Spellbound Questions

1. because it gives the stories and backgrounds of the individuals competing

2. people in the documentary behaved differently because of how they grew up and the influences in their lives or household. also different religions have different faiths or beliefs

3.i agree with the way they behaved mostly because I'm not the type of kid who chooses to spell whether it be for fun or competiton. everyone has a differnet way of expressing themselves

4.i dont believe that there was any bias in this, seeing that it was a spelling video.

5.it affected my opinion because it makes you feel more into the documentry.

Michael Moore

1. i think that Michael Moore's tactics are good because he engages the audience and attracts a lot of attention to what he's saying, even with the negativity

2.i think he may blow things out of proportion at times but he also brings it to the attention of the public

Meme

1.
A meme ( /ˈmiːm/; meem)^[1] is "an idea, behaviour or style that spreads from person to person within a culture."^[2] A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols or practises, which can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals or other imitable phenomena. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate and respond to selective pressures.<sup>[3] 

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

2. i personally think that a meme is a picture with a phrase that relates to a specific culture.       3.this meme has meaning to me because memes are everywhere now and anyone can make one

4.this meme is pretty much saying that anyone can make a meme.</sup>