4-2 Activity - Analyzing Historical Narratives

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HIS 100 Module Four Activity Template: Historical Narratives Identify the topic you chose to explore: Great London Smog Attempt to write the APA style citations for your four sources. Include links to each source. You will not be penalized for incorrect citation format. Compiled by, J. M. (1999, Dec 15). I Was There: Great smog, 1952 ; I WAS THERE: YOUR STORIES OF THE 20th CENTURY DAY 3: [1 STAR Edition].   The Mirror   https://ezproxy.snhu.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com %2Fnewspapers%2Fi-was-there-great-smog-1952-your-stories-20th%2Fdocview %2F338256166%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D3783 Polivka, B. J. (2018, April). The Great London Smog of 1952 : Ajn the American Journal of Nursing . LWW. https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/abstract/2018/04000/the_great_london_smog_of_195 2.34.aspx Lean, G. (2012, December 6). The Great Smog of London: In the Thick of Apathy . Gale Business: Insights. https://go-gale-com.ezproxy.snhu.edu/ps/i.do? p=GBIB&u=nhc_main&id=GALE|A311215209&v=2.1&it=r Bell, M. L., & Davis, D. L. (2001). Reassessment of the Lethal London Fog of 1952: Novel Indicators of Acute and Chronic Consequences of Acute Exposure to Air Pollution. Environmental Health Perspectives , 109 , 389–394. https://doi.org/10.2307/3434786 Compare the narratives presented in your primary and secondary sources relevant to your historical event. My primary sources both come from the perspective of individuals in the medical field, where one was an ambulance dispatcher and the other has a PhD. My secondary sources take on two different perspectives, one being the health outcome, and the other being the day leading up to and during the event. The primary sources are told in first person, where one is a memory, and the other is a medical journal of symptoms caused by the smog. My secondary sources are clippings and article retellings of the events that transpired during that time. The London economy was still recovering from WWII, and the rest of the world was watching or helping in the Korean War, not being able to give the proper support that London needed in the time of crisis. London was also selling the ‘Clean Coal’ overseas and keeping the dirty coal for their residents making the historical event as popular as it was. Describe one narrative that has significantly influenced the contemporary understanding of your historical event.
One narrative that has influenced my understanding of the historical event is ‘The Great Smog of London: In The Think of Apathy’ written by Geoffrey Lean. Within the article towards the end, Geoffrey Lean adds in that “Shortly before the 1952 disaster, Harold Macmillan, rejecting calls for legislation, reached for the same device as Edward I: "I suggest we form a committee. We cannot do very much, but we can seem to be very busy and that is half the battle nowadays." Meaning they knew it was happening and instead of trying to fix the problem, decided that doing nothing was better. Explain how the chosen narrative helps you better understand your historical research question. Please provide your revised research question and then explain how the chosen narrative helps you better understand your historical event. The above discussed narrative ‘The Great Smog of London: In The Think of Apathy’ written by Geoffrey Lean, gives a bigger picture leading up to the event and the outcome of the results makes understanding what happened a little easier. My revised research question is ‘How did the Great London Smog progress the Clean Air Act of 1956
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