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1. Questions of Interpretation:
Ask how we can make sense of or understand something.

2.Questions of Policy:
Ask what should be done.

3. Questions of Value:
Ask somethings worth or benefit
ould medical procedures help stop the spread of HIV/AIDS

4. Questions of Consequence:
Ask about causes and/or results
sex in developing countries reduce the spread of
HIV/AIDS?
Duncan, F. (2008, August 12). What is AIDS? Retrieved from Science Museum website:
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/WhoAmI/FindOutMore/Yourbody/Whatdoesyourim
munesystemdo/WhatisAIDS.aspx
Thesis: HIV/AIDS has become a worldwide epidemic. Over 33 million people have been
infected.
Annotation: AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is the name of the disease,
while HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes the disease. Many
germs that will make healthy people slightly ill could potentially be very dangerous to
people with AIDS because they are not able to fight off the illness like healthy people.

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Although there is no cure for AIDS, there are medicines that will delay the appearance of
symptoms, maybe even indefinitely.
Questions/Point of View: This article answers questions one and three. This article is an
informative document that helps teach people about the severity of certain issues.
Evensen, J., & Stokke, K. (2010). United against HIV/AIDS? Politics of local governance in
HIV/AIDS rreatment in lusikisiki, South Africa. Journal Of Southern African Studies,
36(1), 151-167. doi:10.1080/03057071003607402
Thesis: Local government decision making about HIV/AIDS is largely dampened by the
on edge politics about how HIV/AIDS should be treated because of the controversial
theories surrounding the disease.
Annotation: Many new ideas about how local governments should handle AIDS is
spreading rapidly across Africa. Along with this comes controversy about how to handle
the situation and whether or not funds are being allocated. Many countries have helped
these local governments initiate programs that are similar to that of aid groups especially
those in Kenya. The idea is to make local governments capable of handling crises that
are going on in their communities.
Questions/point of view: This article answers questions two and four. The point of view
of this article is that aid programs should be initiated in order to reach more people.
Fourie, P. (2006). The Political Management of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: One Burden Too
Many? Basingstoke England: Palgrave Macmillan.
Thesis: The prevalence of AIDS has increased in time between homosexuals and
heterosexuals compared to that of just homosexuals, based on findings and studies.

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Annotation: AIDS in Africa has been a major issue for some time, and more needs to be
done such as relief programs and educating more people. Gradually more people have
become affected and because of this the quality of life has gone down. Since the quality
of life has gone down, the life expectancy is expected to drop dramatically.
Questions/Point of View: This source answers questions two and four. The point of view
of this book is that HIV/AIDS was at once just a homosexual disease now it has become
a heterosexual disease as well.
Gaibulloev, K., & Sandler, T. (2012). Aid for AIDS in Africa. Empirical Economics, 43(3),
1171-1197. doi:10.1007/s00181-011-0527-3
Thesis: Large developed countries all have their own motives for assisting
people/countries that are having trouble dealing with HIV/AIDS, whether it be political,
economic, or another social reason because of the benefits they are able to acquire from
those undeveloped countries.
Annotation: Many developed countries have set aside large amounts of money in order to
assist developing countries such as Africa. With this money they can provide medicine
and personnel to help distribute needed supplies in these countries. The medicines
distributed can help manage/control the spread of AIDS.
Questions/point of view: This article would answer questions one and two. The point of
view of this article is that large developed countries are only assisting these countries for
some larger reward they will later gain from it.
Grant, E., Brown, J., Michen, K., Grant, A., Manuthu, E., & Njeru, J. (2004). "Seizing the Day":
Right time, right place, and right message for adolescent male reproductive sexual health:

