Questions we Can Help you to Answer

Paper Instructions:

HALF THE SKY BOOK 

___5 pts    Book specifics: What is the copyright date of the book, publisher, number of pages, number of printings if known (you could also state which printing of the book you are reading). Include this information on the bottom left hand side of the  title page.
___10 pts    Instead of an abstract, write a brief synopsis of the book (after you write the paper Of course!). It should include a brief summary of the book and what you learned about international health care or caring for individuals from other cultures.

Information about the Book:
___ (70 pts) Without retelling the entire book, provide the following information about the book:
What is the book about? (10)
Where does the book take place geographically and temporally? (10)
What was the author’s main purpose in writing this book, did he/she have a particular point of
view? 
What was it? (10)
Did the author persuade you of their point of view? Why or why not? (10)
What did you learn from reading this book in terms of culture, politics/environment, education
and their impact on health among people who are not from Middle Class US background? (10)
Why should a nursing student in a Global Health course read this book? (10)
What did you learn from reading this book that will inform your nursing practice? (I am looking for an insight, a perspective, something you didn’t realize, something that confirmed what you’ve
been learning in school). 
How will what you learned in this book be incorporated into your future nursing practice? (10)