Your fully documented essay should reflect your analysis of the medical issues dealt with in the films, as well as your related research. Discuss the following: (1) How does And the Band Played On and The Normal Heart reveal the struggle of AIDS activists in the 1980s, as well as the limitations of public policy regarding this real epidemic? (2) How does Concussion bring to light an epidemic that was being covered up? (3) How accurately does Contagion dramatize the real danger of a potential world-wide pandemic? Students should focus on analysis, not mere plot summary. They should document fully, following MLA specifications for in-text citations and include a Works Cited list, also following MLA specifications. They must include brief integration of at least five related, reliable, and retrievable sources.