Looks at responses to disasters in history with an emphasis on research and writing. Over the semester, we have examined various disasters from different perspectives. First of all, the psychological and physical problems from jamestown. Disasters, responses to fires, hurricanes, and epidemics in colonial america, famine suffered by the donner party en route to california, irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country, disaster tourism, the johnstown flood of 1889, the impact of the fire in new york city, and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today, we are discussing david oceanfys Pulitzer Prize winning book polio an american story. You all received questions that i posted and im really interested in the topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s and of course thats when this takes place and i think just looking at polio, really, so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting, though, i
Explain in advance that this history course looks at responses to disasters in American History with an emphasis on research and writing over the semester but exam various disasters from various perspectives. First of all psychological and psychological problems. Disaster sermons in responses to fires, hurricanes and epidemics in colonial america. Famine suffered by the donald party, and routes it in california. Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country. Disaster tourism, at the johns down flood of 1889 the impact of the triangle shirt waste factory fire in new york city and disaster that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today, we are discussing david osha skins book book polio an american story. You all received questions that i posted. And im really interested in this topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s and, of course, thats when so much of this book takes place and i think just looking at polio really reveals so
I just wanted to explain in advance that this advance that this history course looks at responses to disasters in American History, with an emphasis on research and writing. Over the semester, weve examined various disasters from different perspectives. First of all, the psychological and physical problems at jamestown. Disaster sermons and responses to fires, hurricanes, and epidemics in colonial america. Famine suffered by the donner party en route to california. Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country. Disaster tourism at the johnstown flood of 1889. The impact of the triangle shirt waist factory fire in new york city and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today we are discussing David Oshinskys Pulitzer Prizewinning book polio an american story. You all received questions i posted. And im really interested in this topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s, and thats when so much of this book takes p
Looks at responses to disasters in American History with an emphasis on research and writing. Over the semester weve examined various disasters from different perspectives. First of all, the psychological and physical problems at jamestown. Responses to fires, hurricanes, and epidemics in colonial america. Famine suffered by the donner party and route to california. Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine and the ability to create new lives in this country. Disaster tourism. The johnstown flood of 1889. The impact of the triangle shirt waist factory fire in new york city and disaster art that emerged from the 1930s dust bowl. So, today we are discussing the Pulitzer Prizewinning book polio an american story. You all received questions i posted. Im really interested in this topic because i also teach a seminar on the 1950s, and thats when so much of this book takes place. I think just looking at polio really reveals so many different issues that affected that decade. Before starting,
There are as many versions of how, when and where marilyn died as there are witnesses. I cant talk about him. The brentwood section of los angeles buzzed with activity the morning of august 5, 1962. The normally tranquil neighborhood slowly filled with Police Officers and members of the media as word trickled out hours earlier actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead. I was shown the night stand by her bed it was 8 or 10 empty bottles that contained medicine. All bar by thd all barbiturates. Its my conclusion the mode of death is probable suicide. As with most of major news events that shocked the world, that explanation would not satisfy anyone. Any time you have a controversial figure in life and they have an untimely death, you have conspiracies about that death. Marilyn is no different. Conspiracy theories have become oh intertwined with the fabric of our country at times many impossible to say what is fact and what is fiction. Even events that happened before our very eyes can become