English: 101 - Triplett (Advertising, American Values, Media)

In a thesis driven, argumentative research paper, explore one of the topics below:

1. What are some of the affects advertisements have on society?

2. How does the media shape American values and beliefs?

3. How does media promote violence?

4. If you have a specific focus/topic you would like to use for this paper, please see me and we can discuss it.

Use the Search All tab on the library homepage to search all the databases at the same time; sort the results with the Refine Results toolbar on the left side of the results page.

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Advertising

Advertising and society

American values

American values and society 

American social values

Media and violence

Synonyms

Society: public, community, culture, population, humanity...

Values: beliefs, attitude, conduct, ethics, ideals, morals, standards... 

Type: Research Paper

Length: 6-8 Pages

Citation & Document Format: MLA

Required Sources: Minimum five sources

• At least one source should be your textbook
• Three sources from the library database 

Example Sources:

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OR

Connect to the catalog by viewing the books below:

1. Click on the blue link or image to open the item record in the library catalog. Take note of the school location, call number, and status. 
2. To find similar books, click on Catalog Record and look at the Subject Terms to see how the item was cataloged. 
3. Click on the Subject Term to navigate to items cataloged with that term and view results. 

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