Unit 4 Essay Proposal GuidelinesEXPLAIN YOUR TOPICWhich film, TV show, or comic book are you planning to use as your primary source in the Unit 4 Essay? Why did you choose this film, TV show, or comic book? What specific cultural value or belief does this superhero illustrate?AUDIENCEWho is your intended audience? Who do you want to share this information with? Who might most benefit? In addition to our class, is there another intended audience?SOURCE EVALUATIONSApplying the CRAP Test, find and evaluate 3 (three) sources for your research paper. The source can be from the Cuyamaca College Library (preferred), it can be a source you find on the Internet, or it can be a source you find in our class Canvas container. Your source evaluation may be in a bulleted format for this assignment.Source 1:Title of Source:Author(s):Publication/Sponsor/Organization:Date of publication:What information does this source provide to help you to investigate into your research question?Why is the source credible?Link to source:Source 2:Title of Source:Author(s):Publication/Sponsor/Organization:Date of publication:What information does this source provide to help you to investigate into your research question?Why is the source credible?Link to source:Source 3:Title of Source:Author(s):Publication/Sponsor/Organization:Date of publication:What information does this source provide to help you to investigate into your research question?Why is the source credible?Link to source:The sources must be fromArticlesThe Purpose and Significance of Superheroes in American Culture (Links to an external site.)Why are we obsessed with superhero movies? (Links to an external site.)On the importance of having superheroes (Links to an external site.)Why America loves superheroes (Links to an external site.)Why we worship superheroes (Links to an external site.)How Stan Lee's superheroes helped change the world (Links to an external site.)The greatest superheroes are always challenging culture (Links to an external site.)Heroic Moments: A study of Comic Book Superheroes in real-world society (Links to an external site.)The Superhero diversity problem (Links to an external site.)The Golden Age of Comics (Links to an external site.)Stan Lee quotes (Links to an external site.)Why are superheroes so popular? We live in a world of fear (Links to an external site.)The Rise of Superheroes (Links to an external site.)Into the Spider-Verse: Modern Heroes for a Modern World (Links to an external site.)"Into the Spider-Verse" and the importance of a biracial spider-man(Links to an external site.Why Miles Morales means so much to people (Links to an external site.)VideosBring on the female superheroes! (Links to an external site.)The Importance of Diversity in the Comic Book UniverseStan Lee: What Makes a Superhero

Reflect on how the ancient world contributed significant ideas about government, law, religion, and the role of the individual to later societies.Choose five important characteristics from these cultures.Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word essay to speculate about their influence on later European societies.Use illustrations, such as figures, graphs, maps, or images, to support your essay.Format your paper according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Choose one article from the readings to summarize. Try to choose the article with which you are conversing the most. Keep your claim in mind. When you use summary in your papers, you will only want to focus on what is relevant to your claim. Think, "What part of the conversation do I need to recreate for my audience so they will understand my claim?"To help compose your summary, read the following: How to Write an Effective Summary How to Write an Effective Summary - Alternative Formats - PDF Document (308 KB)Provided Sources:Birkner, Christine. “Rewriting the Scrip.” Adweek, vol. 57, no. 11, 2016, pp. 15–18, http://nuls.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.proquest.com.nuls.idm.oclc.org/docview/1781525988?accountid=25320. Accessed 29 Sep. 2016. Morreim, E. Haavi. “Prescribing under the Influence.” Santa Clara University, 2001, https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/bioethics/resources/prescribing-under-the-influence/. Accessed 29 Sep. 2016. Moynihan, Ray, and Alan Cassels. “A Disease for Every Pill.” Nation, vol. 281, no. 12, 2005, pp. 22–25, http://nuls.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=18417661&site=ehost-live. Accessed 29 Sep. 2016. Public Broadcasting Service. “The Other Drug War.” Frontline, 19 June 2003, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/other/interviews/taurel.html. Accessed 29 Sep. 2016. Scott, Dylan. “The Untold Story of TV’s First Prescription Drug Ad.” STAT, 11 Dec. 2015, https://www.statnews.com/2015/12/11/untold-story-tvs-first-prescription-drug-ad/. Accessed 29 Sep. 2016. Xie, Ying, and Lakshaman Krishnamurthi. “Talk to Your Doctor About...” KelloggInsight, 2 Mar. 2011, http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/talk_to_your_doctor_about. Accessed 29 Sep. 2016.