Assignment:
Create a multimedia presentation (using a presentation tool such as PowerPoint or Prezi) for the topic "Science and Technological Advances" in regards to the Atomic Bomb that addresses the below following critical elements.
These critical elements will be evaluated from the information you provide in your multimedia presentation of 10 to 12 slides.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Articulate how different historical lenses impact how people perceive an historical event.
A. Explain how historical lenses could be applied to your topic. For instance, are there aspects of this event that might interest a political historian and what are they?
B. Choose one of the lenses referenced above, and detail how the historical narrative you started in your research and introduction might change through this lens. For instance, how might the "story" of your event change when studied through its political aspects?
C. Discuss what conclusions you can draw about the "telling" of history in relation to the "teller." How does this impact for you what "history" is? Be sure to back up your opinions with information learned throughout the course.
II. Based on your conclusions, articulate the value of studying history.
A. Describe how you could apply to our lives today what you have learned from the event you have studied. Be sure to reference specific contemporary issues. For instance, what specific issues that we encounter today could benefit from lessons learned from your event?
B. Discuss your opinion of the adage that "history repeats itself." Do you agree or disagree? Be sure to explain why you have this opinion with information you have learned throughout the course.
C. Discuss your obligation as a citizen of your society to understanding the history behind issues that impact you every day. For instance, what civic duties you can be better at if you know more about their history? How can being a more informed member of society benefit you and society?
Use the below Primary and Secondary Source to assist in the multimedia presentation.
Primary Sources:
The Associated Press. (1945, Aug. 6-14). AP was there: US drops atomic bombs on Japan in 1945.
Atomic Archive. (2015). Historical documents and reports.
Atomic Heritage Foundation & Los Alamos Historical Society. (n.d.). Voices of the Manhattan Project [Tape recordings].
Truman, H. (1945, Aug. 6). Press release by the White House, August 6, 1945. Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.
Secondary Sources:
Frisch, D. H. (1970). Scientists and the decision to bomb Japan. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 26(6), 107-115.
Malloy, S. L. (2012). ‘A very pleasant way to die': Radiation effects and the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan. Diplomatic History, 36(3), 515-545.
Reynolds, M. L., & Lynch, F. X. (1955). Atomic bomb injuries among survivors in Hiroshima. Public Health Reports, 70(3), 261-270.
Attachment:- Multimedia Presentation Planning.doc