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Henrietta Lacks is the main character in “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Growing up in extreme poverty, Henrietta was a tobacco farmer and married her cousin David “Day” Lacks. They had 5 children before she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Later, she died but her cells continued to live on. These cells lead to the important scientific discovery of “immortal” cells or cancer cells that continued to multiply. HeLa could grow practically anywhere and could fuse together with other cells creating plant and animal hybrids. These cells went on to invade other cultures and even caused millions of dollars in damage. In her family's mind, taking revenge for the doctors who took her cells without her permission. In her honor, October 11…
Augusta Christine Fells was born on February 29, 1892 in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Augusta was born to Edward Fells, Cornelia Murphy Fells. Augusta was part of a large family and started making art at a very young age, using naturally found clay. Because Augusta was so into art she sometimes skipped school to make more of her sculptures. Her father, a Methodist minister did not approve of her of this doing and did whatever he could to stop her. Even though her father disapproved this doing, she continued to make sculptures. At the age of 15 August married John T. Moore in 1907 and had her only child, Irene, in 1908. After Moore died a few years later her and her family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1915. Around that same time she married James Savage, but she divorced him in the early 1920s and kept his name. When moving to this new spot in Florida Augusta encountered a challenge, the lack of clay. Savage eventually found some materials from a local potter. With those materials she created a group of figures that she entered in a local county fair. All of her work paid off and she won the contest. Along with winning the prize, the superintendent of the fair, George Graham Currie offered her to study art despite the racism of that time. After winning that contest and getting to study more about art Savage thought her career was going to…
The fiction novel Out Of Focus by Margaret Buffie is an old, true sounding story about a teenager named Bernie Dodd with extra burdens, including looking after her younger siblings because their single mother is an irresponsible alcoholic. When Bernie was thirteen, she told her mother, “When you stop being drunk, I’ll call you Mom” (Buffie, 29). She is sixteen now, and still calls her mom Celia. Things started to look up for Bernie and her younger siblings Ally and Jojo; Celia is marrying Mario, who loves kids and is genuinely a nice guy. They’ll have a house instead of a roach-infected apartment; Ally won’t have to worry about the bully down the hall, there will be groceries in the fridge, and maybe Celia will sober up. The morning of the wedding Bernie finds that Celia has called the whole thing off. There are three priorities in Bernie’s life: looking out for her younger brother and sister, her love of photography and Celia’s alcoholism, no matter how many times she promises that she will be sober. Calling off the whole wedding is just one thing to add to a long list of disappointments. Bernie is disgusted that her mother can’t kick her alcoholism. Bernie comes up with a plan to get her mother out of the city, giving them all a chance to start a new life. When she finds out that her mother has inherited Black Spruce Lodge, a former guest lodge on a lake in Ontario, from an aunt Bernie’s never heard of, she demanded her mother take them there to start a new life, with a threat to call Social services and have her children taken away from her if she refuses to move there. The place is in ruins, but so are their lives; Bernie insists they work hard to fix the place up so they can live there, making a living by running a store for the summer visitors. This plan begins to work out, with help of friendly neighbours who adored Charlotte, their aunt. Bernie’s world begins to gradually change. Her mother begins to get her life under control, staying away from alcohol,…
Dorothy Day was born in Brooklyn but raised mostly in Chicago. In 1916, her family moved to New York and she went with them, to pursue a career as a revolutionary journalist. She became a regular correspondent for publications such as the Call and the New Masses. She got involved in the issues of the day including women's rights, free love, and birth control. In 1917 she joined women in front of the White House, who were protesting treatment of women suffragists in jail; she wound up serving thirty days in jail.…
"As we left Cronsville, Deborah thanked Lurz for the information, saying, "I've been waiting for this a long, long time, Doc." When asked if she was okay, her eyes welled with tears and she said, "Like I'm always telling my brothers, if you going to go into history, you can't do it with a hate attitude. You got to remember, times was…
Before attending the University of Miami (U of M) in Coral Gables, Florida, Isabel Harris Eide prepared for her college career at The Dwight School, an independent college preparatory school located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Formerly known as The Sachs School and The Franklin School, this institution serves kids from age 2 to grade 12 and draws students from approximately forty countries. Isabel Harris Eide subsequently matriculated at U of M to study psychology.…
Women have done amazing things, even though they are not always recognized or compensated equally that does not stop them. Running countries, (Queen Elizabeth of England ) demolishing stereotypes, and obtaining the right to vote are some of the very incredible things that women have accomplished. Kate Sheppard, Rosa Parks. Eleanor Roosevelt, and Hillary Clinton are all women who have affected the feminism movement after Rosie the Riveter. Not only did Rosie the Riveter initiate the feminist movement, but she still is changing the perception of women in American society today.…
