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Dec 6, 2023
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Département d’histoire
|
History Department
Faculté des arts / Faculty of Arts
HIS 2129 B
History 2129:
Technology, Society, and Environment since 1850
Professor:
Jean-Louis Trudel
Office hours:
(by appointment)
NAME : ________________________________________
NUMBER : ________________________________
Assignment 3 (due November 29th, 2023)
Option A:
(double-spaced; outside sources may be used, but must be cited properly)
1)
What four (4) types of sample provide the clearest evidence of the peak in atmospheric radioactivity that
resulted from nuclear testing up to the 1960s?
[2 points]
2)
According to Stokols, what are three (3) factors that affect people's ability to cope with climate change?
Explain each one fully in your own words.
[3 points]
3)
After 1940, the "Small Committee" formed by several U.S. pharmaceutical companies created a file of
evidence about the safety of diethylstilbestrol (DES) for use by women.
Two (2) selection criteria ensured that
the evidence would be mainly positive.
Explain why each selection criterion helped to support their claims.
[1
point]
4)
Identify two (2) arguments used by Rachel Carson to counter the idea that deploying the milky spore disease
against the Japanese beetle was "too expensive."
Explain sufficiently.
[1 point]
5)
Why was Rachel Carson's first book of scientific popularization about the ocean less appreciated or noticed
by readers and book critics than her following books?
[1 point]
6)
Beyond ensuring the safety of genetically modified food, Margaret McLean identified in 2005 additional
related ethical concerns.
Describe two (2) of these in your own words. [1 point]
7)
According to Neil Postman, which industry produced the most visible and pervasive changes in U.S. politics
by the end of the 20th century?
[1 point]
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Option B:
(750 words, double-spaced, footnoted, outside sources may be used)
Basing yourself on the arguments presented by Lewis and Maslin in 2015, make a case of your own for a
starting date of the Anthropocene Epoch.
Support your conclusion with reasons and evidence
.
[10 points]
Option C:
(750 words, double-spaced, footnoted, outside sources may be used)
What is the overall argument made by Carson in the seventh chapter, "Needless Havoc", of her 1962 book,
Silent Spring
?
List and explain the main points she makes to support her thesis.
Describe some of the most
convincing evidence Carson brings to bear on the issue in order to bolster her argument.
[10 points]
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