Crash by Paul Haggis

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Assignment

View the film Crash by Paul Haggis. Amazon Prime members may watch for free. For more detailed information on the movie, check out the IMDB link here.

Some areas to focus on are:

Identifying non-verbal communication
Language, pronunciation, accents, etc.
Relational messages
Perception (your own and others)
Impact of listening
Conflict management
Communication climate(s)
Other questions to ask yourself before and after watching this film:
What impact does race and gender have on individual and relational communication?
What type of language (or other characteristics) helped or harmed interpersonal relationships?
You are asked to write a paper addressing the questions above, along with the impact(s) of interpersonal communication.  You may note the influence of emotions, cultural backgrounds, and any other aspects discussed in class discussions or from your text.

Sample submission

I am not looking for a summary of the film.  I am looking for specific behaviors that define terms from your text.  For example, I can say:

“In the film Officer Ryan pulled over Cameron and Christine.  As he was interrogating the couple he was demonstrating mindless listening as he ignored any responses the two provided.  Officer Ryan then violated Christine physically by abusing his power and positions as a police officer.  This abuse of power reinforced a negative stereotype that police are racist. The discriminatory behavior also reinforced her perception that she would receive fair treatment from a law enforcement officer. At the same time, Officer Hanson was sympathetic to her position, he demonstrated sympathy by encouraging his partner to stand down.  Ultimately, Officer Hanson was unable to intervene in the situation as he was helpless in this power dynamic. Officer Ryan had seniority and rank over Officer Hanson and out of fear of retaliation, Hanson was not able to stop the abusive behavior.

Technical requirements

Arial, 12 pt font
FULL APA (student edition)
APA style (see APA Information)
1″ margins
Title page
Reference page
Should include film and text
Double spaced
4 1/2 pages max
Direct connection with interpersonal concepts and specific scenes/actions from film
Text terms should be in bold
Minimum of 8 terms (C grade)
Average terms for A papers is 15 terms
Grading

2-2 1/2 pages = 70% max
Grammar/spelling OK
Minimal or no adaptation of concepts/terms from book
2 1/2 – 3 pages = 71-89%
Grammar/spelling OK to good
Some adaptation of concepts/terms from book
4 pages = 90%
Grammar/spelling good to excellent
Several adaptations of concepts/terms from book
Only the first submission is accepted without penalty, any additional submissions will receive a 20% deduction. For more information on Crash by Paul Haggis read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(2004_film)