1 .		Does film reflect what viewers value and want to see, or does film reflect what Hollywood wants viewers to believe and see? In other words, does Hollywood mirror societal values or establish and encourage societal values.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
2 .		What you know about an author influences, directly or indirectly, the way you read his or her texts. What prior knowledge do you have about Sydney Pollack? Have you seen any of Pollack’s films? Read any of his writing? Seen him interviewed on television? How will this prior knowledge impact your reading of his text? The following is a partial list of Pollack’s directing credits: Random Hearts; Sabrina; The Firm; Havana; Out of Africa; Tootsie; The Slender Thread; They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?; Absence of Malice; and The Way We Were. Click on _"The Way We Are" by Sydney Pollack_ in the blue band above to return to author links.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.