The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, Comparative Essay Two

Cultures (50 points)

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Comparative Essay Assignment using APA style (3-4 pages, typed, double
spaced,
1 in. margins, 12 pt. Times font). For this assignment, select one of the following
phenomena, in which Hmong and U.S. cultures exercise different practices:
ways of treating disease
medical procedures
beliefs about the origins of disease/illness
power structures in the family
childbirth
For the phenomenon that you selected, write an essay explaining what underlying
paradigms are reflected in the Hmong practices for the phenomenon you have
chosen, and how the Hmong paradigms differ from the Western medical views.
Consider also how these two perspectives could learn from each other about how
best to care for people. Important: You will need to support your essay by
incorporating examples, paraphrase and quotation from the following sources:
Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down and

 One magazine or journal article on Hmong health practices or other aspects of

Hmong Culture.
Use one template from They Say, I say (pp. 71-73) Signaling Who is Saying
What (also on p. 299).
Use one template from They Say, I Say, (pp. 98-99) Establishing Why Your
Claims Matter (also on p. 303) or use one template from They Say, I Say, (p.
227) for Agreeing and Disagreeing.

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Prepare a draft of your essay for peer review by 2/9. Accomplish peer review in
pairs; include your draft essay, peer review comments and final essay in your
dropbox when submitting the assignment by 2/18.