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CHAPTER 3 FILM STUDIES: Is Cinema an Art or a Business?....................................56
Reading One One Hundred Years of THINKING Cinema ........................................................58 DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ CRITICAL SKILLS
Reading Two A Conversation with Leo Tolstoy on Film .......................................67 Reading Three An Interview with James Cameron...............................................74
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CHAPTER 4 MEDIA STUDIES: Before You Read starts with a warm-up and reading strategy. The Internet and Social Media ........................................83 Readings from Academic Disciplines offer different and intriguing perspectives on the chapter theme. Reading One Mind Control and the Internet ..........................................................84 Skill and Strategy Support builds effective reading, comprehension, vocabulary, note-taking, and critical Reading Two The Positive Effects of Social Networking Sites ............................93 thinking skills. Reading Three The Use of Social Media in the Arab Spring .............................101
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NEUROSCIENCE: The Brain and Memory
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