On June 2013‚ National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden revealed confidential information to reporters on global surveillance programs run by the U.S government. Snowden leaked how the government covertly collect personal data‚ such as email messages and phone conversations‚ as a part of anti-terrorism efforts. After the revelations‚ Americans expressed mixed and conflicting views on government surveillance programs. The National Security Agency is a branch of the United States Department
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Summer Reading Assignment by: Hannah Nelson Question: Who is the Speaker? Answer: The Speaker‚ also the author‚ is Rebecca Skloot. Find 3 specific passages that establish the writer as a trustworthy and/or qualified speaker. Below each quote‚ explain how the passage establishes the writer’s credibility. 1. “This is a work of non-fiction. No names have been changed‚ no characters invented‚ no event fabricated. While writing this book‚ I conducted more than
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Part two of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks discusses the fate of Henrietta’s cells after she passes away. George Gey‚ the doctor that originally received Henrietta’s cells without her permission‚ asks her husband if he can perform an autopsy on Henrietta so that he can gain more knowledge on her cells. He wanted as many of her organs as possible to see if they would grow like the HeLa cells. Day refused at first because he planned on having a funeral‚ but Dr. Gey insisted that he perform
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks‚ by Rebecca Skloot‚ exposes the story of Henrietta Lacks; a black woman not only under privileged but also under medical research without her nor her family’s consent. Skloot’s approach to the Lacks family in researching and writing the novel is unethical and can be analyzed as well as supported through her leading intent for the novel‚ the originality of the language used‚ and her personal claim to ‘white privilege.’ In April 2012‚ the University of San Diego
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The Middle Ages was more characterized on hope because people of that time were very strongly religious and had faith in God. Usually when you´d visit a medieval church or cathedral you don’t really get the feeling of despair. They had their great amount of hope especially after the Black Death‚ which caused a devastation but Europe eventually got back on its feet after a while. For the king and vassals‚ one thing they wanted to do was to get better and improve their economy to make it better. Hope
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Immortal cells taken by a patient without their consent changed the medical world drastically. Not only was the polio vaccine influenced because of the HeLa cells‚ but research was also enhanced for cures on different illnesses around the world. How can what seems so unethical turn to be entirely beneficial to our world and our generation? The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks opens up the process of how these famous HeLa cells were discovered‚ and the
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As we see in “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebeca Skloot we see that was the many cases of blacks. Like Henrietta Lacks she was not treated equal to the whites‚ whites were lucky enough to be provided with a more privileged medical care. When blacks were left almost on the sidelines. Getting little medical help. When Henrietta lacks pasted away her family was left devastated. Skloot points out the irony of the first HeLa factory being established
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In Franz Kafka’s short story‚ “The Metamorphosis”‚ the main character‚ Gregor Samsa‚ is alienated by his family because he has turned into a monstrous verminous bug. Because of this‚ he is looked at differently by his family and considered not “one of their own.” Thus making this evident to the reader that Gregor’s alienation is caused by the family’s lack of empathy towards his situation. When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning‚ he dreamed that he had turned into a verminous bug. Later as that
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you to take notes as you prepare for the exam. Note that exam questions will come solely from the course textbook. 1. Know the Signs of Lack of Boundaries and characteristics specific to each: Catching the Virus -Occurs when spouse doesn’t have good emotional boundaries with his/her family of origin I. When spouse comes into contact with family of origin‚ he/she may become: A. Depressed B. Argumentative C. Self-critical D. Perfectionistic E. Angry
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks written by Rebecca Skloot‚ there is a debate over whether Americans should be hopeful for the future of healthcare or whether to be pessimistic about what’s to come. There are times where people can see both sides of the argument and it is understandable why people have different points of view based on the argument. In the story‚ we see Henrietta’s cells used as research and the information is kept away from Henrietta’s family. Even though by keeping the cells
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