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lessons from the Meru of eastern province Kenya. International Journal Of Men's Health,
3(3), 189-196.
Thesis: Finding the right time to implement a plan of action against HIV/AIDS is key
because it can greatly affect the effectiveness of a HIV/AIDS prevention plan.
Annotation: This article focuses on the effects of circumcising many more men in Africa
in order to try and stop the spread of HIV/AIDS combining this with education about
healthy sexual habits could make a drastic impact in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Although the steps in education will be difficult due to the culture of Kenyan men, such
as living majority of their lives uncircumcised.
Questions/point of view: This article would answer questions three and four. The point
of view of this article is that more newborns should be circumcised and their parents
should know all the benefits of this procedure.
Knijn, T., & Slabbert, M. (2012). Transferring HIV/AIDS related healthcare from nongovernmental organizations to the public healthcare system in South Africa: opportunities
and challenges. Social Policy & Administration, 46(6), 636-653. doi:10.1111/j.14679515.2012.00860.x

Thesis: Conversion from a partly private healthcare system to a public healthcare system
in Africa is extremely important because it allows for many more treatment options in
South Africa.
Annotation: Africa has remained number one in the development of chronic diseases such
as tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and hypertension. With the switch to a public
healthcare system many of these diseases could be treated. Although, with this comes

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many challenges such as integrating to two different business systems public group have
to work with private owners and develop a universal system.
Questions/Point of View: This article could be used to answer questions two and three.
The point of view of this article would be that public and private healthcare need to come
together and make a universal system to speed up the managing of HIV/AIDS in all of
Africa.
McNeil, D. (2014, August 25). AIDS progress in South Africa is in peril. The New York Times.
Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/26/health/aids-south-africa-success-pepfar.html?_r=1
Thesis: The AIDS epidemic in South Africa is out of control because of the differences of
Nelson Mandela and his successor President Thabo Mbeki.
Annotation: Africa has made widespread efforts to fight its HIV/AIDS epidemic. It has
over 2.4 million people on antiretroviral drugs, more than any other country. Despite its
political challenges, Africa has managed to make progress in improving its quality of life.
Questions/Point of view: This article could answer questions three and four. The point of
view of this article is that because of the change in office the process of dealing with
HIV/AIDS has slowed down causing the epidemic to become out of control.
McNeil, D. (2014, May 10). A Simple Theory, and a Proposal, on H.I.V. in Africa. The New
York Times. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/11/health/a-simple-theory-and-a-proposal-on-hiv-inafrica.html
Thesis: The main concern in Africa is the transmission of HIV/AIDS by women because
of the conditions they have to work in, such as the contaminated rivers.

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Annotation: Women can be more susceptible to HIV because of the parasitic worms that
live in the infested river water they work in. The worms bury into the far reaches of the
vaginal canal and leave open sores. These open sores can serve as entry points for HIV.
Other viruses such as syphilis and herpes can also serve as pathways for HIV.
Questions/Point of View: This article can answer questions one and four. The point of
view of this article is that women need to avoid these dangerous conditions in which they
are contracting these worms to help slow the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Oster, E. (2007, March). Flip your thinking on AIDS in Africa [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://www.ted.com/talks/emily_oster_flips_our_thinking_on_aids_in_africa - t-15592
Thesis: Everything we know about the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa is wrong because
Uganda is the only country that has had success in reducing the epidemic in sub-Saharan
Africa.
Annotation: Most of the prevalence of the disease is in sub-Saharan Africa, which is
where Uganda is located. Roughly 25 million people are infected in Africa. HIV/AIDS
tends to be a disease of poverty meaning in areas of lower income HIV/AIDS tends to be
more prevalent. The president of the United States pledged 15 billion dollars to help
replicate intervention programs like Ugandas in other parts of the continent.
Questions/Point of View: This video could be used to answer questions two and four. The
point of view of this video is that more research and money needs to be applied to
Ugandas aid programs and how their programs can be spread across the continent.
Shah, A. (2000, July 1). AIDS in Africa. Retrieved
http://www.globalissues.org/article/90/aids-in-africa

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Thesis: one major conflict is HIV/AIDS in Africa and this is enhanced by inadequate
media attention
Annotation: the situation in Africa has gotten out of control, between 1999 and 2000
more people died of AIDS in Africa than in all wars on the African continent. With the
death toll on the rise the economy in those regions is going to suffer. Among the affected
are children who are born with the disease and unfortunately 90% of new cases are
children. If this is not mediated the population will die out.
Question/Point of View: this article could answer questions 2&4. The point of view of
this articled is being told in an informative way from a journalist point of view.