Book: The Cure Within by Anne Harrington
Chapter 6 "Eastward Journeys" Pages 205 - 242
"Conclusion" pages 243 - 255
You should analyze the document by asking a set of specific questions about it.
Among the questions that you need to ask ark:
1) Why was this document written?
2) To whom was it addressed?
3) What was the author attempting to demonstrate or prove?
4) How did the author attempt to persuade or convince the reader? What sorts of arguments and evidence did the author use? What sort of language or rhetoric was deployed?
5) What were some of the author's underlying assumptions about the way things work?
6) What does this document tell us about medicine during this period?
Be sure to provide evidence that supports your analysis, i.e. give good reasons for your claims.
Do not summarize the document!!!
The task is to raise interesting interpretive issues for discussion
Sample Solution