In Mountains Beyond Mountains, Paul farmer uses the phrase "preferential option for the poor". How does this relate to liberation theology? cultural beliefs in Haiti?
Mountains Beyond Mountains opens with an encounter between Paul Farmer and a United States Special Forces Captain. What is the United States role in "nation building". Explore the United States Foreigh Policy as it relates to Haiti....
a. What is the significance of cultural media?
b. What do cultural magazines such as People tell us about society?
c. How might an anthropologist or historian five hundred years from now interpret People magazine?
Why do you think the author, Tracy Kidder, decided to make himself a character in Mountains Beyond Mountains?
Take stock of your assets (personal and financial). Paul Farmer took time in college to identify and determine how to he would use his assets. What steps might you take to determine how to use your assets? What resources does SPC have to help you do that?