Question

Use library resources to locate an article from a scholarly journal or scholarly article from reputable online source that discusses an (engineering failure) and the ethical issues surrounding it. For example,

Challenger or Columbia disasters, The BP oil spill, Kansas City Hyatt walkway, I-35 bridge collapse, Tacoma Bridge, Z Corp and toxic waste dispo- sal, Citicorp center in New York, Building Green: The Audubon Building, Toxic Waste Facilities: New South Wales (Australia) and Ward Valley (California), Saving Venice From Flooding: Civil Engineers vs. Ecologists. These are some suggested topics. However, there are many good articles out there. Read the article and prepare one page response paper. Your response should be an example of expository writing that reflects your opinion of the article you read or the topic it discussed. It should also be thoughtful, coherent, and well organized. In addition, please submit the hard copy of the article you selected. Some ideas for framing your response include: (a) Find one or two points in the article you found interesting and discuss; (b) Pick an argument that you disagreed with and state why; or (c) Discuss how the situation(s) described in the article might affect you in your career.