http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/earning-the-trust-of-haitians-with-h-i-v/
3 Facts
- Andre and the author have been going to Haiti for months now to report the HIV/A.I.D.’s problem.
- They met many people, and interviewed them and asked them what they were planning on doing with their futures and many of them were unable to answer.
- They made people feel comfortable around them so that they could record what they were saying, which got them many firsthand accounts of what was going on with the aftermath of the earthquake on top of the HIV epidemic.
2 Questions
- What were some of the techniques they used to make people more comfortable talking to them?
- What were their reasons for wanting to become more personal with the author as opposed to ‘detached’ as they describe it?
1 Supported Opinion
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31755066/ns/health-aids ; This shows that the epidemic is slowly getting better and that people are not as hopeless as the article makes them out to be. There is hope for the community of Haiti. Just by reading that one young lady’s story, you can see that even someone that is going through it can be hopeful.
New Vocab:
Sensationalize-Present information about (something) in a way that provokes public interest and excitement, at the expense of accuracy.
Voodoo priest- is a type of practitioner of traditional healing arts.
Serovie- a grass-roots organization that provides for the gay and lesbian population.
Camaraderie- Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.
3 comments:
Amanda, you have some awesome vocab words...
I heard from the news that Haiti, after the earthquake, has been facing even worse cases in their lives due to polution and diseases. I'm glad that the interviewers went there because it will grab more attentions from the world.
I think that it is very encouraging to hear about how people are going over to help out in Haiti and try to improve the people's lives. I also think that it is good that they tried to make the people feel comfortable with them because that way the people will feel like they really are being helped.
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