IAH 206 Week 2 Short Essay Assignment Description and Prompts
\nDue: June 25 by 11:59pm (late essays will not be accepted)
\nLength: 500-750 words
\nValue: 25 points* – 5% of your final grade. Required completion to be eligible to pass the
\ncourse.
\nINSTRUCTIONS
\nBeing able to articulate and work with the course ideas is important in understanding the arc of
\nmedicine in the United States. While discussion and quizzes help with that, longer answers assist
\nin refining course materials and demonstrate engagement with the topic. Choose ONE of the
\nprompts below to address and write a 500-750 short essay that explores the prompt while making
\nuse of course materials and lectures. The essay should use course materials and show critical
\nengagement with the topic.
\nFORMATTING
\nAll files must be uploaded as a .doc or .docx. No other file formats will be accepted. In addition,
\nplease make sure your file is formatted in the following way:
\n– Font: 12pt, Times New Roman
\n– Spacing: Double-spaced.
\n– Margins: One inch margins on all sides
\n– Citation: MLA
\n– Works Cited Page: Since all the outside material is collected on D2L, you need not have
\na works cited. However, quotes should be apparent and make use of MLA citation within
\nthe document.
\nGRADING
\nWhile the essay is worth 5% of your course grade, the initial grade will be points based. Toward
\nthe end of the semester, I\u2019ll release instructions on how to calculate your final grade. Evaluated
\nessays will include comments that explain the grade the essay earned. Foremost will be the
\ncontent of the answer, but penalties will accrue for spelling, grammar, construction, formatting,
\nand citation.
\nRoughly, the answers break down with 20 points for the quality of the answer itself and 5 points
\nfor the technical parts of the answer (spelling, construction, etc.).
\nRESOURCES
\nAs part of your answer, you may use only materials assigned for the class. Remember, that
\nincludes lectures as well as the texts. Texts can be from any week of the course. Do not use texts
\nfrom outside the course to support your answer.
\nPROMPTS for Last Names A-H
\n– Consider the ways in which the \u201cmiracle\u201d cures of the 21st century often mirror those of the
\n19th. Making use of at least two different course sources, write an essay that argues for or against
\nthese types of cures.
\n– Examine the ways in which Samuel Thomson and anti-vaccine groups talk about the profession
\nof medicine. Write an essay that takes a stand on this language and makes use of at least two
\nsources from the class.
\n– Look at the figure of the doctor in George Dedlow. Using at least two other class sources (three
\ntotal) write an argument that argues for the advancement (or not) of the physician over the course
\nof the class.
\nPROMPTS for Last Names I-Z
\n– Write an essay that compares the gendered medical experiences in George Dedlow and the
\nYellow Wallpaper. Form an argument that uses these two texts to either support or deny the
\nnotion that medical experience depends upon gender.
\n– Look at the Water Cure and Prentice Mulford\u2019s method. Write an argument that makes use of
\nthese two sources to either support or deny the value in such \u201ccures.\u201d Be sure to consider social
\naspects as well as medical.
\n– Examine the ways in which race plays a role in both Arkansaw Doctor and the Tuskegee Exam.
\nWrite an argument that considers the role of race in medicine.
\n*All points in the class are not created equal. The 25 point value for this assignment takes into
\nconsideration the requirements and allows a grade that fairly reflects the quality of the writing
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