Technological Transformations

Technological Transformations
In a 750 word essay drawing on the course materials from the readings from week 1 through week 4, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your mastery of Course Goals 1 & 2: Accurately and effectively communicate ideas, information, arguments, and messages to present material in a historical context. Investigate and evaluate historical information from global, social, and ethical perspectives to guide decision making. You will choose 1 group (women, laborers, farmers, believers, scientists and scholars, the middle class, the aristocracy, the agrarian poor, artisans, merchants, military people, entrepreneurs, religious authorities, heretics, artists, patients, builders and architects, physicians, musicians, entrepreneurs, etc.) and trace the technological transformations in their lives and the changes in how they see the universe. You will be using your readings from weeks 1-4 for your paper. You may supplement these readings with SCHOLARLY sources if you wish but ONLY AS A SUPPLEMENT: YOU MUST USE THE ASSIGNED READINGS.