Discussion Essay – Discussion Board

1. Select one of the questions in the list below and write a discussion essay in response to the question:

What issues of gender did the author Abraham Verghese discuss especially as it relates to women’s issues? What is the author’s philosophy on the issue of women and their health? Explain how this was expressed in the novel. Describe at least two issues of gender. Is the author’s philosophy on the subject similar or different from yours? Explain how.

What do the characters Hema, Matron, Rosina, Sister Mary Joseph Praise, Genet, Tsige and the many women who come to Missing seeking medical treatment reveal about what life is like for women in Ethiopia? Have one or two sentences describing four (4) of the character’s circumstances as described in the book in terms of gender. In terms of the illnesses Sister Mary Joseph Praise suffered how different would her circumstance been had she been living in your community?

2. The minimum number of words for this assignment is 500.

3. Cite all information that is not your own in APA style. You can find more information on citation here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

4. Include references at the end of the discussion in APA style