Perspective and Truth in History

1.  Read the following poem by Bertolt Brecht:

Brecht:      https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bzc8LRLbBamTM1owbnBIVHZ5YjA/view?usp=sharing


Answer the following questions:

      1. Who is Brecht concerned with in the poem?
      2.  What do you think his overall point is?
 
    Make sure you look up and know the historical references in the poem. There will be a quiz!


2.  Read this piece from Omer Aziz, writing in the New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/11/opinion/september11-attacks-2001.html?searchResultPosition=1

or it's here too:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RVTSDXDenj1hZyHRvsJsjblc5ndNgLqb/view?usp=sharing


      1.  How would you summarize the views of the writer with regard to September 11th?
      2.  In what ways does he differ from the usual talk about 9/11?
      3.  What do both the Brecht poem and the Aziz essay say about the idea of perspective in discussing historical events or history in general?

Complete the questions in your notebook.

Due:  Monday, September 16