Briefly describe a recent situation in which you personally intervened (or witnessed an intervention) in an informal context. What have you learned by reading the section on informal intervention that would influence how you might make different choices in the future?

For this exercise please tell us whether the underlined words (all verbals) are either a/an: (a) gerund

(b) participle (c) infinitive.

a. Dreaming about success won’t guarantee it. b. Helen wants to become a famous screenwriter. c. Hiding in the underbrush, the lion spotted the gazelle. d. To dream the impossible dream is not always a foolish exercise. e. The professor enjoyed challenging her students to improve. f. Now it’s time to turn to exercising our brains. g. Losing the election does not seem to be an option now. h. Briefly losing her bearings, she quickly shook off her mental fog and headed north. i. Branded a coward by his former friends, he set out to prove them wrong. j. Reaching out a paw, the cat touched its owner's face.

Compare the principles and concepts of Media Ecology Theory to those of Cultivation Analysis. What similarities and differences exist between the two theories?

What will be an ideal response?