I’ve searched two dictionaries, a thesaurus, and an encyclopedia and found no words to express my gratitude for Cento Amici, it looks as if I am going to have to invent them. The only two words in existence, “Thank you“, does not even come close to expressing how I feel. Everyone, needs someone to believe in them, and I am fortunate to have over 100 someones to do just that. The Spring 2009 Cento Amici dinner was a great opportunity for to meet face to face with my benefactors, and express my gratitude for their generosity and belief in me. What a wonderful evening, I was Honored to dine with the best people in the world: Stephen,Tonya, Dave, Angela, Jim, Ann, Matt, and all the Johns, Joes, and Maries. I was fortunate to share it with my friends Sheila and Said for whom without their kindness I wouldn’t have been in college. The evening lacked nothing except the presence of Mr. John Neiswanger. But I was able to take a few photos and make this video as a way of giving something back to Mr.Neiswanger and my other 99 new friends. I look forward to one day becoming the 101st friend of this wonderful organization.
- Joseph Eulo, Union County College, 2009 Cento Amici Scholorship Award Recipient
To avoid misconceptions and error, we must adopt a scientific approach to the study of abnormal behavior. This requires a focus on research and research methods, including an appreciation of the distinction between what is observable and what is hypothetical or inferred.To produce valid results, research must be done on people who are truly representative of the diagnostic groups to which they belong. Research in abnormal psychology may be observational or experimental.
Observational research studies things as they are. Experimental research involves manipulating one variable (the independent variable) and seeing what effect this has on another variable (the dependant variable).Mere correlation between variables does not enable us to conclude that there is a casual relationship between them. Simply put, correlation does not equal causation.
Although most experiments involve studies of groups, single-case experimental designs (e.g. ABAB designs) can also be used to make causal inferences in individual cases. Analogue studies (e.g. animal research) are studies that provide an approximation to the human disorder of interest. Although generalizability can be a problem, animal research in particular has been very informative.
Chapter 1 Definitions
ABAB design (p12): An experimental design, often involving a single subject, wherein a baseline period (A) is followed by a treatment (B). To confirm that the treatment resulted in a change in behavior, the treatment is then withdrawn (A) and reinstated (B).
Abnormal behavior (p11): Maladaptive behavior detrimental to an individual and or a group.
Acute (p.15): Term use to describe a disorder of sudden onset, usually with intense symptoms.
Analogue studies (p.23): Studies in which a researcher attempts to emulate the conditions hypothesized as leading to abnormality.
Case study (p.16): An in-depth examination of an individual or family that draws from a number of data sources, including interviews and psychological testing.
Chronic (p.15): Term used to describe a long standing or frequently recurring disorder, often with progressing seriousness.
Comorbidity (p14): is the term used to describe the presence of two or more disorders in the same person.
Comparison or control group (p.19): Group of subjects who do not exhibit the disorders being studied but who are comparable in all other aspects to the criterion group. Also, a comparison group of subjects who do not receive a condition or treatment the effects of which are being studied.
Criterion group (p.19): Group of subjects who exhibit the disorder under study.
Dependent variable (P. 20): In an experiment, the factor that is observed to change with changes in the manipulated (independent) variables.
Direct observation (P. 16): Method of collecting research data that involves directly observing behavior in a given situation.
Double-blind study (P. 4): Often use in studies examining drug treatment effects, a condition where neither the subject nor the experimenter has knowledge about what specific experimental condition (or drug) the subject is receiving.
epidemiology (P. 12): Study of the distribution of diseases, disorders, or health realted behaviors in a given population. Mental health epidemiology is the study of the distribution of mental disorders.
experimental research (P. 21): research that involves the manipulation of a given factor or variable with everything else held constant.
family aggregation (P. 3): The clustering of certain traits, behaviors, or disorders within a given family. Family aggregation may arise because of genetic or environmental similarities.
incidence (P. 13): Occurrence (onset) rate of a given disorder in a given population.
independent variable (P. 20): Factor whose effect are being examined and which is manipulated in some way while other variables are held constant.
labeling (P. 8): Assigning a person to a particular diagnostic category such as schizophrenia.
lifetime prevalence (P. 13): The proportion of living persons in a population who have ever had a disorder up to the time of the epidemiological assessment.
negative correlation (P. 20): A relationship between two variables such that a high score on one variable is associated with a low score on another variable.
nomenclature (P. 6): a formulized naming system.
observational research (P. 19): In contrast to experimental research (which involves manipulating variables in some way and seeing what happens), in observational research the researcher simply observes or assesses the characteristics of different groups, leaning about them without manipulating the conditions to which they are exposed. Sometimes called correlational research, although the former is the preferred term.
