HW 26 - Looking back & forward in unit

From this unit i have learned that:

1. There are 50 million americans without health insurance

source: http://sickothemovie.com/checkup/

2. The sicker you become, the less dignity you have

source: Beth, evans mother

3. We as humans take the simple things for granted

source: tuesdays with morrie

4. Canadians live three years longer than americans

source: http://sickothemovie.com/checkup/

The sources that have been the most helpful for me in coming to a deep understanding of our culture's dominant social practices around illness and dying have been Michael Moores documentary: Sicko and evans mother: Beth, speaking on her experiences with illness and dying. These sources have been the most helpful for me because one source was a factual cinematic retelling while the other was a retelling of an actual experience one has had with illness and dying. The two combinations helped me understand how one person handled the situation personally (Beth) While the other helped me understand how all different types of people handle illness and dying.

In the final two weeks of the unit, we should explore the topic/question of how people receive illnesses/how people die (the causes of illness and dying) by possibly watching a documentary/visual representation on that topic