“Problem from hell”
Power, S. (2002). A problem from hell: America in the age of genocide.
What are Samantha Power’s main points? Do you agree or disagree with her main points? Explain your answer.
What are your thoughts about government inaction?
Explain how economics, politics, and culture intersect to impact public health (as it relates to these chapters).
Explain how influences such as history, culture, economic systems, environments, geography, language, politics, religious traditions, or technology shape global phenomena (genocide).
Do you think genocide belongs in a discussion of public health issues? Refer to:
Willis, B. & Levy, B. (2000). Recognizing the Public Health Impact of Genocide. Journal of the American Medical Association, 284, 5, 612-614. doi:10.1001/jama.284.5.612.
Assignment Check List:
Type 2-pages (46-lines; count the lines – go to: tools, word count, and look for “lines”)
Do not go under the minimum length. Do not go over the maximum length by more than a few lines.
Include brief, but important quotes (cite APA within text) – use “block quotes” for quotes of 40 words or more (and single space them).
Font size: #12 (not ten or fourteen)
Spacing: double-spaced (Go to Format, Paragraph, Indents and Spacing, select double)
Font: Times New Roman
Margins: 1 inch margins: Go to File, Page Setup, Margins (Top, Bottom, Left, Right)
Cite references within your paper: for information or ideas that are the author’s and not your own, cite author and year (Willett, 2002) and for direct quotes cite author, year, and page (Willett, 2002, p. 76).