Thoughts on Anker's Introduction

I was intrigued initially because 9/11 is such a heavy topic for a lot of Americans. 9/11 affected me somewhat because my mom works just a few blocks away from where the event took place. She told me the day it happened she could see the smoke and everyone screaming and panicking. I was surprised that Anker was able to convince me that this historical event was indeed the perfect melodrama. "The story was told as an epoch-shaping yet aberrant event in the otherwise continual spread of global freedom." Anker is stating that although this event was a real turning point for the United States for what would define freedom. As we discussed in class the government was able to justify our actions because Americans all felt the same pain that day. Citizens would support any decision that the government made because we all experienced the same event. "The depiction of the attacks adheres to the conventions of a genre form that portrays dramatic events through moral polarities of good and evil, overwhelmed victims, heightened affects of pain and suffering, grand gestures, astonishing feats of heroism, and the redemption of virtue." Anker statement expresses that the events that occured on 9/11 is exactly what a great melodrama is. The more I think about it, it is kind of strange how Anker makes you really question how melodramatic 9/11 really was.

Source For Research Paper

I have pretty much decided that I will do the deflate gate as my topic for my research paper. The deflate gate is a scandal where people believe The New England Patriots deflated the balls in the game before the the Super Bowl to gain a competitive advantage. The New England Patriots ended up winning that game by a large margin and probably wouldn't have effected the results at all. After the semi final game the media made a huge deal about the deflate gate which really took away from what football is all about. The media should be focused on the final game of the year, but all the talk was about how The New England Patriots might have cheated their way in to the Super Bowl. I personally was looking for a source on how the media plays a huge part in any situation, and how the media can influence our perception. Media Influence and Body Image in 8-11- Year Old Boys and Girls: A Preliminary Report on the Multidimensional Media Influence Scale by Dale L. Cusumano and J. Kevin Thompson is one of my sources that I intend to use. This article basically states how the media can play an affect on the body image of young boys and girls and change their perception. The research shows that media pressure does really change the minds of others. This source can be useful for my own research paper because it expresses how the media can control the story and how the media can influence our perception.

Potential Topics

To actually have fun while doing an assignment I was thinking about topics that I actually enjoy writing/talking about. My favorite T.V show of all time is the USA original series Suits. On the run from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant college-dropout, finds himself a job working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers (IMBd). Something I could possibly focus on would be the unexpected turn of events that occur throughout the series. Another thing I could focus on would be an anime called Your lie in April, which is a series about a young boy that starts to come of age. This series would be an interesting topic because it is very unique in the fact that it is about how a girl inspires a boy to start living the world to the fullest. Another topic that would be really interesting to write about would be the scandal that occurred during the Super Bowl. Before the Super Bowl there was a huge scandal that the team that would eventually end up winning the New England Patriots deflated some of the balls the previous game. The whole situation got so much attention that it took away from the final game. One of the main reasons the situation seemed worse then it was, is because the New England Patriots were caught cheating a few years ago. They were recording their opponents practices which is against the rules because it would give them an unfair advantage.