Instructions
Read the resources(use the two links):
1. pages 3, 4, top of pages 5, 11, 12, top of page 12 in American Social Hygiene Association. (1918). Keeping Fit to Fight. https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:15657198$5i
2. Read: CDC. (2020). Syphilis – CDC Basic Fact Sheet. https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/syphilis-factsheet.pdf
Post one answer to each question(in an A2 word file) below in a few sentences, avoid plagiarism.
Grading: A/20-18 (complete responses/specific examples provided/clear writing/responses are thoughtful and add to the discussion/no or minimal grammar or spelling errors); B/17-16 (missed one response/some examples provided/clear writing/responses), C/15-14 (missed several responses/few specific examples provided/writing needs improvement/grammar and spelling errors/responses to comments are superficial), D/13 or below (many missing responses, poor effort)
1. What message(s) was the CDC trying to convey from the photos they used in the fact sheet? (At least 2)
Compare and contrast the documents. Give examples and quotes to strengthen your answer.
2. What is the tone (feeling conveyed via word choice and structure of the document) used in the writing of each document?
3. Compare the purposes of the documents. What is similar? What is different?
4. What feelings do you think the authors are trying to elicit about the mode of transmission of syphilis?
5. How do the documents reflect norms about sexual activity (i.e., in 1918 and 2020)?
6. What are the messages about responsibility for transmitting syphilis conveyed in the documents?
7. How might these messages about responsibility for transmitting syphilis be shaped by the time in which they were written?
