For this assignment, you will watch the 2020 documentary The Social Dilemma and answer one of the following essay questions.
Your answer should be presented as a five-paragraph essay which comprises an introduction and thesis statement, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion.
Each essay question asks you to interpret one of the title card quotations, in light of the evidence presented in the documentary. Evaluate how far the quotation applies to the social dilemma, and support your opinion using three arguments (one per paragraph).
You should use additional quotations (from the people interviewed) from the documentary to support your opinion. No outside sources are required, but you should connect the quotes you use to other examples you have yourself observed, which are not mentioned in the documentary.
Choose one quotation:
1. Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse.
2. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
3. If youre not paying for the product, then youre the product.
4. Its the gradual, slight, imperceptible change in our own behaviour and perception that is the product.
5. There are only two industries that call their customers users: illegal drugs and software.
6. Social media is a marketplace that trades exclusively in human futures.
7. The very meaning of culture is manipulation.
For the introduction, identify the author of your chosen quotation and the context of the quotation (e.g. why is it presented at that point in the film?)
For the thesis statement, write a three-point thesis statement that addresses the reasons why this quotation presents a social dilemma.
Assignment Guidelines Midterm
For the main body, write three paragraphs that address each of your thesis points, using quotations from the documentary and your own observations from daily life.
For the conclusion, end your essay by restating the significance of the social dilemma.
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