Lackawanna COM125 2022 February Module 4 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest

COM125 Effective Speaking

Module 4 Discussion

DQ1 Body Language

https://youtu.be/M8LA10Tg1Os

In Chapters 6 in your book, you'll find a list of different kinds of body language, depending on which part of the body you're using.

Write about one of your favorite body language expressions, how you use it, and why you use it.  An example would be a teacher who's always putting one finger in the air to make a point (while in reality the "finger in the air" usually means "wait").

Don't use the same expression of body language as your fellow students.  If someone has already discussed your favorite, think up another one.

DQ2 Movies!

Now that we're studying Drama, and how powerful it can be, we're going to take it to its logical conclusion.  There are movies that have changed the world.  Not the film industry (and there's plenty of those too) but the actual world we live in.

Movies start out as entertainment, and an escape, but a good story can have a huge impact, along with the acting in it.  Movies can bring social injustice to light, change laws, instigate laws, and even change the course of history.

Give an example of a Movie That Changed the World, and how it accomplished it.  My example is Gone With The Wind, which showed a close up, nostalgic picture of slavery in the South and how the resulting Civil War brought it down.  On a sweeping, broad canvas, the fall of the South and the horrors of war were life-sized.  Plus, the heroine was a selfish B-word.  And don't forget how horrified moviegoers were to hear the word "damn" actually spoken aloud on the screen!

Be specific about what you think allowed your film actually to affect society, and produce change.  Real change, not just change to the film industry, or how movies are made.

Here's a trailer for GWTW.

Gone with the Wind Official Trailer 1939 Oscar Best Picture (Links to an external site.)

Gone with the Wind Official Trailer 1939 Oscar Best Picture