Texts and Communication 700192/900092 - Western Sydney University - Blog Assessment

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Question 1: Choose your own image and discuss it from both a historical perspective and an interpretive perspective. Question 2: Does technology do more harm than good? Question 3: Many high school students say that deep analysis of a text has ruined it for them. Discuss how close reading of a text can add to both understanding and enjoyment of a text. Question 4: How can texts both challenge and confirm cultural stereotypes in society? Question 5: This week we have looked at the ways that texts of the past tell us what was important to their era, what do you think the texts of today will teach future generations about us? Question 6: Why is it essential to a democracy for its citizens to be well informed and understand media bias? Question 7: Discuss one text created in the last two years that has led to some kind of cultural or social shift. Was this shift for better or for worse? Why? Question 8: Why do you think that death has been such a common motivation for texts throughout history? Is the modern world as fascinated with death as past generations? Why/why not? Question 9: In what ways do texts created by Australians from a variety of cultural backgrounds form a richer textual experience for all Australians?