The place I feel content at is Ruth lake this is because it is fun when it is warm and when you have a boat because you get to go tubing. Sometimes you might see your friends there and get to do things with them. There is also deer season in the fall and that means I get to go camping. You can also go onto the mountains and have a view of the shining water of the lake.…
The prevalence of this unskilled and unaware effect has been demonstrated and discussed primarily in areas that appear to be generally harmless to those around the ’unskilled and unaware’. Writing a grammatically correct sentence, or making a profitable business decision, or being socially adept, while being poorly lacking, may be seem inconsequential. The one responsible for this lack of actual ability will be the only one facing any subsequent consequences. However, if someone was considered unskilled and unaware, would you give them a gun? I would think not. However, this point commands some attention and few have addressed the issue of how others’ incompetence can most certainly interfere in our lives in many damaging ways. With our…
I enjoyed the time of talking and getting to know some of the residents. I was able to keep a consistent conversation with my last resident who experienced some feelings of sorrow and sadness because of a loss of her mother who she was really close with. Sometimes it’s enough to listen, understand, and use touch for someone who is hurting. Matthew 5:4-5 states, “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth” ((New International Version). This makes me think about how much of an impact a nurse can have on someone’s life. If there wasn’t people who were hurting, there would be no compassion. It’s important to support one another as God would do for…
Due to my busy schedule I was about 20 minutes late to the meeting but I was greeted with an unforced greeting in a whispered tone, as there was a man on a microphone speaking. “Joe is up, take a seat,” a gray-haired gentleman gurgled in a whisper. I told him that I was a newcomer and he assured me that I would be briefed on the routine as soon as “Joe” was done doing whatever he was doing. Upon taking my seat – decorated with a colorful pamphlet displaying the crucifixes on Calvary – a man on the verge of tears discussed “The Top 7 Reasons Why We Get Stuck in Recovery.” The two widescreen projection screens illuminated the reasons one by one and Joe (with the magic marker written designation upon his chest) quoted scripture and shared his personal stories as to how they relate to the topic. An occasional “Amen” or “yes indeed” resonated from unknown sources but the peaceful faces seated in stadium seating all bit their lower lips while exhibiting accepting head nods in unison. All the while I was more concerned about my anticipated briefing as I had a feeling of not belonging and dreaded the speaker calling on me to speak since I was…
Healthcare is forever changing testing professionals to provide excellent care to the communities it serves. Seeing hospitals as healing environments and not as the customary place of curing an illness is an example of a present paradigm shift in health care now. By seeing hospitals as a healing environment instead of the current curing environment can change the way most moral issues and current work conditions are approached, perceived, and managed. Each member in a healing environment has a chance to heal and the responsibility to promote healing through their words, actions, and attitudes. This paper will discuss the three components of a healing hospital and their association to spirituality, challenges of building a healing hospital, and Biblical aspects of a healing hospital.…
I believe that theology is lived and that it must be grounded in religious experience. I believe also that theology grows as I grow; it changes as I change, and it evolves as I evolve. Everyone has a sacred story to tell and that is why I am a hospital chaplain, to be there in the sacred and holy moments in which people need a companion to enter into the journey with. Completely in the flow of the moment, I am giving my full attention, listening to discover the person’s sorrow, suffering, joy, strength, unique experiences, and connectedness to the divine. I am privileged to be a companion to our patients and families as they draw upon their beliefs, values and support systems to deal with sickness, homelessness, sorrow, poverty, dying, chronic illness, and all of life’s changes.…
I not only plan on furthering my career, but attending post graduate school, and obtain a MDiv. My ultimate goal is to become a health care chaplain, and/or an emergency chaplain. Having previous experience in the health care field, as well as a chaplaincy in the American Legion for several years, I have found that pursuit of this goal would not only be of benefit for me, and my family, but also for the people I will eventually have contact with. All too often I have found that people from all walks of life have faced tremendous trials at the least expected times. During these times of great distress, many people for some reason or another felt lost and alone; their spirits aching and their hearts in pain from fear and loneliness during their time of great need. On another side of the spectrum, we have people that for some reason or another have failed in their relationships, jobs, and other life's journeys as a result of poor interpersonal relationship skills, (Collins, 2007).…
The reading & Voice thread lecture was great. The case example of the young community organizer, Barak Obama, The Pastoral care, and pastoral theology is a connection to give healing and good news to those who are needed. For Pastoral care first, the person has a concern for others, element of courage based on trust in God, tenderness, skill in leadership are essential and what models of ministry we are offering. The example of good Samaritan and Jesus’s healing to the people are the root of Pastoral care. The parable of Good Samaritan is teaching us that some time in Pastoral care, did like the priest who neglected the wounded person “A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.”…