Traditional Media Vs New Media Writing Assignment
Essay #2: Source Collection and Analysis:
For the first assignment, we focused on understanding the complexities of argument and learning to recognize elements of arguments in written texts. We have observed that conversations surrounding Cultural Diversity occur in a variety of fields and, subsequently, concern many different topics. For Essay 2, you will collect 5-10 sources on a topic related to cultural Diversity. You will then use these sources to create an Annotated Bibliography, which will include the MLA citation for each source, as well as a 1-2 paragraph annotation that summarizes and analyzes each source.
Your essay should identify similarities and/or differences in each article's argument in order to discover what those similarities or differences might represent, reveal, or demonstrate. Successful essays will discuss elements of ethos, pathos, and logos.
Purpose:
The purpose of Essay 2 is to further develop your research and critical thinking skills as you begin to work with multiple sources. More specifically, Essay 2 encourages you to more readily identify similarities and differences in multiple arguments and to translate those observations into insightful and sophisticated discussions of the elements of those arguments through in-depth and thorough analyses.
Considerations:
Try to find sources that discuss a topic that you are passionate about. Remember, these smaller essays are meant to help you build up to the research paper that you will write later in the semester. Focus on analyzing and evaluating each author's arguments; you are not taking a stance on Cultural Diversity at this point. Your rhetoric should be more “truthseeking” than “persuasion” based.
Specifics and Worth:
Citation – Include a properly formatted Works Cited Page and incorporate direct quotes with appropriate in-text citations.
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Role of Music in Cultural Diversity
Cultural diversity refers to an appreciation of the diverse cultures in the society based on individual matters such as gender, ethnicity and social status. Music as an art has been used by different communities to communicate important issues happening in the society. The paper looks at and analyzes different articles written on the role of music in cultural diversity.
Shah, Vikas. “The Role of Music in Human Culture." Thought Economics. N. p ., 2017.
The author discusses the significance of music in the society. He notes that music has been used since time immemorial to connect people. He shows this through the significance of music in important functions in the lives of people in the society like weddings, burials, sport events, graduation, and worship among others. The author states “whenever humans come together for some reason there is always music”. Different cultures have different types of music for all these occasions. He then shares “music is and was always part of the fabric of everyday life”. The author further shows that in some cultures people use music to communicate and pass important information. He also supports the significance of music in the society through the economic value it brings.
The article brings further insight that music is not only a language that people use to communicate, but it is also beneficial in the overall growth of the economy of the people in that area. This article is important in my research as it will help me understand music as a language of communication.
Atilla, Ozdek. "The Role of Folk Music as Cultural Heritage in the Curriculum: A Cultural Comparison." Anadolu Journal of Educational Sciences Studies 4.1 (2015): 84-102.
The author shows music as an integral part in the exchange of cultural heritage. He focuses on folk music otherwise known as traditional music. He shares how folk music enables one to identify a people’s language and dialect. He mentions “Especially traditional forms of music are considered to be the chief carriers of cultural heritage because folk music, which jumps to mind at the mention of traditional music, is a sub-division of culture as a genetic cultural nucleus and at the same time involves many other sub-divisions and features of culture”. Folk music is part of daily life for some people and it’s incorporated into their daily activities. The author mentions that folk music is not only significant in communication, but that through its performance one is able to identify a society’s way of dressing, musical instruments, traditional meals, traditional dances among others. Furthermore, it is also possible to pick a society’s way of life from the folk music like agriculture, animal husbandry, hunting, etc. The author also notes that folk music provides a platform that the current generation is able to understand their cultures.
The article is relevant to my study as it highlights the importance of music and more specifically folk music in identifying the different cultures and ways of life of different people in the society. This is necessary in helping my research explore cultural diversity through music.
Yu, Fang. "The Role of College Music Education in Music Cultural Diversity Protection."The Journal of Chinese Sociology 3.3 (2014): 1-5.
The author acknowledges that in a college there are people from many different backgrounds with different cultures. He suggests the use of music to help protect the cultures. He shares that the students, regardless of the course they are pursuing to take up music education as a unit. He shares “College music education, the core component in protecting music diversity, promotes the integral development of the subject characteristic of music and the music essence with its rapid development.” The course instructors should then be tasked to ensure that all students participate to incorporate different aspects of their culture through music. This could either be through a famous folk song, dance, musical instruments and attires among others. These counter measures in addition to safeguarding the cultures will see the students appreciate each other’s way of life.
The article is necessary in my research as it shows the necessity to preserve and protect cultures d...