What one event presented in the documentary did you find particularly compelling? Why? Had you been aware of this event before? How does it change your view of the city’s history or the city itself?
1). Make sure to contextually introduce the documentary and the event using this template at the opening of your response:
a). Ric Burns’ fifth installment of the film series New York: A Documentary Film, entitled “Cosmopolis,” spans the years 1919-1931.
b). One event the documentary covered that I found particularly compelling was______________________________, which occurred in___________________________.
c). _______(your event)_______________happened because_________________________________.
d). This event was important because_________________________.
2). Now finish the essay with an elaboration of this event’s importance, as well as how it has changed your view of the city’s history, or your view of the city itself.
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