Assignment: Complete a reflective essay to address the following questions:
- When you hear the word "scientist" what do you envision?Discuss at least three characteristics of your vision of a scientist.
- Which famous people or characters from the media come into your mind?
- What characteristics do they have in common?
- Has your image of what a scientist does and how they look changed over time? If so, how has this changed and what influenced you?
- Are fictional scientists usually the heroes, villains, or a combination of the two? Provide at least two detailed examples to support your position.
- How is science portrayed in fictional media (i.e., television shows, movies, music, books, etc.)? Is it seen as a positive, negative, or neutral force in the world? Give specific examples supporting your position.
- Do you think the portrayal of scientists in the various forms of media influences how society views people in this profession? Why, or why not?
- Can the portrayal of science in media influence how certain research and technology is viewed and accepted by the general public (e.g., cloning)?
Requirements: A minimum of 1,500 words not including the title or reference pages.
- At least three reliable resources.
- Per APA include a title page, double space, font size 10 or 12.
- Include a highly-developed viewpoint/thesis, purpose, and exceptional content.
- Demonstrate superior organization: use logic.
- Free of grammar and spelling errors.
- *****No evidence of plagiarism.***** Note: no more than 10% of your paper should be direct quotes.
- Use APA style for all in-text citations, references, and body of paper.