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Thursday, December 02, 2004

God is Still Speaking - The United Church of Christ

This site features the ad from the United Church of Christ. This ad will be the basis for the essay-based exam on Monday.

You'll need to research the topic and cover the story from this range of topics:
- Describe the ad in general terms.
- What networks won't show it, and why?
- How has the church responded?
- Has any public opinion work been done on the controversy?
- What national figures have commented on this?
- What are the memorable symbols from it?
- Explain the ad in terms Lakoff or Luntz might use, aka "Frame it".
- Has the United Church of Christ taken any decidedly political actions previous to this, recently or historically?
- How does the United Church of Christ fit into my chart concerning politics and religion?
- Is there any geographic concentration for this denomination?
- Does any negative controversy from this outweigh any positive outcomes?

This list is a roadmap. I do not expect all topics to be covered in any one essay. Mixing and matching should produce a good distribution of ideas.

HOWEVER, I have suggested a very wide array of topics and I expect variety. These will be posted to the Blog, and since people will be have a potential to 'borrow' from another's work, originality will recieve higher consideration. Similar essays may lose consideration, so please be creative AND thorough in your research.

I expect students to show up on Monday to hand in an exact printed copy of the posted blog. Bear in mind that the lab printer may or may not be working, so have a Plan B ready if it's not working well.

Friday will be used to discuss the details.

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