Christof Teuscher

UNST 136A
Spring 2014



3/30/14

Assignment
Documentary: Living Forever?

Overall goal:
Life expectancy has uoubleu in the last 1Su yeais. Bow uiu that happen. Anu how will this
tienu continue. Is it the beginning of living foievei. Woulu you want to live foievei. If so,
why anu how. If not, why not. What woulu the implications be foi inuiviuuals anu society
if we suuuenly hau the technology to live foievei. What woulu that mean foi oui peisonal
ielationships. What about the global foou supply. What about having chiluien who woulu
also have a choice to live foievei. What woulu you uo if you ueciueu to live foievei in the
fiist place, but then suuuenly get tiieu of the life.
The goal if this assignment is to make a uocumentaiy that investigates the multifaceteu,
iich, anu ueep topics anu issues ielateu to the possibility of living foievei in the not so fai
futuie.

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o 0nueistanu the backgiounu anu context of living foievei.
o Bo auuitional ieseaich that suppoits aiguments anu help to inteipiet the
eviuence.
o Apply youi own ciitical thinking to iuentify those aieas that aie not as well
suppoiteu, oi aie open to othei inteipietations. Look to othei souices foi
uiffeient ways of viewing the situation(s).
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o Iuentify the challenges faceu by people living in uiffeient anu places anu in
uiffeient ways.
o Compaie anu analyze theii challenges anu iesponses to those otheis face.
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o Recognize the types of "iational" anu "iiiational" thinking in uiffeient people.
o Explain the balance of gioup vs. inuiviuual inteiests.
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o Piactice cleai anu compelling communication.
o 0se the iNovie tools, oi any othei viueo euiting softwaie.

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Christof Teuscher
UNST 136A
Spring 2014



3/30/14
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Format:
Length: the uocumentaiy shoulu be between 1u anu 2u minutes.
Foimat: Quick time (.mov) oi AvI (.avi), oi any foimat that can be uploau on
YouTube oi vimeo.
Submission:
The final uocumentaiy must be uploaueu on YouTube oi vimeo anu embeuueu into
youi ePoitfolio.
Due date:
Final movie: C$"= D7' EE= EF1FF:4 (ePoitfolio ueauline)
Grading:
Youi final giaue is a gioup giaue, i.e., each gioup membeis gets the same giaue.