AC DC Debate
Each person must initiate a dialog thread arguing why either AC or DC power is best for them, and therefore the nation as a whole; making sure to include the key ideas listed below in his/her argument. Each dialog thread may include pictures and/or diagrams. All information, including any images, must be cited according to the standard citation practices used in History class.
ROLE:
ROLE:
· Thomas Edison (DC Power)
· Francis Jehl (for Edison)
· Edison’s assistant
· George Westinghouse (AC Power)
· Nikola Tesla
· Westinghouse’s assistant
· Government Representative (Cost)
· Government Representative (Cost)
· Copper miner
· Coal miner
· Governor of New York (Niagara Falls)
· Governor of Nevada (Hoover Dam)
· Citizen: New Yorker
· Citizen: Rural Farmer
· Citizen: Small Town Person
· Senator (Judge)
· Senator (Judge)
· Francis Jehl (for Edison)
· Edison’s assistant
· George Westinghouse (AC Power)
· Nikola Tesla
· Westinghouse’s assistant
· Government Representative (Cost)
· Government Representative (Cost)
· Copper miner
· Coal miner
· Governor of New York (Niagara Falls)
· Governor of Nevada (Hoover Dam)
· Citizen: New Yorker
· Citizen: Rural Farmer
· Citizen: Small Town Person
· Senator (Judge)
· Senator (Judge)
- Senator (Judge)