The media plays a major role in affecting how human beings react to various situ

The media plays a major role in affecting how human beings react to various situations. Research your local newspaper for a related topic that has changed the reactions and interactions of people.
Then, reflect on how the current media has influenced your behavior and explain why. Also, incorporate the findings of your research to support your explanation.
Be sure to include in your paper, an abstract, a title page, and references page. You will be required to include at least 2 different peer-reviewed scholarly references and 1 scriptural reference from this week’s ’s readings. The 1-2 page paper needs to be typed in a Word document with Times New Roman, 12 font, double spaced, and APA formatted (latest edition).
Assessment Dimensions
Exemplary (4)
Accomplished (3)
Developing (2)
Beginning (1)
Critical Thinking
Reflection towards the topic forms a cohesive conclusion, demonstrating one’s own analysis and synthesis, and thinking that meets academic scholarly standards.
Reflection towards the topic mostly forms a cohesive conclusion, demonstrating one’s own analysis and synthesis.
Reflection towards the topic somewhat forms a cohesive conclusion, demonstrating one’s own analysis and synthesis.
Reflection towards the topic does not form a cohesive conclusion and/or does not demonstrate one’s own analysis and thinking.
Communication
Writes with proper paragraph development, transitions, and academic tone with minimal errors, meeting scholarly standards.
Writes with proper paragraph development, transitions, and academic tone with minimal errors.
Writes with persistent and frequent errors in paragraph development or transitions, or without proper academic tone.
Does not write with proper paragraph development, transitions, and academic tone.
Proper Use of APA
Writing is consistent with the APA style and presented in an organized, clear, and concise manner, absent of grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors, and uses appropriate word choice, tone, and format.
Writing is mostly with the APA style and mostly presented in an organized, clear, and concise manner, absent of grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors, and uses appropriate word choice, tone, and format.
Writing is somewhat consistent with the APA style and mostly presented in an organized, clear, and concise manner. There are several errors of grammar, punctuation, and spelling, and word choice, tone, and format are mostly appropriate.
Writing is inconsistent with the APA style and not presented in an organized, clear, and concise manner. There are numerous paragraph and sentence structure errors, as well as grammar, punctuation, and spelling errors. The paper uses inappropriate word choice, tone, and format.