discusions
Discussions:
A: Twentieth Century Way of Death. In the attached article, the author, Philippe Aries, discusses how different the experience of family death is in modern times than at any time in human history. We are removed from the immediacy of many realities and view them through a screen. Please read this article and in your evaluation, consider how it takes into account industrialized vs. Third World people and the experience of participants in two World Wars (200 words).
B: Write a brief reflection on the movie White Light, Black Rain, considering these questions:
- How does this add to our understanding of WWII?
- How do these accounts compare to the US narrative of what happened? If there is a difference, why do you think there is? (150 words)