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For this exercise, which we’ve adapted from ones suggested by Tan and Ko (2004:117–118), you’ll need to find a film or television program that you can watch to observe mannerisms (gestures) and facial expressions. We want you to prepare a two page essay in which you discuss the expression of emotions through gestures and facial expressions in one scene of the film or text. Be sure your essay mentions the title of the film or television program and gives a one-or two sentence synopsis of the characters and action in the scene. Then outline the emotions you observed in the various characters involved. What are the actions/expressions that lead you to your conclusions about these emotions? You need to clearly distinguish the mannerisms and expressions from what they mean. (For instance, you might point out that a character raised his/her voice or motioned with an index finger [expressions or mannerisms you observe] and you might say the person looked angry [your conclusion about the emotional meaning of the expressions].)  This means you need to distinguish the action you observe from how you in-terpret what the particular action means.  Please do not write about the story line beyond your brief synopsis of the action.