One-year prevalence (P. 12): the number of cases of a specific condition or disorder that are documented in a population within a one-year period.
placebo (P. 4): an inert pill or otherwise neutral intervention that produces desirable therapeutic effects because of the subject’s expectations that it will be beneficial.
point prevalence (P. 12): the number of cases of a specific condition or disorder that can be found in a population at one given point in time.
positive correlation (P. 20): A relationship between two variables such that a high score on one variable is associated with a high score on another variable.
prevalence (P. 12): In a population, the proportion of active cases of a disorder that can be identified at a given point in, or during a given period of, time.
prospective research strategy (P. 20): Method that often focuses on individuals who have a higher-than-average likelihood of becoming psychologically disordered before abnormal behavior is observed.
retrospective strategy (P. 20): Method of trying to uncover the probable causes of abnormal behavior by looking backward from the present.
sampling (P. 18): The process of selecting a representative subgroup from a defined population of interest.
self-report data (P. 16): Data collected directly from participants, typcially by means of interviews or questionnaires.
Single case research design (P. 21): An experimental research design (e.g. an ABAB design) that involves only one subject.
stereotyping (P. 8): The tendency to jump to conclusions (often negative) about what a person is like based on beliefs about that group that exist (often incorrectly) in the culture (e.g., French people are rude, homosexuals have good taste in clothes, mental patients are dangerous, etc)
stigma (P. 8): Negative labeling.
symptom (P. 9): Patient’s subjective description of a physical or mental disorder.
syndrome (P. 9): Group or pattern of symptoms that occur together in a disorder.
The Civil War began as an argument over state rights and ended as a struggle over the meaning of freedom in America (Reilly). It was fought in many places from New Mexico and Tennessee to Florida by Americans who had never wandered away more than twenty-miles from their back yards (PBS). They found themselves fighting heroic battles hundreds of miles from their homes (PBS). American homes became their headquarters and American churches and schoolhouses sheltered their wounded and dying (Reilly).
The Union and Confederate armies swept across America, destroying farms, burning towns, destroying cities, and leaving a wide path of destruction in their wake (Reilly). Between 1861 and 1865 over three million Americans fought in the Civil War, and over six hundred thousand men died in it (Reilly). Americans killed each other in their own fields and orchards along familiar roads with American names (PBS). In two days, on the banks of the Tennessee River, at the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing more American men fell than all previous American wars combined. At Cold Harbor, Virginia, one of the bloodiest military battles of the American Civil War, seven-thousand Union soldiers and fifteen-hundred Confederate soldiers, all Americans, died (PBS). The Civil War made some men rich while destroying others, and eternally changed the lives of all who lived through it.
From the beginning the North outnumbered the south in every category. In 1860, twenty-two million people lived in the twenty-two states that remained a part of the Union (American Civil War). Only nine million lived in the eleven Confederate states and of that number close to four million were slaves.
The north was industrialized and had the capability to manufacture war materials and supplies. With an abundance of ships and miles of railroads the north possessed the infrastructure to move these supplies, and other goods to war and to market (United States History). In contrast, the South was a region of farms that even thought produced products Europe desired, only had a handful of ships to carry their products to market (Reilly).
The south had several advantages. The first was their military leadership; one-third of the officers from the US Army resigned their commission and headed south to defend their state (Roark, Johnson and Cohen 375). Second, the south did not need to defeat the north, all they had to do was defend its territory and wait for the Union to become disheartened and eventually grant independence (Roark, Johnson and Cohen 374). Third, the south could operate with fewer men because they had shorter interior lines to defend.
Although the confederacy made extraordinary efforts to build new factories to produce the war supplies needed, many of the rebel soldiers didn’t have proper field equipment (American Civil War). Southern railroads were either damaged or destroyed and prevented delivery of the supplies to the men who needed them (Reilly). The only supply the south had abundance in was gunpowder, rifles, ammunition and cotton.
