Part 3 summary of “The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks” Henrietta’s cells became very important in scientific/medical research. These HeLa cells helped in the developed of the polio vaccine; played a part in cloning research, vitro fertilization, the isolation of stem cells was achieved, and new discoveries were made such as the chromosomal count of 46 in humans. But while all these medical breakthroughs and discoveries were being made, Henrietta’s family lived for twenty-two years without knowing the importance of Henrietta’s cells in our world until Bobbette, Henrietta’s daughter in law finds out accidentally. Henrietta’s death affects the entire Lacks family, especially her children.…
Holmes created a financial scandal of his own. When he opened his hotel, he bought everything on credit. “He had no intention of paying his debts and was confident he could evade prosecution through guilt and charm.” Surprisingly, he managed to keep many possessions without spending any real money and didn’t have to face any furniture dealers or anyone “whom Holmes had cheated over the previous five years” for a long time. What ended up happening was that he had to face them all at once.…
Joshua Lyon is the author of this biography titled Pill Head. It is one of the several books Natalie Varghese had left for me once she had moved out of my home. I promise you though with this book you would never get bored. In the broad subject of drugs, the literature we have read never really just goes out there and blurts it out, but he also talks about his sexuality and the city life in a style and approach that remind me of Mothers and Sons, and the Hours. On the count of my personal interests, I would rate this book 5 stars.…
Though I do not disagree with your description, I felt that much more was given to us in the reading from Harriet James. Your description of a slave’s life and southern society seemed to be vague and skimmed the surface. After reading James account of her experiences with her master, her mistress, and her lover, I found the account to provide a description that went beyond the reader’s imaginings and told the story we all feared to be the case with slaves in the south. James words put color into a story that we as students of history always imagined possible but because of inability to empathies or experience such accounts we could not truly understand. Harriet James gave us in tasteful detail accounts from her life that confirmed our suspicions…
Amy D’Andrade has a doctorate in social welfare from the University of Berkeley and is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at San José State University. D'Andrade's studies provide a deeper understanding of the problems that parents face when trying to reunify with their children. Her article focuses on the idea that every child should have a permanent home. She uses studies examining the child welfare system that shows that for many children, the agency responsible for their care have had no plan for their permanent placement.…
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell is a hero because she was an inspiration to women then and now, also was a hard worker and was very determined. She was also first female doctor in the United States. She was the first woman to graduate from medical school, a pioneer in educating women in medicine. Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was born in 1821 and died in 1910. She was one of nine siblings.…
Health is not determined solely by people’s genes but is largely shaped by environmental and socioeconomic factors. In Health and in Wealth, the first episode in the documentary series Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?, addresses the vast differences between US communities not only on a nationwide range but even at a local scale with a total shift across a single block. As Dr. Troutman notes, “There’s a cultural demarcation in the city where on one side of this particular street, Ninth Street, there’s a tremendous amount of new developments going on, condos rising up. And right across the street is where the public housing projects begin. Every city has a Ninth Street” (Unnatural Causes 2008).…
In Dr. Sarah Blaffer Hrdy’s talk, she discusses how human infants fall behind other apes in physical development, but human infants excel in areas of monitoring others facial expressions and assessing their intentions from infancy. I find this interesting because in my experience I have only seen human infants compared to other human infants. These comparisons are made through birth weight, ability to hold eye contact, ability to understand facial expression and other factors that have been labeled as typical for human infants and early human development. I think this point is interesting because humans are a very complex and advanced species, and we are capable of very advanced cognitive functions from a very young age. When human infants…
Part I: Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American physician I chose to read the book entitled Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American physician (2014), by Dr. Sandeep Jauhar. What peaked my interests about this book was the; corruption, cronyism; unnecessary tests and referrals with the patient not gaining much benefit. I know there is a problem in this country with our medical system. I am very interested in learning about an honest firsthand experience from a physician in regards to our health care in the United States.…
I shadowed Dr. McAlhaney, who owns her own family practice, during the Fridays I had available during my summer classes. This practice is located in my small, rural hometown that currently lacks a hospital, and as a result, has a very limited number of physicians. The nearest hospital is over 30 minutes away. Over my time shadowing here, I saw over 60 patients with a variety of health conditions. I would arrive early in the morning and leave near 6 p.m. at night.…
Book 3 of The Bell Trilogy World renowned forensic sleuth Dr. Elliott Sumner believes the nightmare is over when heads of board members are found and a serial killer is dead. But three in Cape Town resurrect a sinister plot to control a genetic mutation with profound implications. When the groundbreaking formula surfaces with a message from the dead geneticist, Elliott knows only he can take the anti-aging biologic to the world. Doubting such fantasy, and reluctant to engage in a hopeless battle against deadly minions, Elliott's worse fears are confirmed. In a desperate bid to survive, Elliott faces an impossible mission.…
The short story “The Doctor and The Doctor’s Wife” tells a story of a group of indian men working for a doctor to cut washed up logs. The opening paragraph explains the background of the working men and what they plan to do. After finding the washed up logs the men come to an argument of who the logs belong to. Does the story reinforce troubled times the Native-Americans had to endure during the colonial period, or does it relay the trouble men had to go through to take care of their families? We argue that the tensions between the Native-Americans and the white men are quite high.…
Dr. Newhouse-Bailey Thanks for your email, I wanted to check in with you on my plans to submit my missing assignments, sorry for the late response to this email its been a busy work week for me. I've submitted my 6-1 worksheet, and I'll have all my other assignments in by the 25th ,however I would like to know if I could please have an extension on my milestone three assignment? I don't mean to be late every week turning in assignments nor am I a procrastinator Dr.Newhouse-Bailey! I just work every Sunday 8-4 , so Sunday nights is when I try to finish up my assignments, I also work two part-time jobs my only other days off are Thurs and Friday and being a full-time mom taking care of a toddler here in FL with no friends or family it gets…
Lizeth Gamino Professor Leonhardt History 300 November 2, 2016 Presentation Summary Crystal Catherine Eastman was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts on June 25, 1881 and died on July 8, 1928. She was an American lawyer, antimilitarist, feminist, socialist, and journalist. She is best known as a leader in the fight for women's rights or better known as the women’s suffrage. She was also a co-founder and co-editor of the radical arts and politics magazine The Liberator, and co-founder of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Not to mention she also co-founded the American Civil Liberties Union in 1920.…
I. DEFINITIONS A. Plagiarism: Since the inception of formal university writing, plagiarism, a form of scholarly theft, has plagued academia. Plagiarism is the intentional, or unintentional, presentation of another’s original words and ideas your own, and constitutes the expression of any audio, visual or written word recorded without properly citing the source of said information. B. Falsification: Falsification is the alteration, replication or production of an academic paper by purposefully suppressing or distorting the sources of information. Falsification also includes intentionally signing on behalf of another, or allowing another to do the same, on the aforementioned manipulated documents.…