Analyzing World Cultures-***use American culture when comparing to chosen culture***

***use American culture when comparing to chosen culture***

Media play a very large role in both the development and the perpetuation of cultural elements. You may never have watched a foreign movie or even clips evaluating other cultures. In this assignment, you will explore online videos or movies from a culture of your choice and analyze how cultural elements are presented, compared to your own culture.

Complete the following:Choose a world culture you are not familiar with.Identify two–three online videos or movies representative of this culture. These could be examples of cultural expressions such as a Bollywood movie from India or Anime videos from Japan.

Evaluate two hours of such a video. Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research articles about your selected culture.Select a scholarly article that analyzes the same culture presented in the videos you have observed.Write a paper describing the cultural differences you have observed in the video. How are these observations supported by the research article?

Be sure to include the following:Describe the videos you have watched.Explain the main points of the videos.Examine what stood out about the culture.Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of this culture with your own.***use American culture when comparing to chosen culture***Examine the ways of this culture. Is it one you would want to visit or live in?Would you experience culture shock if you immersed yourself in this culture? Why or why not?

Support your statements with examples and scholarly references.

Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.Assignment 2 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Analyzed how a world culture is represented in a video or movie.36Selected a scholarly article related to the observed culture and compared the observations of the video or movie with the findings of the article describing the cultural differences.44Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.20Total: 100