Instruction:
For each assignment, you are expected to answer the assigned questions in your own words. Each assignment paper should be at least 250 words.
Papers less than the required 250 words will get zero. This does not mean each question requires a 250-word response; rather, the total number of words for answering the questions must total more than 250 words.
Assignment - Read the assigned article then answer the questions/prompts below.
The author discusses his experience traveling to Rome where he retraces the steps of World War II and the Nazis invasion of the Jewish Ghetto, the portico d"Ottavia.
Reading 1. Echoes From the Roman Ghetto - David Laskin July 14 2013 - NYTimes
Questions/prompts
1. Toward the end of the article, the author describes how gentrification of the town has lost its sense of history. What role do local officials have in preserving the historical significance of sights such as the Jewish Ghetto and the memorial at the Fosse Ardeatine?
2. Is there anything wrong with businesses taking advantage of the "tourist" climate despite the historical events that took place on the very site? Why or why not?