Step 1. Watch the 1983 television film The Day After (link to YouTube video provided at the beginnin ...

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Step 1. Watch the 1983 television film The Day After (link to YouTube video provided at the beginning of this module) as well as the assignment overview video presentation on the previous page. Step 2. Write a formal paper that responds to The Day After (1983). See the information provided below outlining the specific components to include in your analysis. Format, Content, & Structure of Paper Format: Word document, 12-pt Times New Roman, double-spaced; include your name and paper title Minimum word count: 1000 words ??Reminder: the word count for Paper 2 has changed from 900 words (as stated in the video from the previous page) to 1000 words Your paper should be structured as follows: Summary of plot: 300 words (maximum). Begin by summarizing the film's plot for a MAXIMUM of 300 words. This summary should not be a recap of the plot. Instead, it should identify the following: location of the setting (and why you think this setting was chosen); principal characters (and why you think these characters were chosen); the movie's representation of the failure of brinkmanship; and the placement of the nuclear attack within the film's storyline. Analysis of how the film develops traditional apocalyptic beliefs, symbols, and expectations: 400 words (minimum). How does the film represent the possible End of the World? Cite scenes or events depicted in the film and connect them to the material you have studied in this course. Be specific. Analysis of how the movie transforms these traditional apocalyptic beliefs, symbols, and expectations to make them relevant for contemporary viewers: 300 words (minimum). How does the film take the traditions that you have studied in this course and transform them? Be specific. Conclusion: 100 words (maximum). Conclude your paper with a brief summary of your analysis. Note: Do not summarize the film but your ANALYSIS of the film. Even though the film is more than 40 years old, how does it continue to reflect contemporary apocalyptic expectations? Submission carefully adheres to assignment instructions, clearly and logically developing the paper’s three parts and conclusion. The analysis is supported by several well-chosen examples from the film and module videos. The writing is persuasive, thoughtful, direct, and concise and is completely free of grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.