Choose a modern social movement (or organization that advocates for a specific social issue) and analyze the way it uses propaganda, including-but not limited to – websites, social media, memes, slogans, advertisements, commercials, and so on.
Some possible social movements include the following:
• Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth (non-profit education organization)
• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (animal rights)
• STOMP Out Bullying (anti-bullying)
• The Adbusters Media Foundation (anti-consumerism)
• Black Lives Matter (nonviolent decentralized political and social movement)
• Climate Justice Alliance (environmental justice)
• Farm-to-Table (local food movement)
• The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (environmental movement)
• Antifa (political protest movement)
• etc.
Use information from two research sources to write two body paragraphs of 8-12 sentences (in MLA format) for the research essay topic you chose.
Begin by introducing the main idea (or topic sentence) of the paragraph.
Before quoting two quotes from each source, introduce the author(s) and the title of his/her/their work.
Note: after introducing him/her/them for the first time, simply refer to the author(s) by surname only (i.e., last name).
In each paragraph, quote and analyze TWO PASSAGES. Be sure to follow the rules of MLA format.
2. Next, on a separate page, construct an accurate work cited entry for the two articles.
Make sure the entry conforms to the rules of
MLA format, 9th edition.
