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Paper Guidelines: APA/4-5 Page Paper ( need first page of each reference) including Reference Page.

This is a diversity Critique regarding Michael Jackson's interview with Martin Bashir/20/20 "Living with Michael Jackson (February 3, 2003)OR using another magazine or newspaper article or interview where he is being called "Wacko Jacko", bizarre, crazy and a pedophile by the public.News reports continue to show him being made fun of due to his plastic surgeries, sleeping with kids, love for animals,love for amusement park rides, child-like, etc. Here is what this short critique needs to include:
1. Introduction by giving a description of the subject such as the minority group he belongs, age, gender, geographical location,occupation, educational level, physical appearance, or religious background.
2. How Michael Jackson has been treated, such as: Was the depiction fair, accurate, biased, or stereotypical?
3. The target audience
4. Content of the message
5. Implications of the messages presented
6. The use of stereotypical or prejudicial words & behavior.
7. Suggestions for decreasing stereotypical behavior and reinforcing positive, respectful behavior.
8. Ways to integrate and improve the portrayal of minorities in the media.
THANK YOU! ( There is no right or wrong way to draw conclusions for this.........)

Essay Instructions: Argue how Michael Jackson made an positive impact on society. Include his childhood, early career with his siblings, his solo career, adult life and finally his death. Clearly incorporate all the ups and downs, the scandals and struggles that he dealt with throughout his life and how all of those things left an impact on society. (Must be positive)

Please include information from the following sources:
-Michael Jackson: King of Pop 1958-2009 written by Emily Herbert
-Biography.com/People
-Moonwalk written by Michael Jackson

Essay Instructions: Sommers (2009) writes: "As we know from decades of research in social psychology, many of us are far too inattentive to the power of the situation in our daily interactions."

-Sommers, S. (2008). The elusive power of daily situations. Retrieved on 1 Nov 2010 from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/science-small-talk/200807/the-elusive-power-daily-situations

Markman (2009) writes: "The observation that we attribute other people's actions to their personality characteristics but our own actions to the situation has been called the Fundamental Attribution Error by social psychologists."

-Markman, A. (2009). People, situations, attributions, and the Hollywood movie. Retrieved on 1 Nov 2010 from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/200901/people-situations-attributions-and-the-hollywood-movie

Biali (2007) identifies a personality trait that is defined by response to situations.

-Biali, S. (2007). Was Michael Jackson a highly sensitive person(HSP)? Are you? Retrieved on 1 Nov 2010 from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/prescriptions-life/200907/was-michael-jackson-highly-sensitive-personhsp-are-you

I need you to write a me paper 750-1200 words Summarizing each article in one or two sentences and give an example of each concept - power of situation, Fundamental Attribution Error, and personality trait defined as response to situations - from your own experience, observation and./or from a movie, book or news story.

-That is give an example of under-estimating the power of the situation in a daily interaction

-An example of a personality trait that varies with situation (e.g., "I am outgoing in a party but shy at work.")

-An example of the Fundamental Attribution Error.

"Each example should be at least a complete paragraph."

Relate each example back to the articles.

Double space the assignment or just double space between paragraphs,

Use 14-point Verdana or Times Roman, black type, no italics please (except for an occasional word or phrase).

Please don't do not quote or closely paraphrase or include definitions or quotes.

And I would like for (Wizzy) to complete this assignment for me.

Thank you.

References:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/science-small-talk/200807/the-elusive-power-daily-situations

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/200901/people-situations-attributions-and-the-hollywood-movie

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/prescriptions-life/200907/was-michael-jackson-highly-sensitive-personhsp-are-you

Essay Instructions: For each question you should write a 1 page response, using the articles/texts that are provided under each question (next to each article, some of the main ideas are given, you should consider them when answering the question). Try to explain the examples from those articles in your own words without quoting the texts directly.
Short Essay #1:
How do individuals or groups strive to create or maintain national or cultural identity in new or challenging circumstances? Discuss two different examples from the following articles.

1st article: Cyberspace in Diaspora (Internet as a source of virtual inclusion; being culturally inside but physically outside the borders of your country of origin)
http://www.anthro.uci.edu/faculty_bios/bernal/Bernal-diaspora.pdf
2nd article: Spirit catches you and you fall down (cultural clash)
http://books.google.com/books?id=FeDqIZeZ90UC&pg=PA20&dq=The+Spirit+Catches+You#v=onepage&q=&f=false

Short Essay #2:
Discuss two different examples (one from the article given below and for the other use Michael Jackson) of how people experience ambiguity between groups or categories. Why is there ambiguity and how is it evident?

1st article: Labor of love (transgender; maintained two genders: not fully man, but not fully woman; “third gender”) http://www.advocate.com/Society/Commentary/Labor_of_Love/

2nd example: Michael Jackson (multiple membership in race (white/black), age (being an adult outside, but maintaining childlike traits inside))