Electricity Debate

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:
·        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)

  • Senator (Judge)