HIS 100 Module One Activity

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HIS 100 Module One Activity Template: Project Topic Exploration You must pick a topic from the Research Topics Lists in the Library Research Guide. While it is a good idea to choose your topic early, you may change it until the next module. Replace the bracketed text below with your responses. Support your responses with specific details and examples. Identify the topic you chose to explore: Chernobyl Explain what you already know about the chosen topic based on your personal history or experiences. Admittedly I do not know much about this topic in terms of specifics. I know it was a nuclear disaster that had horrific ramifications that took place at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the 1980s. I did watch an HBO miniseries on Chernobyl 4 years ago. I am interested in learning more information and detail regarding the event that I’m certain the television show glazed over or ignored completely. Describe the beliefs, assumptions, and values you have related to the topic you chose. Since my only real exposure to this event was watching the HBO miniseries, I certainly have my own beliefs and assumptions regarding the event. At the end of the day, this was a drama series. When considering that, you must consider that even television shows or movies that are based on real events intrinsically distort, twist, or embellish upon the facts of history to make their product more entertaining. I have heard that the levels of radiation at the site and in the surrounding area are extremely dangerous even now. I would like to find out whether that is still true. I’ve also heard that the environment is thriving and there are more animals and natural life flourishing than before because of the “reset” that Chernobyl forced. This is another point that I am interested in investigating further. Explain why this topic is relevant to current events or to modern society. What happened at Chernobyl remains extremely relevant to current events and modern society. Today’s world and political climate hasn’t changed much, if at all. It is still driven by the powerful, their decisions and their motivations and we the people are left to deal with the fallout, whether it be positive or negative. It reminds me of how there are such fervent opinions on both sides of climate change. The conservative right and big corporations telling us that climate change is a hoax while the liberal left showing us evidence of the immense effect climate change is having on our earth. This particularly interests me because infertility is a rising problem throughout the world. This topic hits home for me as my wife and I have been struggling to conceive for years and have tried everything, including IUI and IVF treatments. The increase in infertility has been a result of changes in our society, environmental toxin exposure, GMOs, and water contamination. This is just a small picture of everything that climate change has potentially affected. 1
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