1: Watch the movie Dr. Strangelove. After viewing, answer each question completely. Provide a paragraph for each response.
1. Who do you think Dr. Strangelove is modeled after? What is the significance of his actions?
2. What were the filmmakers saying about man's relationship with machines?
3. Communication is a reoccurring theme in the movie. Provide an example and explain the point they were trying to make.
4. During the Cold War, when the United States and the Soviet Union were pursuing a policy of mutual assured destruction (MAD), why were missiles that could permit a defense against nuclear attack seen as dangerous and destabilizing?
5. During the Cold War, there were some people who accepted the inevitability of a nuclear war and tried to plan for it. Many people objected that this type of thinking desensitized leaders, making them more likely to start a nuclear war with casualties of 20 - 50 million Americans and as many Russians. Which position makes sense to you? Explain your reasoning.
2: Read the 9/11 Report. You will then answer one of the following questions. You will cite at least three different passages of the report to support your argument. You answer will be at least 500 words in length.
Questions:
What are your perceptions about how the 9/11 Report has impacted our society?
In your opinion, what recommendation(s) has been the most neglected?
All documents reflect bias. What bias do you detect in the Report?
What were the keys to Osama Bin Laden's success as a leader? Please be specific.
How did the organization of the United States' government make the attack possible?
In your estimate, will the recommendations outlined in the report actually make us safer, or are they akin to closing the barn door after the horses are out?
How closely do the report's recommendations align with what Richard Clarke wanted to do in 1998?
What warnings did we have of the impending attack in the leading up to 9/11?
Given the findings of the report, why did we invade Iraq?
How does Guantanamo Bay figure into the report's recommendations? What are the ramifications of that?
How does the report deal with the impact that its recommendations will have on Americans' civil liberties?
The 9/11 Report was published in July of 2004. Page 131 of the report contains America's report card on how it has responded from that time up to December of 2005. What patterns do you see? Anything that surprises you?
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