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The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment was an experiment held in Tuskegee, Alabama from 1932-1972. The study contained at least 600 African American men, 399 entered the study with syphilis and 201 without the disease, used as controls. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that can result in fatal consequences. It can affect many internal organs, such as the heart, lungs and brain. Instead of being told that they were part of a medical experiment and that they had contracted syphilis, these…

Opening Doors of Sickness Sickness plagues our world, whether someone is ailing, mentally ill, or morally disgusting. It is one of the more miserable aspects of being human, and we’ve all had to experience it. In Maycomb, a fictional town that serves as the setting and as a character in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, “closed doors meant sickness and cold weather only.” (Harper Lee, pg 11) This is so that the ill person could be in hiding from the rest of Maycomb. Doors are closed for all…

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem and Scout Finch are exposed to two very different parenting styles. Although Atticus and Aunt Alexandra are siblings, they differ in every way. However, the most important difference on Jem and Scout are the parental views of Atticus and Aunt Alexandra. Atticus represents the new, modern, progressive style of parenting while Aunt Alexandra believes the old fashioned, traditional ways of the Old South. Atticus cares more about behavior than fitting…

Everything you think, feel, and act has to be perfect. In the passage from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee explains how this little girl named Scout says thank you in her own way by sticking out her tongue to the African American servant named Calpurnia. The first element the author uses in this passage is Imagery. Lee tells you an Image of scout drifting into sleep, when Atticus came inside Jem and Scout’s room. For example she said “... When the memory of Atticus calmly folding his…

The article from Biography.com about Rosa Parks was written by editors of the website and recently updated on April 28, 2017. Rosa Parks is a famous civil rights activist that refused to give up her seat on an all white passenger bus. This refusal to surrender has made a huge impact on the world today and helped start the end of segregation. Rosa Parks is credited for causing attention to a turbulent time in American History and creating a movement to allow the same freedom for everyone. On…

The Tuskegee syphilis experiments are perhaps the most well-known example of the unethical treatment of black individuals in medical testing. In 1932, a study was organized involving 600 black men, 399 of them had syphilis (CDC). The goal of the study was to see if no treatment was better than the treatments at the time, which were ineffective and occasionally toxic (Schwartz). The men involved were told they were being treated for “bad blood”, and while the participants were volunteers and were…

1972, the United States Public Health Service conducted an awful experiment with the Tuskegee Institute involving over 500 black male sharecroppers who were infected with syphilis. The earliest phase of the experiment was in 1932 in Macon County, Alabama. They wanted to observe the effects of the disease and trace it back to its evolution. Sadly, these men were placebos. They were not told they had syphilis; they were not warned about the consequences of the disease; and, they were giving…

To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, shows the growth and maturity of brother and sister Jem and Scout. Jem, being the older and more responsible sibling, changes and adapts much faster than Scout. Jem starts off as a playful, naive 10 year old boy, and under the good parenting of Atticus, re-emerges at the end as a mature and responsible young man. One aspect Jem changes is his view on bravery, starting off with a childish concept of courage, and evolving to having a different form of…

times in the novel, a quote said by Atticus; “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” The novel is set in Maycomb County, a tiny town located in Alabama. The series of events in the book leading up to how her brother, Jem, broke his arm are narrated by Scout. The novel teaches that empathy has to be developed as you grow and people who haven’t learned to be empathetic, usually can be prejudice…

Think about a town where everyone is separated by color and is completely unfair to colored people, but still find love? That's what Maycomb county is like in the book To Kill a Mockingbird . During the book Harper Lee tries to give you the message of what a good family should be (The Finches), and what they shouldn't be (The Ewell's). Harper Lee also makes the three children, Scout, Jem, and Dill, another factor of love in To Kill a Mockingbird because they would die for each other.…