Galen

The story of Henrietta Lacks is truly a unique story, grounded in family, hardship and scientific discovery. The story behind the “HeLa” cells and the family behind the woman who had “immortal cells” is very dramatic. Henrietta Lacks, a thirty-one year old black woman is diagnosed with cervical cancer that rapidly spreads. Stricken by poverty, Lacks family is unable to financially support her in treatment. The cancer soon overtakes Lacks body, and she dies, leaving behind her husband and five…

Over the years he influence many doctors and physicians who followed him. Aelius Galenus, also known as Galen was a prominent Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire. Galen took a lot of Herophilus work expanding on his findings by and introducing logic to his findings. According to Galen Herophilus also mentioned a single nerve that has three roots coming from the brain. Galen fathered explained that this nerve glossopharyngeal, accessory, and vagus nerves. All three of…

a segment where a child was sexually abused by a kin. The young girl, Deborah Lacks, was sitting in the car with Galen, her cousin, who touched her inappropriately, but she did not know how to react. Galen would "grab [her] in the backseat, forcing his hands under her shirt, in her pants, [and] between her legs" (Skloot 113). Deborah believed her clothing was making it easy for Galen to touch her, so, she "swore she'd never wear another pair of jeans with snaps instead of zippers again" (Skloot…

Imagine living in ancient Rome, surrounded by all of the wonders of the architecture and feeling protected under the power of Caesar. However, there is one thing Caesar cannot protect them from: disease. One day, as they are sitting by the river, someone shrieks in pain, they can feel fire coursing through their veins. A snake has bitten them and everyone fears for the worst. But because of Aulus Cornelious Celsus, doctors know how to treat a snake bite. Perhaps someone is suffering from…

interpreted literally, and held as the absolute authority. This strict accordance to the teachings of antiquity undoubtedly slowed the progress of science in the thirteenth century. As another stroke of irony, Galen himself had disdainful words about bickering academics. Almost assuredly, Galen was not aware that it would be the strict adherence to…

of an animal to the sun of their microcosm. Harvey outlines that the arteries and the veins contain the same blood in animals, and not blood from two separate sources as assumed by Galen. The document was written in 1628. It was written to Prince Charles, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland. Harvey mentions Galen (Greek physician) and mentions that the same blood going into the heart, arteries and veins. At that time two separate systems were assumed to be involved in blood circulation.…

Greek and Roman doctors played a crucial role in the development of medicine and physician practices. Hippocrates of Greece is considered to be the “Father of Medicine.” Hippocrates successor Galen is known as the “Prince of Physicians.” The treatments and ideas of these two people lasted for over 1000 years. It wasn’t until the 16th centuries that their ideas began to face some questions and criticism. People reacted to the criticism with outrage… after all these theories and practices had…

knowledge, of how the human body functioned. Almost all of our understandings of the human body had been from Galen in Ancient Greece’s theories, but they were not very accurate or detailed (Rogers 14-15). It wasn’t until during the Renaissance period (1400s to 1700s) that many European scholars (Leonardo da Vinci, William Harvey, etc.) realized that medical care needed to change,…

affected them, not only just their mother. Another pivotal point within the book, was when the doctor did not tell Henrietta about the tissue samples. Why was Henrietta not told about the samples? Then after Henrietta dies, her children are cared for by Galen and Ethel who abuse them, and this shows the children in a hopeless situation that they cannot control that will indefinitely determine how the rest of their lives play out. The book also represents the privilege used by scientists over the…

The entirety of the Star Wars sage hinges on its main theme of hope. The film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is no exception to the rule. The character Cassian Andor is an interesting figure in the film as his rationale for his actions in the Rebellion are based in hope, which would appear to be noble and good, but has lead him to make decisions that are morally gray. In think paper I shall argue that the moral framework that best describes that actions of Cassian Andor in Rogue One is through…