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation gave hope for the 4 million slaves held in bondage, and the ex-slaves fighting for the freedom in the Union forces. In order for the south to win the war, all they had to do was to defend their territory and wait until the north became discourage and conceded (Roark, Johnson and Cohen 374). But they gave up this tactical advantage and pressed into battles in northern territories and lost their most valuable resources: their men.
This blunder was the major reasons for the South’s ultimate defeat. In the end it was North industrialized infrastructure and superiority in supplies, men, and determination that won the war. Slavery was abolished, and African Americans were freed from their masters, but took another century, unitl the civil rights movement, for them to have their freedom.
Works Cited
“American Civil War.” Microsoft Encarta 2007. 16 ed. CD-ROM. Redmond: Microsoft Corporation.
Reilly, Dr. Gretchen Ann. “American History before 1870.” Itunes. Temple: Temple College, August 2006.
Roark, James L., et al. The American Promise: A Compact History, Third Edition. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007.
The Civil War. Dir. Ken Burns. PBS. 1990.
“United States History.” Microsoft Encarta 2007. 16 ed. CD-ROM. Redmond: Microsoft Corporation.
A COM101: MASS COMMUNICATION, FALL2008 MADE IN AMERICA FINAL PROJECT: A SITCOM FOR BROADCAST TV By Joseph Eulo 12/12/2008 MADE IN AMERICA CONTENTS General Description …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Overview: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 Audience:………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Episode 1: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Diversity:……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Timeslot: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Backdrop, 2 Locations ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Backdrop: Elizabeth, NJ …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Location 1:The Employment Agency …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5 Location 2:The Living Room …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 Location 3:The Bar “Jose’s Catina” ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 Altered Location: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 Character 1: Michael Mumford …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 Personality Traits: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7 Physical Traits: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 Actor: Ryan Stiles……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7 Character 2: Zora Douglass …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8 Personality Traits: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Physical Traits: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 Actor: Wanda Sykes ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 Character 3: Fred “Domino” Douglass …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Personality Traits: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Physical Traits: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9 Actor: David Alan Grier …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Character 4: Langston Douglass ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Personality Traits: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Physical Traits: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Actor: Noah Gray-Cabey ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10 Lessons Learned ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 11 Overall Lesson One: The True Meaning of Success ……………………………………………………………………………. 11 Overall Lesson Two: Attitude Is More Important Than Fact ……………………………………………………………….. 11 Episode One: “The Downfall of Micahel Mumford”, Choices ……………………………………………………………… 11 Episode Two: “Love is Blind”, Think Things Through …………………………………………………………………………. 11 COM101: Mass Communication, Prof. Gouveia, Joseph A. Eulo, Fall 2008, Final Project pg. 2 MADE IN AMERICA GENERAL DESCRIPTION OVERVIEW: My sitcom revolves around the life of Michael Mumford, his ex-maid Zora Douglas, and her family. Michael’s riches-to-rags story begins with a cheating spouse, a dishonest accountant, and the subprime mortgage market meltdown. After losing his white-collar job to the collapse of his company, his wife to his best friend, and his 5th Avenue penthouse and all his assets to an investment scandal, Michael struggles to adapt his lifestyle from one of affluence to one belonging to the common American. With no one else to turn to and nowhere else to go Michael and the only remnant he has left from his previous life, his ex-wife’s Pomeranian, move in with his maid, Zora Douglass , her father Fredrick, and her teenage son Langston, in the Elmore section of Elizabeth New Jersey. Zora Douglass is a hardworking single Cuban-American mother in her late 30s. She works for a Manhattan maid service by day and raises her teenage son by night. She shares her home with her obstinate father and makes sure that he takes care of himself. Zora is always on the lookout for love, but seems to attract only