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Exam #3 Flashcards

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What is the name for the kind of reading that involves an array of processes, including inferential and deductive, reasoning, analogical, skills, critical analysis, reflection, and insight? 

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Deep Reading

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What kind of culture has made it increasingly challenging for many people to develop adequate reading skills?

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Digital culture 

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What two things does it take to become an expert reader?

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Time and experience 

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Online activity or digital culture assist us in multitasking, processing massive information, shifting between interactive modes of communication, and more. What important intellectual activity does online activity discourage? 

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Reflection 

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What are three important reasons for reading, creative literature like comics? 

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To build cognitive abilities, activate imagination, and expand perspective taking 

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At the most basic level, what are the neurons in your brain almost always doing? 

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Making connections 

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What, crucial, contemporary topic does LaGuardia take up?

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Immigration 

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Where is Murtala Muhammed International Airport?

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Nigeria

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How does the main character, Future, describe her identity?

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Nigerian American

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In LaGuardia what has allowed Nigeria to become one of the most advanced nations in the world?

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Alien Immigration

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What two factors caused the custom officials to overlook what future was sneaking into the country? 

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Fear & Racism

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What’s the crucial metaphor that is used popular in Si-fi?

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Extra terrestrial aliens that are illegal aliens

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Despite the hundreds of different species who appear throughout, it’s expensive universe, what does Star Wars not have a good record on?

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Poor representation of female characters 

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Why was Ahsoka a welcome addition to Star Wars?

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Because there were a few women in Star Wars 

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Initially presenting Asoka as annoying made it possible to highlight the early problems of who?

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Early example of Ahakin Skywalker

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What key thing changed Ahsoka over the years, which reflected producers listening to or at least being aware of audience critiques?

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Made her appearance more appropriate, and audiences began to take her more seriously

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What did Ahsoka’s character start receiving that was somewhat rare for a minor character?

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Strong Storylines

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Beyond her ethnicity, what made Rosario Dawsons appearance in the Mandolarian and later in Ahsoka a step forward in terms of diverse representation?

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Her age

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Ahsoka is on the run and trying to evade capture in “To Catch a Jedi” and other related episodes. What is the name of that kind of story arc?

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Fugitive Arc- when the protagonist is being chased by authorities


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Ahsoka is trying to prove she is innocent. What is the name of that trope?

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Clear, my name trope, when a hero is trying to prove their innocence


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Ahsoka communicates one on one with Barris and Ventress. In this way, the episode appears to pass what test?

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Tim Bechler Test

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Ventress and Ahsoka are usually adversaries, but in this episode they work tiger. What’s the name of that trope?

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Enemy Mine

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What genre is Star Wars?

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Space opera 

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What to genres, greatly influenced, George, Lucas, conception of Star Wars?

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Western and Samuri

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What is the form of visual are used to convey an idea for use in films?

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Concept art

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Who first transformed, George Lucas, basic ideas and early Scripts into vivid images? 

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Ralp Macquarie

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In filmmaking, what is the name of an elaborate sequence with dramatic action in dazzling visuals, Anthes, a big payoff for the audience?

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Set pieces

28
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What genre is the Mandalorian?

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Space western

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In the Jedi episode of the Mandalorian, Asoka is known as what, at least from the perspective of her creators? 

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Wandering Samurai

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What kind of scene is used to introduce Asoka in the Mandalorian the Jedi episode? 

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A fight scene 

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As noted in the Jedi episode, Jedi are the ancient enemy of ____

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Mandalor 

32
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Ahsoka informed the Mandalorian that the child’s name is______

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Grogu

33
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Asoka once Morgan Elizabeth to tell her the location of what master _____?

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Grand Admiral Thrown

34
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What cultural product was released in 2018 the amplified interest in comic books by African-American creators?

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Black panther 

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In the opening of black panther, number one, the following statement is made a “hero, who was reduced to a slave, a slave, who advanced into a legend”. Who and what are being invoked? 

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Fredrick Douglass inspired this quote with emphasis on free slaves, from the book “narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglass”

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Where in general, do the events of black panther number 1 Take Place?

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Space

37
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Who does the unnamed protagonist have vague memories of in his dreams?

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Storm

38
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In this universe, there’s a mention at one point of emperor N’Jdhaka. What is the name of that person in the regular Waconda setting? 

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Kilmonga

39
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Othello prisoner tells the protagonist that many things have been stolen. What does that fellow prisoner advise not to be stolen?


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Mind

40
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What are the people fighting against the empire known as? What does that term link to? 

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Maroons, Slaves who historically escaped and rebelled

41
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What large, creative, artistic production does Black Panther number to seem to invoke?

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Black characters being present

42
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The Prominent aircraft in Black Panther number two is known as a_____ fighter

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Zulu

43
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Coates use of______ terminology gives his writing a distinct cultural feel

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African terminology

44
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In the 1980, who did DC give full reigns over Batman to? Who was the penciler?

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Alan Moore and the penciler was Brian Bolland

45
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In the Killing Joke, what does “two men in lunatic asylum” allude to?

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Alluding to how they are two halves of the same whole, one good and one bad
- both represent man’s desires

46
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How did Alan Moree incorporate pathos into the killing joke?

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Including history of the joker (his backstory) making readers feel sympathy for his character

47
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What did Alan Moore make sure not to get rid of in the killing joke?

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The original origin story of the joker

48
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What controversial incident happened that gained criticism in the killing joke?

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  • had gotten backlash because Barbra Gorden (batgirl) was shot and paralyzed by the joker
  • problematic because she was one of the view female lead superhero characters of all time
  • example of “refrigerator”
49
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How does Alan Moore slide to how the joker and Batman are created?

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Batman pushes the joker into a chemical bath, and the joker murdered his parents
- Alan Moore added a more humanistic background to the joker that made him relatable

50
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How does The Killing Joke end?

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Batman kills the joker supposedly, however we don’t know that for a fact because the joker is a unreliable narrator

51
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In the Killing Joke, what is the one bad day trope, the joker is often seen using?

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Alluding how if anyone has one really bad day, it can send them over the edge
- tried manipulate Gordon using this tactic but it doesn’t work

52
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Who created Batman the Animated series, what was it influenced by?

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Bruce Timm, influenced by Fleisher studios

53
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Who is Dr. Fredrick Werrham?

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A writer that attacked comics claiming that they were a bad influence on children
- “published seduction of the innocent”

54
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Who is Estes Kefauver?

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A senator that put comic book creators on the spot on tv, caused audiences to believe everything they heard ab comics (negatively)

55
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What happened to EC comics

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Most well known horror comics, after comics were being criticized, the publisher took the blame

56
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Why and when did Manga become so popular?

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  • started to become popular in the 2000s
  • firstly was mostly in black and white because you could produce more quickly
  • gets adapted into animated series a lot more often than American comics do
57
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What was the first notable manga?

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Akira

58
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What was so special about Akira?

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  • the visuals and colors
  • influenced marvel to use computer colorings
  • influenced 90s comics with a more dark intense atheistic
59
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Who’s Joe Manduriea?

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  • drew X men comics similar to anime
60
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Who is Jeff Matsuda

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Asian American artist that brought his own unique art style to Batman and X Factor

61
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Who wrote Spider-Man package comic?

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Greg Reka

62
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With the controversial incident in the killing joke, who’s went back and added onto the story to make it better?

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Gail Simone continued the story and made Barbra Oracle

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