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Note:  This will count for one-quarter of the final exam.  The in-class portion will be counted as three-quarters.  This formula is based on the relative work level for each segment.  We are giving you this portion of the exam because I earlier said there would be a take-home portion of the exam.  The in-class portion obviously covers many other aspects of the class that cannot be fully addressed by a take-home exam. 

Your assignments: 

In class today we looked at Mike Nichols “The Graduate”, and we discussed it as a film that was embraced by a generation of movie-goers in the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a film that seemed to embody many of that generation’s feelings about the world, expectations, individual aspirations and doubts.   In other words, it became a movie that that particular generation could relate to in a special, meaningful, way.

For this assignment, I am asking you to tell me about a movie that has become pertinent to your generation and yourself.  It can be a film produced in Saudi Arabia, Iran, France, Canada, Latin America, or the U.S., your choice.  Then tell me why that particular film is so important to you.  Why do you think it embodies certain messages or feelings or messages that are relevant today?  Explain.

Please note that the essay must be limited to only one page, typed.  Your essays will be handed in at class time next Tuesday.  Good luck and happy writing.