weirdoes, misfits, and ex- felons. Her father Fredrick “Domino” Douglass is a retired Jazz musician and is the neighborhood Domino champion. Fred works at the family-owned bodega, and at times, his Cuban temper gets the better of him. He is a sarcastic and witty old fart who is always arguing with someone about something, especially customers. Langston, Zora’s teenage son, is a gifted student and talented piano player. He is extremely shy around the ladies, but tends to exude confidence when it comes to academics and music. Langston loves playing jazz on the piano with his grandfather after school at the family bodega. The conflict in my sitcom arises between Zora’s father’s suspicious and antagonistic attitudes and Michael’s snooty and sarcastic demeanor. Michael has to fend off Zora’s advances, her son’s disapproval, and his ex-wife’s Pomeranians’ consistent habit of using him as a surrogate fire hydrant. In addition, conflict occurs throughout Michael’s attempts to assimilate into a less privileged lifestyle, and his outright refusal to humble himself and accept his fate. The sitcom takes place in three main locations: the employment agency where Michael finds work, the living room of the home he lives in, and the local bar where he meets up with new friends and old foes. AUDIENCE: My Sitcom is aimed toward men and women aged 25 to 40, who are Young professionals, finished college, are starting to work in their field, and have children. COM101: Mass Communication, Prof. Gouveia, Joseph A. Eulo, Fall 2008, Final Project pg. 3 MADE IN AMERICA EPISODE 1: In the first episode we meet Michael Mumford, just waking up to begin his mid-morning ritual. We observe his butler brushing Michael’s teeth, shaving his face, and placing socks on his feet. A look of arrogance is splashed across his face as he looks at himself in the mirror. As we follow Michael out the door we are greeted by Zora Douglass: his doting maid. A look of lust and admiration is displayed across her face as she hands him his briefcase and newspaper. Michael tucks the paper under his arm, attempts to give his superficial wife a kiss, shakes her Pomeranian off his right pant leg, and heads out the door. In the Next scene we see Michael arriving late to work, at noon, at his father-in-laws Wall Street firm. Michael is oblivious to the side way glances and under-the-breath comments as he approaches the bank of elevators. Michael’s cell phone rings as he rides the elevator to his floor, it’s his father-in-law again; the seventh time this morning, he mumbles under his breath and sends the call to voice mail. The elevator opens to sea of people frantically scurrying about. Michael steps out, stops Lisa, a junior associate, and asks “what’s going on?” she sarcastically replies, “What planet are you on? The subprime credit market just crashed! The company is broke! And were all out of a job!” With a mischievous look on her face she asks “Didn’t you get the market report?” and then all the color begins to drain from Michael’s face. As Michael turns toward his office, Lisa shouts “I feel sorry for the poor schmucks who didn’t get out in time!” In his office, Michael picks up the phone and punches the speed dial button for his accountant. On the forth ring the call is answered “Jonah! Please tell me that I’m ok?” In the moments of silence before his accountant speaks Michael’s life changes, “Mike, I’m sorry but…” Michael lets go of the phone, drops to his chair, and comes to the realization that he’s the schmuck that Lisa spoke about. DIVERSITY: The show will exaggerate and poke fun at the differences between the “well-to-do” and the average working class American, their social circles, rituals, and norms. Each week there will be cameo appearances by an “A-list” celebrity who will play either one of Michael’s friends, family, boss, coworker, or foe. Each week Michael has a new job and through the interaction of the characters learns the lessons of the true meaning of success and family. TIMESLOT: My Sitcom will be on from 8:00 to 8:30PM on Wednesdays, because by then dinner is over and it is still early enough in the evening when the whole family can spend time together watching television. COM101: Mass Communication, Prof. Gouveia, Joseph A. Eulo, Fall 2008, Final Project pg. 4 MADE IN AMERICA BACKDROP, 2 LOCATIONS The sitcom takes place in three main locations: the employment agency where Michael finds work, the living room of the home he lives in, and the local bar where he meets up with new friends and old foes. BACKDROP: ELIZABETH, NJ My sitcom takes place in the Elmora section of Elizabeth, New Jersey in predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. The Douglas’s home is located on the corner of a busy street filled with shops catering to the Latin community. The Douglas’s family Bodega is a popular neighborhood store and is in a separate building attached to their home. Elizabeth, NJ has the second largest Cuban population in the United States outside of Miami, and has a strong sense of community and Latin culture. LOCATION 1:THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY The employment agency is where Michael finds his weekly employment, where