Choose at least 5 of the questions below and answer them. Please use full sentences and/or paragraphs in your responses.

1. 1Can you think of any examples of films you have seen that include depictions of Arab people? What were those images like?
2. 2Why do you think Arabs are represented so negatively in Hollywood films?
3. 3Aladdin is an animated film aimed primarily at children. Do you agree that we should take the images and representations of a film like this seriously? Why or why not? Can you think of other children’s films that include stereotypical representations of groups of people?
4. 4How is it possible that Hollywood can simultaneously depict Arabs as incompetent and as a dangerous threat? Why do you think this contradiction occurs?
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6. Do you believe that films have the power to reinforce or challenge stereotypes and group animosities? Why or why not?
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPxak6lFd-I