Otto Lilienthal

“No dead woman has done more for the living.” Hilary Mantel. On August 1, 1920 an unknowingly important person was born. Her name was Henrietta Lacks, or as most know her as HeLa; the line of cells created with the tumor cells from her body. Over sixty years ago, very important cells were extracted from a patient without their knowledge at the John Hopkins Hospital for black patients. A man named Gey stole some samples of the woman’s tumor in order to use them and attempt to grow them in a lab.…

A person’s perspective is a key factor in their personality. If a politician has an early 1900’s racist mindset then the public knows they’ll attempt to limit the right of non-whites. If a male employer has a deeply rooted sexist mindset than it can be inferred that he would never employ women. These are all simple decisions that if implemented could have long lasting effects on a community, but what if someone’s perspective leads to a decision whose repercussions will literally last for an…

When Kaiser Wilhelm II ascended to the throne, Germany had everything set up for it to continue being a leading world power in a peaceful Europe. Due to Otto Von Bismarck, Germany had isolated France and maintained good terms with Russia and Great Britain. However, because of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany ended up outnumbered, fighting a global war against France, Great Britain, and Russia. Kaiser Wilhelm II was the major force behind World War I. He brought to ruin Germany’s relations with Russia…

The countless amounts of unethical scientific researches that were conducted by well respected scientists cannot be numbered. The amount of victims of unethical scientific research also cannot be numbered, but just another aspect that exposes the discrepancies of many health care professionals who took advantage of the respect, the trust and, the faith those patients instilled. Henrietta Lacks a woman of prestige, a woman of significant importance, and a woman of color was violated by health…

Henrietta Lacks was born in 1920, and died 31 years later in 1951. When researchers took samples of Henrietta 's cervix while she was still alive, they found that her cancer cells were growing 20 times faster than her normal cells. Scientists like George Gey wanted to find a way in which cancer cells could be fought. He sent Henrietta 's cells to other scientists who would be able to use it for research. HeLa cells were used to diagnose genetic diseases, fight polio, and create vaccines. Because…

France, Denmark, Russia and Great Britain have established their commonwealth internationally. However the purpose of Imperial Germany was not only to become one of the “Great Powers” but also a symbolic figure with statues of national heroes.(book) Otto von Bismarck became one of the reasons for the advancement of Germany influence around the world. Bismarck was considered to be the founding father of the German Empire because of his unification process.…

Racism and medical ethics is how this book was given life. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a novel based on the woman whose cancer cells would become one of the greatest assets to modern medicine. Her cells would become known simply as HeLa cells: taken from her first and last name. The book does more than just focus on her and her cancer cells, it shows what life was like for her family after the HeLa cells became a groundbreaking discovery in medicine. Without the racism of 1950s south…

The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot, Award-Winning Science Writer Harland Howell II 11/16/2017 Northeast Mississippi Community College Dr. Tabatha Perrigo (Psychology) Abstract Overall, medicinal research made an intriguing breakthrough over than 50 years ago by obtaining tissue samples and cells from a patient that changed the medical world drastically. Cancer of course was and still is an occurring issue today in society but prior to the past, there was more of an epidemic…

Colonia Dignidad Did the establishment of Colonia Dignidad have positive or negative impacts on Chilean society? It will be argued that the objectives for the establishment of Colonia Dignidad led to long-term impacts that were not morally justifiable. Amidgst a beautiful scenic view of farmlands and forests in the foothills of the Andean Mountains, was the home to almost 230 German immigrants. They were part of the congregation, who in 1961, followed an Evangelical preacher called Paul…

Introduction – Karl Marx Karl Marx (1818-1883) was born in Trier, a German city that is located in the famous Moselle wine region and close to the border of Luxemburg. He is one of the most renowned and important economist figures and thinkers of the 19th century. I favour Marx over other theorists such as Max Weber and Emile Durkheim because I think that Marx believed in a more noble cause where he had “sympathy for the ideas of the Enlightenment” (Punch et al 2013, p.52). Marx was introduced…