he is indoctrinated into the life of the habitually unemployed, and where he interacts with a job counselor who sarcastically mocks him by sending him to the worse jobs he can find. The Employment Agency is located on the main floor of a ten story 1940s style brick building off of Broad Street in downtown Elizabeth. The employment agency shares the building with other business and county offices, including a probation office, legal aid office, and Bob’s School of Cosmetology where a transgender support group meets twice a week. The front door to the agency is made of glass and a metal frame, has a black handle, with black painted lettering that declares its hours of operations. A black and orange OPEN sign is tape to the door with thick strips of blue masking tape. The floor has a 1970s style faded lime green tiles, some of which are missing, chipped, or discolored. The walls are faux wood paneling, reminiscent of the early 80s décor, with so many job postings pinned to them you can’t see the wall. The only furniture in the main lobby is a 1950s light grey metal desk sits up against the right wall and has several old yellow rotary phones on top and several rows of pale green stadium style waiting room seats, about 20 or so, which fill the center of the room. Flickering fluorescent lighting showers the room with artificial light. Several of the drop ceiling tiles are missing, exposing rusted water pipes, while others display a yellow tint, and looks as if they will fall at any moment. The wall of bank teller style windows, are covered with inch thick bullet proof glass with signs posted above them that informs the patron the line they are in. To the left of the Teller windows is a hallway that leads back to the job counselor’s cubicle style offices. COM101: Mass Communication, Prof. Gouveia, Joseph A. Eulo, Fall 2008, Final Project pg. 5 MADE IN AMERICA LOCATION 2:THE LIVING ROOM The Living room of the Douglass home is important because it is where all the characters interact; it is where Michael sleeps, where Langston Studies. Where Zora plays the piano and where Fredrick relaxes on his prized possession: his La-Z-boy. The Living room has hardwood floors, with a red, yellow and green southwestern style area rug in front of the couch and under the Dining room table. The walls are covered in a floral pattern type of wall paper and don’t seem to go well with the décor. Every piece of furniture in the living room is covered with Plastic. The old dilapidated light green sofa-bed style couch, where Michael sleeps, seems out of place next to the brand new plush brown la-Z-boy recliner where Fredrick relaxes each evening. There is a 60s style dining room table to the left of the sofa next to the entry to the Kitchen, old rickety seat covered chairs wrapped in plastic covering. Against the stair cases is a 52” upright piano with a light brown lacquer finished with several family picture frames perched on top of it. Next the piano is Langston’s desk where he does his homework, a portrait of his mentor, Barack Obama, hangs on the fall in front of him, surrounded by photos of famous musicians, including his grandfather, and a plethora of awards marking Langston’s academic achievements. LOCATION 3:THE BAR “JOSE’S CATINA” Jose’s Cantina is local dive bar where Michael shares a drink and the events of his day with friends, acquaintances, and rivals. It’s a place where he escapes the realism of his life and where he befriends the bartender who reminds him of his old butler. The bar is sandwiched between a laundry-mat and a dollar store in a row of red brick single story buildings. A TV hangs from the back of the room playing some type of sport. A single pool table with a pick felt top sits to the left of the doorway, and several dart boards align the wall. A dozen wooden western-style tables’ and chairs spread about. A 1950s jukebox sits in the corner next to the doorway to the bathrooms, and plays only one song: La Bamba. The light colored tiled floor is well kept. Several ceiling fans churn the stale smoke-filled air. The bar has a black pleather bumper that wraps around its entire length and several bowls of stale peanuts that dot the its surface. Rows of half empty liquor bottles line the wall behind the counter on shelves in front of a mirror that extends the bars entire length. The stool cushions are worn out from years of overuse and neglect. ALTERED LOCATION: In moments of stress Michael Mumford daydreams he is a bank vault with piles of cash, and bars of gold. This location provides Michaels with an escape and a place to think about what would the old Michael would do in his current situation. The location is inside a vault at a bank, a gigantic metallic round vault door is wide open. Pallets of cash, gold bars, and big white burlap sacks with a black dollar sign printed on them fills piled on the floor. Grey shelving lines the egg shell color walls with more stacks of cash and gold bars, and money bags occupying its shelves. COM101: Mass Communication, Prof. Gouveia, Joseph A. Eulo, Fall 2008, Final Project pg. 6 MADE IN AMERICA CHARACTER 1: MICHAEL MUMFORD PERSONALITY TRAITS: Michael, the protagonist, has lived an