1) The document provides instructions for an analysis paper assignment on one of three films from different decades: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Bigger Than Life (1956), or Advise and Consent (1962). 2) Students must write a 500-1000 word paper analyzing how the chosen film depicts issues relevant to its time period, such as the challenges facing returning WWII veterans, pressures of 1950s suburban life, or political tensions of the early 1960s. 3) The paper must consider guided questions about the film and use credible sources and Chicago or MLA citation style.