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Conformity vs. Non-Conformity
Central Texts: "Corn Pone Opinions" and "Self-Reliance"
How does Emerson's view of "Self-Reliance" relate to "Corn Pone Opinions"?
Groupthink and social media:
www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/the-nasty-side-of-social-media/p05v2dml
The First Amendment:
www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment
When do news and opinion become propaganda?
The People's Radio
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksempfänger
Pravda
www.britannica.com/topic/Pravda
North Korean poster
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/02/north-korea-releases-new-propaganda-posters-70th-anniversary/
"Caravan" in Mexico
Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/articles/migrant-caravan-in-mexico-raises-trumps-ire-1522708047
New York Times - "'You Hate America!"-How the 'Caravan' Story Exploded on the Right"
www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/politics/caravan-conservative-media-immigration.html
Conformity articles and videos
Sinclair Media Scripted News Anchors
theconcourse.deadspin.com/how-americas-largest-local-tv-owner-turned-its-news-anc-1824233490
Secret State: Inside North Korea text
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C0zTmjMxEg
Secret State: Inside North Korea documentary
www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/09/asia/north-korea-secret-state/
"Brain Mechanisms of Social Conformity"
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090114124109.htm
Fissures Between Political Camps
www.npr.org/2017/12/06/568583263/as-fissures-between-political-camps-grow-tribalism-emerges-as-the-word-of-2017
Media's Influence on Tribalism
www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/3/22/14762030/donald-trump-tribal-epistemology
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English 11
Allegory of the Cave
Argument
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Frankenstein
Building Background Knowledge
Gender
Rhetorical Analysis
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Memoir
The Great Gatsby