affluent and silver spooned life; adopted by a wealthy family at a birth, everything has been provided for him including his job, education, marriage, and lifestyle. He is waited on hand and foot by everyone. His arrogant, dismissive, and comical attitude tends to rub his colleagues, in-laws, wife, and even his dog the wrong way. Zora Douglass, his maid is the only living soul who fancies him. His ineptitude at his profession is tolerated due to his marriage to the boss’s daughter: Jillian. On his way up the corporate ladder he has stepped on the toes of many. He is hated by his subordinates and despised by his colleagues. Many would find joy in his demise. A self proclaimed expert poker player but has no poker face. Michael wears his emotions on his sleeve and at time is easy to manipulate. PHYSICAL TRAITS: Michael Mumford is a tall and lanky fellow of medium build. He has Hazel eyes, short-cropped slicked back light brown hair. Has a slight limp that he received from an unfortunate freak cricket accident. ACTOR: RYAN STILES Ryan Lee Stiles was born in Seattle, Washington on April 22, 1959 to his father, Sonny a fishing plant supervisor and mother Irene, the youngest of five children. When Ryan was ten, his parents moved the family to Richmond, British Columbia. At the age of seventeen, he dropped out of high school to pursue a career in comedy and worked at his father’s fish-processing plant to earn a living while doing stand-up at Punchlines Comedy Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. He performed improv with Vancouver Theatre Sports League until he successfully auditioned for a berth at Toronto’s renowned Second City comedy ensemble in 1986. As an actor, comedian, and director Ryan work is often associated with improvisational comedy. He is best known for his improv and co-production work on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and the role of Lewis Kiniski on The Drew Carey Show and plays Herb Melnick on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men. COM101: Mass Communication, Prof. Gouveia, Joseph A. Eulo, Fall 2008, Final Project pg. 7 MADE IN AMERICA CHARACTER 2: ZORA DOUGLASS PERSONALITY TRAITS: Zora Douglass, a Cuban/African American, is a hardworking single mother who is always on the lookout for a sugar daddy. She inherited her sharp wit and sense of humor from her father Fred “Domino” Douglass whom she takes care of in her Elizabeth, NJ home. As a meticulous and stubborn extrovert her antics sometime gets her into trouble with her employer at a Manhattan maid service. She is a loving and astute mother to Langston Douglass and places family above everything. She operates a popular neighborhood Bodega with her father out of her home. PHYSICAL TRAITS: Zora Douglass is 5’5”, about 140lbs, and is of Cuban/African ethnicity. ACTOR: WANDA SYKES Wanda Sykes was born March 7, 1964 and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, to an Army colonel father who worked at the Pentagon and a banker mother. She is a graduate of Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia and is a stand-up comedian and actress. She is well known for her blunt observations on current events, the differences between the sexes and races, and life in general, as well as for her roles on The New Adventures of Old Christine as Barb and on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, as herself. Sykes began her stand-up comedy career in 1987 when she entered a Washington D.C.-area talent competition. Although she lost, she discovered a passion for comedy. She continued to hone her talents at local venues while working as a procurement officer at the National Security Agency (NSA). In 1992, she left the NSA and moved to New York. Her first big break came when opening for Chris Rock at Caroline’s Comedy Club. In 1997, she joined the writing team on The Chris Rock Show. The writing team was nominated for four Emmys, one of which they won in 1999. Since that time, she has appeared in several films, cameos, and comedy specials. COM101: Mass Communication, Prof. Gouveia, Joseph A. Eulo, Fall 2008, Final Project pg. 8 MADE IN AMERICA CHARACTER 3: FRED “DOMINO” DOUGLASS PERSONALITY TRAITS: Fredrick “Domino” Douglass is a retired Cuban-American Jazz musician. He is extremely suspicious and antagonistic towards outsiders especially to Michael Mumford. His neuroticism and introverted tendencies is in stark contrast to his daughter’s, extroverted personality. He is the neighborhood domino champion. To pass the time he works the store attached to his home, and provides advices, guidance and support to his grandson. Jack of all trades a master of none Fredrick’s unique perspective on life is both entertaining and comical. He likes to relive the past, and listens to old Cuban jazz records. Stubborn at times, he is always in the middle of a heated discussion with friends, neighbors, and store customers. He is the total opposite to Michael’s views on politics, religion, and life. PHYSICAL TRAITS: Fred Douglass is 5’9” has Grayish hair, and brown eyes. He sports a light Goatee, and is well kept. His slim build fails to reveal his ferocious appetite. He dresses in clothing from his youth and