Visual Project

BoB Durstock

Professor a. Mallen

MWf 11-11:50

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Barbie Questions

1.How is it that the image of Barbie came to represent beauty in the U.S.?

2.How do the way models represent themselves influence teens today?

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Homeless Questions

1.How do our views of social classes and social standards represent the way we view homeless persons?

2.Why do we find ourselves focusing greatly on poor countries when we have millions of poor and homeless people in our own country?

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Condom ad

1.How does sexual advertising affect the way youth view love?

2.How does sexual advertising distort our view of a true relationship?

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TV violence

1. How does the violence that is portrayed on television affect the viewers of the particular program?

2.How do crime rate increases correlate with television violence?

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divorce

1.How do rising divorce rates affect the way people view marriage today?

2.How did the institution of marriage shape our society?

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Obama

1. How will the fact that Barack Obama is an African American candidate affect voter turnout amongst the elderly?

2. Why do so many people feel uneasy when faced with possibly voting for an African American?

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Jesus

1.Why does the image of Jesus cause controversy among so many people?

2.How has religion affected the way certain cultures can interact with one another?

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media

1.What affect does the media have on daily decisions of people in the United States?

2.How does the media shape how our society functions?

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money

1.How does the way one manages money affect the way they live in our society?

2.How has our system of currency brought upon new values in the society we live in today?

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environment

1.How do our pollution patterns affect the way people view environmental protection?

2.Why do modern factories continue using fossil fuels knowing that the environment can take a dramatic hit, when they realize alternatives to this are possible and ultimately in their hands?