The Pre-Planning Paragraph will articulate your choice of option and provide further details about how you intend to approach it (you may change your mind thereafter) in 200 to 250 words. American cinema, usually viewed as entertainment, often also engages politics. Movies offer, among other things, an alternative way to present arguments and project views. For example, Birth of a Nation, the story of the post-Civil War South from the perspective of the Klu Klux Klan, was propaganda for the system of racial segregation that had then recently been put into place. Movies such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Gone with the Wind, Twelve Years a Slave, and Jungle Fever, also address issues of race, sometimes in relation to national identity.  Select, view, and critically analyze a film. Examples of suitable film would include American Hustle and Wall Street. How does the film represent Americans from the standpoint of, for instance, beliefs, values, opinions, norms, and identities? Relate to discussions about issues that concern government, such as policy making, today. Compare this to the political science discussion about Americans? Movies are sometimes touchstones for current debates about political concerns. How does this assertion relate to your film? Discuss your position on the issues and situate yourself in the debates.