CUL485 MA;Journal Assignments;

CUL485 MA;Journal Assignments; Your journal assignments are 5 (FIVE) 2-3 page written reflections, each about a specific film and its relevant morality reading. Choose 5 films that will be screened in class, and write about one aspect of it and discuss it personally in a short, 500 word, typed, double-spaced journal paper. Always reference scenes in the film AND the course textbook. Put your name, student number, film and element discussed on the title page. These reports will be no shorter than 3 pages in length each. This report will consist of the following: -    a brief précis of the film (do not retell plot) -    a brief outline of the moral dilemma outlined in this film, -    your assessment of how this moral dilemma was portrayed in the film -    how this affected you personally -    a reference (cited!) from the reading that complements it You can hand these in whenever you like, BUT the two three are due by reading break (week 7), the last three during week 12. TUESDAY March 10th 9 – War The morality and meaning of war in Full Metal Jacket Read: Ch. 11 Screening: Full Metal Jacket * 11 - Business Ethics Read: Ch. 15  - The Ethics of Business in Wall Street Screening - Wall Street * TUESDAY March 31st 12 – Gun Control Read: Chapter 13 Screening: Bowling for Columbine