurd, an experienced writer for Salem History, states that with the Goodwill Games he provided a “fresh exciting meeting ground for athletes and free of political pressure (Hurd).” He organized these games as a response to the United States’ boycott of the Olympics and the Soviet Union’s refusal to participate. He brought world’s top athletes a chance to come together and still compete without political issues.

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #9008b6; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">Task Three--JUDGE THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL & ASSOCIATIO --Due Mar. 19th <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; 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.

Ted Turner changed a lot of things in the United States and other parts of the world. He was appreciated and expanded and improved news report. He “reshaped television by creating the first cable super-station, Turner Broadcasting (TBS), and the first cable news network, […] CNN (Hamilton).” He created a new path and brought a 24-hour news channel on television. People didn’t have to wait the whole day for their news. Livingston, a professor of media, public affairs and international affairs,recognized in his consideration about the CNN effect that with this channel he didn’t only brought more news to people, he also “affected state foreign policy (Livingston).” By showing news the government knows that people are interested and care about an event and it is more likely that they change things about it. The way the media shows this event can also changes the policy towards the event. Because CNN was a 24-hour news channel it also had to cover smaller and maybe less important news. Virgil Hawkins, a very important civil-rights hero, states that before CNN “most of the world’s conflicts [took place] unreported […] and the deadliest conflicts [were] among those ignored (Hawkins).” CNN had to fill a whole day with news. This was a big challenge, so they also had to report about smaller and unimportant events.

The 24-hour news channel had a long lasting impact. CNN still has a political affect. “Presidents and prime ministers watch CNN before they talk to each other (Prato).” CNN is still important in politics. Ted Turner also made a long lasting big step in the media business. He “transformed media sideshows into a powerful factors in news and entertainment (Polley).”This was a big step towards the media how it is today, which means that Ted Turner’s news channel CNN had a big and still lasting impact. And according to Meyer, CNN “recognized a need in news consumers (Meyer).” That shows that Ted Turner had a great impact and introduced exactly the right ‘product’. I would say that Ted Turner is a great man. His influence was huge, worldwide and long lasting. We also still appreciate his improvements and inventions.

<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? **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">work cited: Blankfeld, Keren. "THE LAST ROUNDUP." //Forbes//. EBSCOhost, n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.

"Cable News Network." //Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas//. ABC-Clio, n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2012.

"CNN newsroom." //Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas//. ABC-Clio, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2012.

Fennessy, Steve. "Ted Turner." //EBESCO//. Infohio, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2012.

Hamilton, Neil. "Ted Turner." //Pop Culture Universe//. ABC Clio, n.d. Web. 7 Mar. 2012.

Hawkins, Virgil. "Media selectivity and the other side of the CNN effect: theconsequences of not paying attention to conflict." //War & Conflict//. EBSCOhost, n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.

Hurd, Mary. "Goodwill Games of 1986." //The Eigthies in America//. Salem History, n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2012.

Kimmel, Leigh Husband. "Cable News Network." //Historical Encyclopedia of American Business//. Salem History, n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.

Livingston, Steven. "The CNN effect reconsidered (again): problematizing ICT and global governance in the CNN effect research agenda." //Media, War & Conflict//. EBSCOhost, n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2012.

Meyer, Nancy. "CNN." //The Eighties in America//. Salem History, n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.

Polley, Michael. "Ted Turner." //The Eighties in America//. Salem History, n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2012.

Prato, Lou. "The Impact Of CNN." //World & I//. EBSCOhost, n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2012.

"TED TURNER ANNOUNCES HEADLINE NEWS." //AP Images//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2012.

"Ted Turner CNN." //AP Images//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2012.

"TURNER TED WITH EMMY AWARD." //AP Images//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2012.

<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: #0000ff; 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: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Credit sources with internal citations, <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">( Author's Last Name).
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; 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: #0000ff; 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="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Well Done.