Answer the following questions in this format:
Each discussion should be at least 300 words, including the following three parts:
A Question prompted by the readings; this might be a discussion question for the class or a question about something you did not fully understand. Here, you should reference at least one specific part of the reading that has sparked this question. You can include a direct quote or a paraphrase, and the quote or paraphrase should be cited with the author’s name and page number.
A Comment on how some of the ideas presented in the readings has impacted your understanding of ______. Here, you should describe the specific part(s) of the readings that changed your perspective, introduced an idea that was new to you, or challenged what you had previously thought.
A Connection to something else we’ve been exploring or discussing in our class or a specific part of your life/experiences (academic, professional, or personal).
Discussion 1:
How did Native American healing practices and Western or European healing practices interact with on another in the 17th and 18th centuries? Were they in conflict? Were they aligned with one another? How and why does the political setting matter for the exchange (or lack of exchange) of knowledge and therapeutic practices, as well as diseases, between the two groups?
Could you imagine being an anti-inoculation crusader during the 1721 smallpox epidemic? Why or why not? Does the controversy remind you of debates over vaccination today?
Charles Rosenberg wrote, “In some ways, a disease does not exist until we have agreed that it does, by perceiving, naming, and responding to it.” What do you make of this? How do you think inoculation changes the way smallpox is framed?
Discussion 2:
discuss the following materials: 2 documents attached and this video:
Answer the following questions in this format: Each discussion should be at lea
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