300-word History Discussion Essay

Please view: Spike Lee’s documentary (to 1:23:00) When the Levees Broke available on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12xj1sHvIWA
And Read:
– Scott Knowles Lessons in the Rubble: The World Trade Center and the History of Disaster Investigations in the United StatesHistory and Technology(Spring 2003): 9-28;
– Scott Knowles Investigating 3.11: Disaster and the Politics of ExpertInquiry available at:http://fukushimaforum.wordpress.com/online-forum-2/online-forum/investigating-3-11/
And discuss (Both A and B): A) How does Knowles describe the relationship between technology (of nuclear power plants or skyscrapers) and risk during disasters (man-made or not)? B) How does his story relate to the notion of risk and disaster in the Katrina Hurricane event in New Orleans?