Nonfiction+Texts,+Unit+3

"AIDS has a Woman's Face"


Questions for This Article: 1. At the onset of the speech, Lewis says the availability of microbicides is "where morality and science join." Discuss how the rest of the speech demonstrates the joining of moral and scientific concerns.

2. Lewis delivers an impassioned speech, yet it contains statistical and other factual information. Does he balance appeals to emotiion and reason, or does one outweigh the other? Cite specific passages to discuss how he appeals to both. Would the speech have been more effective had Lewis been more objective?

"There is No Unmarked Woman"


Questions for this Article 1. What is the effect of opening the essay with elaborate descriptions of the women's dresses?

2. In the last paragraph, Tannen argues that women should have the "freedom to be unmarked." What does she mean by this? Do you think an unmarked woman is possible in our culture today?