Research Essay1,500 words33%Choose one of the following topics:1. How does advertising reflect and shape the values of our society? In “The RebelSell,” Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter state that...

Research Essay1,500 words33%Choose one of the following topics:1. How does advertising reflect and shape the values of our society? In “The RebelSell,” Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter state that “Consumption is not aboutconformity, it’s about distinction.” Do you agree with their viewpoint? Choose aspecific focus (advertising for children or teenagers, body image, etc.) and discusshow in a capitalist system, one’s behaviour as a consumer can be affected byfactors other than the price and desirability of a product.2. In his essay “Never Too Buff,” John Cloud asserts that media pressure isconnected to the emergence of men’s new obsession with body image. Do youfind his argument credible? Support your perspective using examples fromCloud’s essay and advertisements.3. First Nations people have had to overcome the colonial legacy. In her short story“The Loons,” Margaret Laurence critiques negative stereotypes of indigenouspeople. Have we transcended these stereotypes or are they still influencing ourperceptions today?4. Comment on the concepts of truth and deception in Oscar Wilde’s play TheImportance of Being Earnest. Why do the protagonists invent double identitiesand resort to Bunburyism?5. How does Oscar Wilde criticize the English aristocracy? What characteristics ofupper-class Victorians does he expose?6. In his 1971 essay “Preface to The Bush Garden: Essays on the CanadianImagination,” Northrop Frye claims that Canadian identity is a “regionalquestion.” What does it mean to be Canadian? Discuss the elements of Canadiannational identity (cultural, social, political, etc.).7. In his essay “The Man Who Counts the Killings,” Scott Stossel states that 90percent of Americans think that violent television programs lead to real socialviolence. Watch a film that uses the “kids in trouble” motif. How does yourchosen film portray youth and crime? Describe your position on televisionviolence and its impact on North American society.Checklist1. Does your thesis statement present the following elements: 1) your opinion; 2)your support for this opinion from primary sources (state two or three reasons); 3)your support for this opinion from secondary sources?2. Are other points of view recognized and examined?3. Does each topic sentence clearly state the main point of the paragraph and showhow the paragraph relates to the thesis?4. Do the topic sentences, when read sequentially, guide the reader through each stepof your analysis and argument?5. Does your paper contain four or five well developed middle paragraphs?6. Does each middle paragraph include the following elements: a) a focused topicsentence; b) your own analysis of your primary source(s); c) two or morereferences to the primary material or specific examples; d) two or more referencesto your secondary sources?7. Are the essay’s assertions clear? Are they adequately supported?8. Does the organization of your paper further your assertions/argument?9. Have you removed irrelevant material?10. Does the conclusion restate the thesis, sum up the main points, and suggest abroader context or the implications of your subject?11. Have you used five or more secondary sources to support your centralargument?12. Have you followed MLA style for citations and bibliography? (consult the chapter“MLA Documentation,” CWR 388-415)13. Is your source material (whether summarized, paraphrased, or quoted) presentedfairly and accurately?14. Have you rechecked the citations for all the sources in your paper?15. Have you prepared an alphabetical list of your sources for the end of your paper?Essay FormatPlease observe the following exactly:1. Print essays double-spaced.2. Use Times New Roman 12.3. Print on one side of the paper only.4. NUMBER PAGES.5. Put your name at the upper left hand corner of the first page.6. Do not use a title cover-page.7. Proofread your essay carefully.8. Use standard Canadian English spelling.