The assignment involves analyzing cultural elements through videos or movies from a chosen unfamiliar culture, requiring students to evaluate two hours of content and reference scholarly articles about the culture. Students must write a 2-3 page paper discussing observed cultural differences, supported by research, and address personal reflections on experiencing the culture. It emphasizes clarity in writing, ethical scholarship, and proper citation in APA format.

1. Assignment 2: Analyzing World Cultures
Media play a very large role in both the development and the
perpetuation of cultural elements. You may never have watched
a foreign movie or even clips evaluating other cultures. In this
assignment, you will explore online videos or movies from a
culture of your choice and analyze how cultural elements are
presented, compared to your own culture.
Complete the following:
Choose a world culture you are not familiar with.
Identify two–three online videos or movies representative of
this culture. These could be examples of cultural expressions
such as a Bollywood movie from India or Anime videos from
Japan.
Evaluate two hours of such a video. Using the readings for this
module, the Argosy University online library resources, and the
Internet, research articles about your selected culture.
Select a scholarly article that analyzes the same culture
presented in the videos you have observed.
Write a paper describing the cultural differences you have
observed in the video. How are these observations supported by
the research article?
Be sure to include the following:
Describe the videos you have watched.
Explain the main points of the videos.
Examine what stood out about the culture.
Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of this
culture with your own.
Examine the ways of this culture. Is it one you would want to
visit or live in?
Would you experience culture shock if you immersed yourself

2. in this culture? Why or why not?
Support your statements with examples and scholarly
references.
Write a 2–3-page paper in Word format. Apply APA standards
to citation of sources. Use the following file naming
convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M2_A2.doc.
By Wednesday, July 27, 2016, deliver your assignment to the
M2: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Assignment 2 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points
Analyzed how a world culture is represented in a video or
movie.
36
Selected a scholarly article related to the observed culture and
compared the observations of the video or movie with the
findings of the article describing the cultural differences.
44
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of
sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
20
Total:
100