The document discusses the representation of the Gulf War through media perspectives, questioning how Americans perceive events they did not directly experience. It prompts analysis of media's role in shaping beliefs about the world and highlights the influence of social media on filtering perspectives. The document also emphasizes the need for citations in APA format for supporting opinions.

1. Perspectives on War
Instructions:
Analyze: After watching the news clip about the first Gulf War,
analyze the points made in the news clip and answer the
following questions:
How do Americans know about the Gulf War, in which very few
Americans actually took part?
How do people know about experiences and events outside of
their own individual reality?
How are the perspectives of each of the primary groups
involved represented to members of that group and to people
outside of that group?
How does the media dictate and define what people believe
about the world outside of their own?
What role does the media play in constructing, refining, and
perpetuating a specific narrative according to the people who
profit from these conflicts?
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations
and references in APA format.
AL Jazeera is funded in whole or in part by the qateri
government

2. Instructions:
Please post 1 peer response
In the response post, include the following:
Share something that you have seen in your life which seems
different from other people's perceptions
How does social media dictate and define what people believe
about the world outside of their own?
How does social media filter the different perspectives you are
exposed to by only showing you things that you are interested
in?
Please be sure to validate your opinions and ideas with citations
and references in APA format.
Reference
Al Jazeera English. (2011, January 8).
The listening post – Selling the first Gulf War
[Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/cx_VQf4eOQQ
AL Jazeera is funded in whole or in part by the qateri
government
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx_VQf4eOQQ&feature=em
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