his never without a fedora on his head and owns a cane but doesn’t need one. ACTOR: DAVID ALAN GRIER David Alan Grier was born in Detroit, Michigan on June 30, 1955 to his father William Henry Grier, a writer who co-authored the book Black Rage, and mother Aretas Ruth. He graduated from Detroit’s premier high school, Cass Tech and received a BA from the University of Michigan, and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. He is known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color, and currently hosts Chocolate News, a show on Comedy Central. Grier made memorable appearances in the cult films Amazon Women on the Moon and I’m Gonna Git You Sucka. Keenan Ivory Wayans cast Grier in his new variety show In Living Color which became a hit and won an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series. Grier became a popular cast member through his characters, which ranged from hyperactive children to crotchety old men. COM101: Mass Communication, Prof. Gouveia, Joseph A. Eulo, Fall 2008, Final Project pg. 9 MADE IN AMERICA CHARACTER 4: LANGSTON DOUGLASS PERSONALITY TRAITS: Langston Douglass is a very bright kid; when he is not studying he performs with his grandfather on the piano inside their family owned bodega in the basement. He is a book worm, loves to read, learn, and play music with his grandfather. He has a hard time fitting in with the other kids in the neighborhood and is extremely shy around girls. He is the teacher’s pet, and takes his job as hallway monitor way to seriously. Langston is prepared for every situation, meticulous in his studies, and thrives on order. He pays close attention to the details and completes his chores without being told. He looks up to President Obama as his mentor and wants to be the first Cuban-African American President. PHYSICAL TRAITS: Langston Douglass is 5”, has curly brown hair, and brown eyes. He ACTOR: NOAH GRAY-CABEY Noah Gray-Cabey born in Chicago, Illinois, November 16, 1995 to Whitney Gray and Shawn Cabey is an American television actor and pianist. He is best known for his roles as Franklin Aloyisious Mumford in the ABC sitcom My Wife and Kids and is currently plays Micah Sanders in the NBC science fiction drama Heroes. At a young age Noah started with a toy keyboard and soon decided that he wanted to play a real piano. At age four, he performed in venues throughout New England and Washington. In July 2001, at age five, he became the youngest soloist ever to perform with an orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, the Queensland Conservatory and the International Convention in Brisbane. Noah made his feature film debut as Joey Dury in Lady in the Water. His career in television began in December 2001 and he has appeared on My Wife & Kids playing the role of Franklyn Aloysius Mumford, 48 Hours, Grey’s Anatomy, The Tonight Show, Good Morning America and The Oprah Winfrey Show. COM101: Mass Communication, Prof. Gouveia, Joseph A. Eulo, Fall 2008, Final Project pg. 10 MADE IN AMERICA LESSONS LEARNED OVERALL LESSON ONE: THE TRUE MEANING OF SUCCESS As the audience accompanies Michael Mumford on his journey to assimilate into a less unfortunate lifestyle the audiences understand that wealth, privilege, and social status are not the sole measurements of success. The audience comes to learn, through Michael’s relationships with others, the path to success begins with the development of quality mutual relationships with other people. OVERALL LESSON TWO: ATTITUDE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN FACT Zora’s witty personality and positive attitude towards life’s up-and-downs, keeps her family anchored, focused, and hopeful. Zora doesn’t let bad news or unfortunate events distort her view of reality or corrupt her attitude. She teaches her son and the audience that life is 10/90 (ten percent of what happens to you and ninety percent of how you react to it). She is always reminding her son, and the audience, to keep it ten-ninety. EPISODE ONE: “THE DOWNFALL OF MICAHEL MUMFORD”, CHOICES In the first episode of Made in America we see that Michael’s greed leads him to make bad decisions which ends in his financial, social, and professional ruin. The audience learns that the choices one makes today will determine where they’ll be tomorrow. EPISODE TWO: “LOVE IS BLIND”, THINK THINGS THROUGH In this episode Langston’s learns that people are not always what they seem to be. A female classmate of his cons him into doing a class project by him and then, during their presentation, claims full credit. He let his feelings for these girls cloud his judgment. His grandfather attempts to teach him how to heed warnings, think his decisions through, and how to learn from his mistakes. COM101: Mass Communication, Prof. Gouveia, Joseph A. Eulo, Fall 2008, Final Project pg. 11
Basic Anxiety: Infants and young children are highly independent upon their parents not just for survival, but for a sense of psychological security. If the infant (child) senses that they are loved, and protected, their safely needs are met. Under less than desirable circumstances, children feel intensely vulnerable and helpless, especially in the absences of adequate parenting, and such circumstances produce “basic anxiety”…which Horney describes as “the feeling of being isolated and helpless in a potentially hostile world”. Includes three major components: Helplessness, Aggressiveness, and Detachment resulting from pathogenic family influences during childhood. HORNEY
