As the chapter pointed out, conflict can be harmful to people, but it can also be beneficial. In a short essay, explain the potential harms and the potential benefits of conflict, and identify the ways in which how conflict is managed influences whether the outcomes are positive or negative.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

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McAllister's genre analysis of Doogie Howser, M.D. provides examples that illustrate his claims

a. that the teen hero now is likely to be the smartest, most technologically advanced and coolest character around. b. that the dedicated, older professional mentor remains a central character in medical/doctor genre series. c. that medical series still glorify the rugged individualist doctor who almost always saves the day and the patient. d. that teen protagonists are centrally concerned with sex. e. that parents of teens, even when they are well-intentioned and caring, are out of the teenage loop.

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It was feared that the introduction of which new technology would rot children’s brains?

a. Video games b. Radio c. Comic books d. Television

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Broom and Sha’s description of the term controlled describes which one of the following media?

a. government-regulated media b. television news shows c. radio talk shows d. brochures

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Your friend asks for your advice on polishing his speech. He has researched and organized his speech well, and practiced it enough to feel comfortable delivering it, but feels he needs help with his language choices to make it more interesting and memorable. What advice might you give him concerning figurative language, drama, and cadence? Explain at least one device in each of those categories.

What will be an ideal response?

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