9 Matching Annotations
  1. Oct 2017
    1. Does Farmer simply cure people in Haiti because he gets joy out of it, because he feel obligated because of the U.S.'s actions or because he would feel guilty if he did not help?

      When doing the morally correct thing is against the law, which thing should you do?

    2. “WhothefuckareyoutotellmewhatIcando?

      power of medice farmer has over soldiers.

    3. OpheliafrettedabouthiminCange.Hewassoangryhemightdoanything,shethought.WhatifasoldiercameintoZanmiLasanteandtriedtoarrestoneofhispatients?“Oh,God.”

      shows ophela's fear, and how deep Farmer is

    4. incalculableharmallthishaddonetoHaiti’sfragileeconomyandtoHaitianswherevertheylived.Inhisthesis,he’dmarshalahostofepidemiologicaldatatoshowthatAIDShadalmostcertainlycomefromNorthAmericatoHaiti,andmightwellhavebeencarriedtherebyAmericanandCanadianandHaitianAmericansextourists,

      Farmer belives Aids was brought to Haiti by the United States and that the resulting damage on the nation's economy is because of the U.S.

    5. Haitianarmysoldiersshootingunarmeddemonstrators,enteringurbanhospitalsandthreateningstaff,sometimesexecutingpatients,evenstealingcorpsesnowandthen.In1987thearmy’sparamilitarieshadmassacredscoresofvotersatpollingplaces,abortingwhatwouldhavebeenthefirstdemocraticelectionsinHaiti’shistory.

      An example of the violence of the Hatian military.

    6. thetumble,”theturmoilandbloodshedandtheirinevitableby-product,theworseningofHaiti’salreadywretchedpublichealth.

      the effect on haitis health care from the corrupt government.

    7. thegeographyofblame

      Farmers idea of false blame placed on Haiti

    8. Theaccountingcontinued:

      What is the significance of Chouchou to the story? and how does his story influence farmer.