Reference no: EM132591790 , Length: 1000 Words
MCD6090 - International Studies-Origins of Globalisation Assignment - Monash College, Australia
Learning objectives - The aim of this task is to develop an array of essential reading and writing skills that underpin all subsequent work in this unit, and in the International Studies major.
Among these skills, this task is especially intended to develop students' critical empathy - i.e. the ability to understand different perspectives and analyse their relationship to each other - which is essential to acquiring intercultural competence.
- To develop analytical and critical reading skills.
- To understand that an historical event can be viewed from a variety of perspectives.
- To develop your writing skills.
Assessment - Document Analysis
Compare and contrast the two primary source testimonies to show how and why they are similar/different . In addition, you must state your position on whether they are credible sources or not.
Requirements - Minimum of 5 academic sources must be used. You should draw on the two testimonies provided via Moodle. The first of these is a link to an interview archive known as the Voices of t he Manhattan Project: General Paul Tibbets - Reflections on Hiroshima and the second is an article from TIME Magazine on the 40th anniversary of the bombing.
As you will see, these two interviews were conducted with two individuals who were present at the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. They are:
1. Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the aircraft that dropped the bomb; and
2. Yoshi taka Kawamoto, a school-age boy living in Hiroshima at the time of the bombing.
Their respective accounts discuss an important moment in the shaping of our contemporary world - the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan - from different perspectives.
To complete the task, students must write a 1000 word comparative analysis of the two interviews, considering the following questions:
How and why do these perspectives of the event differ from each other?
What factors may have shaped each person's version of events?
What kind(s) of authority does each source have?
How does each perspective confirm or challenge historical versions of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945?