In "Excerpt from PREPARED STATEMENT OF TINA CORDOVA, CO-FOUNDER, TULAROSA DOWNWINDERS CONSORTIUM," Tina Cordova gives testimony to U.S. Congress on the need to provide compensation to victims of nuclear fallout in New Mexico.
Pair “Dulce et Decorum Est” with “Excerpt from PREPARED STATEMENT OF TINA CORDOVA, CO-FOUNDER, TULAROSA DOWNWINDERS CONSORTIUM” and ask students to discuss the horrors of warfare. How does “Dulce et Decorum Est” describe the horrors of chemical warfare during World War I? How does “Excerpt from PREPARED STATEMENT OF TINA CORDOVA, CO-FOUNDER, TULAROSA DOWNWINDERS CONSORTIUM” demonstrate the impact of World War II beyond the battlefields? In “Dulce et Decorum Est” the speaker rejects the phrase “It is sweet and honorable to die for one’s country.” How does “Excerpt from PREPARED STATEMENT OF TINA CORDOVA, CO-FOUNDER, TULAROSA DOWNWINDERS CONSORTIUM” grapple with the idea that sacrifice for one’s country is honorable?