Ethical Dimension
What responsibilities do historical events impose upon us today? Historians attempt to hold back on ethical judgments of people, but if the story is meaningful, then there is an ethical judgment involved. We should expect to learn something from the past that helps us to face the ethical issues of today.
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Activities from "The Big Six"
When is a textbook like a movie?
- Compare the ethically position from several difference sources (Hollywood movie, museum exhibit, website, textbook).
- Examine the big idea or message (explicit and implicit)
- Who's voices are and aren't heard
- Use of the atomic bomb
- WWll bombing of Germany