Using the writing prompt above, write a 650-word (minimum) paper connecting the weekly reading material to your personal experience of the topic under discussion.

Media often reduce us to mere commodities for sale to the highest bidder. Media help define us; they shape our realities

Writing Prompt: “Media often reduce us to mere commodities for sale to the highest bidder. Media help define us; they shape our realities” (4).
Using the writing prompt above, write a 650-word (minimum) paper connecting the weekly reading material to your personal experience of the topic under discussion. You need not use any sources outside of the textbook but, if you do, you MUST cite these sources.
WITH BOTH HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH MEDIA MESSAGING, AND TO REFINE THIS THINKING INTO A SHORT REFLECTION.