Basic Hostility: Feelings of anger in young children toward their parents, which must be repressed. HORNEY
Real Self: the vital center of the individual as they really are, with both shortcomings and potential for personal growth. HORNEY
Ideal Self: That which a person wishes they could be, and thinks they should be. In healthy individuals, the real self and the ideal self more or less coincide, but in the maladjusted or maladaptive individual, they are separated with a significant disparity between the two. In extreme cases, alienation may occur in which the person may abandon their real self for the sake of the ideal self. HORNEY
Collectivism: In some cultures, the predominant values of social cooperation and group goals. HORNEY
Individualism: In many Western cultures, the predominant values of individual goals and individual achievement (as contrasted with those cultures with shared goals and cooperation). HORNEY
Idealized (Self) Image: A misconception about one’s personality that is often used to conceal a despised real self or avoid difficult and painful inner conflicts (between “incompatible” orientations of one’s personality). HORNEY
Compartmentalization: A mechanism of adjustment in which incompatible behaviors are not simultaneously recognized; HORNEY
Cynicism: A mechanisms of adjustment in which the moral values of a culture or society are rejected. HORNEY
Elusiveness: A mechanism of adjustment in which a person refuses to make commitments to anyone or anything, avoids close personal relationships, and/or refuses to commit to an opinion, an action, a group, or a relationship (thus avoiding responsibilities). HORNEY
Excessive Self-Control: A mechanisms of adjustment in which employed as a technique for avoiding one’s own emotions. HORNEY
Externalization: Experiencing Intrapsychic processes as occurring outside oneself: a mechanism of adjustment in which conflicts are “projected” outside. HORNEY
Rationalization: A mechanism of adjustment by which a persons behavior are explained in a socially acceptable way. HORNEY
Tyranny of the Shoulds: A set of inner “demands” to live up to (i.e. the idealized self-image). HORNEY
Womb Envy: A set man’s jealousy and envy regarding a woman’s reproductive capacity (i.e. her ability to bear and nurse children) HORNEY
Claims: Unrealistic demands and expectations that the neurotic imposes on other people. HORNEY
Glory: Grandiose feelings of triumph because one appears to have fulfilled the demands of the idealized image. However, the neurotic quest for glory is compulsive and insatiable. HORNEY
Neurotic Conflict: An unconscious Intrapsychic clash between healthy and neurotic drives, or between opposing neurotic drives. HORNEY
Self-contempt (self hate): Hating one’s true abilities, feelings, and wishes because they differ from (and seem much worse than) the glorious idealized image. HORNEY
Self realization: Developing one’s healthy innate potentials and abilities. HORNEY
Tricotomy of Social Movement:
Three characteristics interpersonal “orientations of personality”
Movement Toward Others: Self Effacing Solution (The Compliant Personality): Overly values love, affection and approval; feeling weak and helpless; need for a partner to take over (lover, spouse, or friend); poor little me (need to be take care of); self-sacrificing and suffering for others; morbid dependency on others and assumption that others are superior (self-subordination) and the need to find self worth in a relationship (need to be loved).
Movement Away from Others: Resignation Solution (The Detached Personality): Always tries to be self-sufficient; development of considerable resourcefulness and independence; to protect privacy, prefers to be alone but often creative; rebellious against constraints or influences with tremendous need for freedom; detached from emotional experiences and wishes (an onlooker); an aversion to enforced change (or demands for effort); need for privacy, “keep others outside the circle of the self” and remain uninvolved with people ( may express feeling, but with a certain detachment); being free of social obligations.
Movement Against Others: Self Expansive Solutions (The Aggressive Personality):Narcissistic and in love with one’s “idealized self image”; very high standards and a “perfectionist”; a need to be socially recognized and admired; arrogant with great admiration for strength in self and others; and essential “disrespect” for others and contempt for the weak; the need to be right, the need to win a competition, or fight (can be vindictive); the need for personal admiration with great personal ambition; exert personal power over others and may be domineering (an “Authoritarian” personality); “power” and “mastery” seem to offer protection from being weak and vulnerable (love may well be seen as an unnecessary weakness)
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