-168567733712900Name _ _ Period _ AP Biology Date _ THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS Below are about 309 questions based on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. You will read the book and answer 100 of the questions given. Here are a few guidelines: You must answer at least one question from each chapter. (there are 40 chapters) You may answer no more than 5 questions from any one chapter. Your answers must be handwritten. (questions may be typed) Please
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Rebecca vs. Rowena Rebecca and Rowena both bring two different worlds and aspects to the book. They also bring the feminine touches to the novel because they are the only female characters that are talked about in depth by Sir Walter Scott. Rebecca and Rowena also show the struggles and obstacles that women in 12th century Britain would have faced. Firstly‚ a major difference between these two characters is of course their racial and religious backgrounds. Rowena is a well off Christian Anglo-Saxon
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It is considered good manners to wait until you have finished chewing and have swallowed your food before taking a sip of your beverage. Q. What is the correct position for a coffee cup in a formal place setting? A. The coffee cup and saucer is placed to the right of the place setting‚ to the right of the furthest utensil. Since most people are right-handed‚ the handle should face to the right. Q. After the completion of a formal dinner‚ where do you place your utensils? A. Place the
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English 1101 9/21/13 Reading Journal 3: Throughout Henrietta’s treatment there is confusion on whether or not she was discriminated against for being a Negro. Skloot’s dialogue and text implies that she received the same treatment and Johns Hopkins hospital as she would as a white woman‚ although the time period suggests differently. The advancements of modern medicine are substantial since Henrietta underwent her cervical cancer treatment and even since Skloot’s book was published‚ but even
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Ethics and Morality Morality and ethics are an important theme in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. The lack of morals in Henrietta’s life and cell’s life help the reader better understand how un-ethical the reporters were. The author says‚ “It was not standard practice for a doctor to hand a patient’s medical records over to a reporter publishing medical records without permission could violate federal law” . The reporters and some of the doctors had a serious lack of morals which changed
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During the time of the experimentation of Henrietta Lacks cells‚ white people were seen as superior to blacks and the only hospital that were allowed to care for African Americans was John Hopkins Hospital. Even though this was the only hospital black people still weren’t given the same care as whites. Henrietta had come from a black community‚ so she and her family were looked down on in the health care community. Henrietta had originally gone to the doctor because she had a lump in her cervix and
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Growing up in a Christian Science household meant that I did not have checkups with the doctor‚ immunizations‚ or take medication. Growing up in a Christian Science household meant no medical care‚ for almost any reason‚ for anyone in my family. One of the most distinct memories I have from childhood is of my mother breaking her arm while swatting a fly. Every day for the next two years my mother’s health visibly declined. She grew weaker and thinner until she was unable to walk; she was little more
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Tran 1 Sophia Tran Miss Calahan AP Language 1st period 26 August 2013 The Unknown Woman One of the main themes in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is justice. I feel this is so because Henrietta along with her family were not well-aware that Henrietta’s cells were being taken from her without her consent to use in scientific research while she was only seeking help for her unknown illness. Alongside being unaware‚ she was never fully recognized for her unknown contributions to the scientific
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since the person whom I believe is successful in their life is my best friend from Texas‚ Rebecca Herring. Rebecca and I have known each other from the time we were infants in preschool‚ with the phrase “knowing each other from the time we could walk” being completely accurate. Though Rebecca is nearly 20 years old‚ she has achieved so much greatness in her life. Just in high school‚ at a glance Rebecca was band section leader for the French Horns‚ a four year Varsity letterman in track and field
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