In her activist reflection, Professor Jennie Luna’s writes: “Ethnic Studies critically interrogates institutions and is an intellectual training ground for political engagement and active transformation of society” (90). Ethnic studies prioritizes the intellectual self-determination of students, their families, and their communities. Ethnic studies is a space for developing one’s social consciousness. Ethnic studies is a space within which students can sharpen their ethics and political principles. Ethnic studies encourages you to continue studying! This assignment invites you to plan for future study. Think of a specific issue, topic, or concept from the course materials—i.e. readings, lectures, screenings, and/or poetry—that has resonated with you or provoked your critical thinking. Which texts resonated with you or provoked your thinking and why? What issues, topics, or concepts would you like to explore beyond the introductory level? Compose an Annotated Bibliography for future study on a specific issue, topic, or concept. In other words, gather and curate a series of 4-5 texts (1-2 of the texts can be from our course syllabus, the additional 2-3 should be outside sources—i.e. scholarly peer-reviewed articles; online publications; films/videos/documentaries; lectures/talks; dialogues; poems; songs; etc.) that will help you dive deeper into the specific issue, topic, or concept from our Intro to Ethnic Studies course.Write a 500-750 word introduction that helps frame your materials and then for each text write a one-paragraph (7-8 sentences) annotation that summarizes the text and explains why this text is chosen in relation to your overall topic. The goal is to compose a brief bibliography that will help deepen your future study of a specific ethnic studies issue, topic, or concept. 

FINAL SMM PLANIn week Eight, add a title page, table of contents, executive summary, tuning strategies and create the Budget and Return on Investment sections. You must also integrate the previous sections and create a final document that includes all sections. Appropriate edits based on previous instructor feedback must be implemented prior to submission. Your research must also include at least at 15 additional academic or current popular press resources in addition to your textbook to support your conclusions Final SMM plan which include all sections in the Social Media Marketing Plan Outline.MKTG 430 Social Media Marketing Plan OutlineTitle PageTable of ContentsExecutive SummaryBrief OverviewSocial Media PresencePlease include a table summary and elaborate on your findings in textCompetitive AnalysisSWOT (include a 2X2 table)OT come from trends in 5 environmental: social, economy, technological, political/regulatory, competitiveIdentify main competitorsGoalsSMART goalsCan be achieved through SM activitiesStrategiesTarget MarketUtilize all 4 segmentation strategiesProvide a detailed description of a “typical” customerPlatformsResearch various SM platform trends and statistics, identify which ones the company should use to reach the target market from part IXImplementationa. Platform-Specific Tactics and ToolsSpecify activities and content for each platform you have suggested in part Xb. Content Developmentc. AssignmentsMonitoringa. Trackingb. Measuring (Quantitative Metrics and Qualitative KPI’s)c. Evaluatingd. Social Media Monitoring ToolsResearch SM monitoring tools suggest which one will be cost efficient and effective to track KPI’s you have suggestedTuningBudget (Estimate the cost (financial or time) of all activities you have suggested)Return on InvestmentReferencesAppendices

1. In Susan Griffin’s essay “Our Secret,” she uses the V-1 rocket and cellular biology as metaphors for human behavior and human tendencies towards compassion (our connectedness to others) and brutal indifference (our inability to connect to others). Use these metaphors to examine one or two of the people and/or concepts Griffin introduces, and then evaluate whether or not they are effective metaphors for describing human behavior. Be sure to quote the text when appropriate.

Source: Ways of Reading, “Our Secret” essay within book by Susan Griffin.
2. In Michael Specter’s “The Gene Hackers,” where he discusses the new technology of gene editing and manipulation, he ends with this comment:
..it is essential to assess both the risks and the benefits of any new technology. Most people would consider it dangerous to fundamentally alter the human gene pool to treat a disease like AIDS if we could cure it with medicine or a vaccine. But risks always depend on the potential result. If CRISPR helps unravel the mysteries of autism, contributes to a cure for a form of cancer, or makes it easier for farmers to grow more nutritious food while reducing environmental damage, the fears, like themany others before them, will almost certainly disappear. (616)
Write an essay where you respond to Specter’s point in this paragraph. Does the possible success in treating, genetically, debilitating disease or crop production outweigh the risks of “manufactured human beings” (604) in the spirit of Adolf Hitler, who one of the genetic scientists dreams of as she’s working on this technology (614-15?) Be precise in explaining your reasoning, and don’t be afraid to cite particular examples from friends, family, or your imagination. 
Source: Ways of Reading, “The Gene Hackers” passage within book.

Content:Your essay will focus on how the process of GENDER SOCIALIZATION in our society and detail how FAMILY, SCHOOL and MEDIA play a primary role in socializing young children. Specifically address the negative impact gender socialization has on FEMALES.In your introductory paragraph, you will need to define Gender Socialization, using the academic articles assigned below.Keep your focus narrow. The broader the topic, the more difficult to keep your essay focused. You do not have to cover everything on this topic!This essay will function as a literature review. Literature reviewsuse secondary sources (the assigned articles), and do not report new or original experimental work. Meaning you are to use the research to make an argument, rather than stating your own opinion. You may “analyze” research by using other research (the assigned articles to either support or refute arguments.Refer to at least three course readings in your essay. A total of 5 scholarly sources are required. All sources MUST be academic/scholarly sources.All factual information should have a cited reference. Your in-text citations, as well as reference page, must adhere to APA format.Your in-text citations, as well as reference page, must adhere to APA format.You do not need an abstract or a titled page.Structure:Essays should be approximately 1,000 words (not including your reference page). Each to be given points for content and form; papers should not be substantially under or over the 1000-word requirement.Essays should be double-spaced, times new roman font or arialThese are the articles you can use in your essay:Capitalist Industrial SocietyWork, Family, and Black Women’s OppressionGender Socialization TheoryThe Social Construction of GenderTheoretical Approaches to Gender DevelopmentGender-Role Socialization

week 8:Find at least three examples of metaphor (or simile) in “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” First analyze your metaphors into tenor and vehicle, then connect these examples to other literary concepts (synecdoche, allusion, irony), and interpret these comparisons by determining what is carried over from the vehicle to the tenor. Since Prufrock himself is usually the tenor, the comparisons reveal something about his character. Don’t forget that Prufrock is a round character. What kind of a person is he? What are his conflicts and how are they dramatized? week 9:”A Valediction Forbidding Mourning” and “A Valediction: Of Weeping” present two different scenarios for saying farewell. Compare and contrast the relationships represented in the two poems? How are they similar? How are they different? How are these opposing attitudes expressed through metaphor? Identify and present at least two comparisons (metaphor or simile) from each poem. Analyze into tenor and vehicle. Donne is known for the complexity of his metaphors and similes spend enough time to be able to grasp and explain that complexity. What are the extended metaphors in the two poems?week 10: Iago’s first speech (Act 1, scene 1, lines 8-65) is unusual in its candor. What does Iago reveal about his character and motivation? Also, in the first act, Othello is not yet a round character; in other words, he is not in conflict with himself. How is this aspect of Othello’s character revealed? In Othello’s speech in act I, scene 3, lines 129-170, what is revealed about his character and his relationship to Desdemona? Find two metaphorical lines that can be analyzed into tenor and vehicle. Find two lines with unfamiliar words and then look them up. How did finding out the meaning of the word help you understand the meaning of the line?