Historic Disasters Explored
| Dates: | February 20 - March 26, 2024 |
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| Meets: | Tuesdays, February 20 - March 26, 2024, 10 a.m. to 12 noon |
| Location: | Vantage Point |
| Cost: | $0.00 |
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This six-week course will explore the effect that disasters have on society, the environment, politics, and individuals as well as how future governmental policies may be shaped by those disasters. We will consider different categories of disasters including natural, man-made, and biological to gain a better understanding of the impact of these events on society and the environment. Our study will shed light on human contributions that may exacerbate natural phenomenon resulting in some of the world’s great catastrophes. Could some of these events have been prevented? Come learn about selected tsunami, earthquakes, hurricanes, the Dust Bowl, The Plague, the Titanic sinking, the Hindenburg and September 11, 2001.
| Fee: | $0.00 |
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| Hours: | 12.00 |
Vantage Point
5400 Vantage Point RD Columbia MD 21044Diane Duray
Diane Duray, MA, holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Baldwin-Wallace University and a master’s in Public Administration from the State University of New York Albany. After teaching for various community colleges and the University of Maryland Global Campus, she began teaching for the Senior Centers in Anne Arundel County. She enjoyed teaching adults who really wanted to learn and found that she learned as much from them as they did from her. Diane also enjoys teaching all the fun aspects of history instead of having to teach the textbook. Other courses she offers include: History of Witchcraft in Salem; Spies and Espionage; Murder and Mayhem; Pirates and Explorers; and Women's Suffrage to name a few. She is “retired,” but loves teaching.| Date | Day | Time | Location |
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