Rebecca Skloot

Writers are constantly telling other people’s stories, arguably it is the best way to get inspiration. Using another person’s experience or history allows a point of view to come through that the author never would have had on their own. The way that this is done however dramatically changes with the style they prefer, therefore changing how it’s received. An author who makes the story their own may receive more backlash than someone who allows it to remain that of the teller. They also might…

False imprisonment is defined as “intentionally confining or restraining another person without their consent” by a typical statute regarding the crime. This crime doesn’t require that the offender actually remove the victim from where they were when the crime was committed. This crime is a lesser form of deprivation of liberty than is kidnapping because the time frame is usually shorter and the events are somewhat less stressful(page 426). Kidnapping is defined as the taking and carrying…

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play about early America during the witch trials. In the Crucible a antagonist, Abigail Williams, had accused and had deadly sins and her dark heart blam people of witch craft, she also wanted to have an affair with a married man. One of the most responsible deadly sin in this play was lust and greed. Both play a key role in the story. Lust is what Abigail had, greed is what a lot of people had in Salem and some had lust and other deadly sins. Lust is an…

The story of Medea, written by the Greek poet Euripides, is about a woman who goes on a vengeful killing spree, after being scorned by her husband, Jason. Having already killed prior to that her scorn fed her murderous impulses. Her worldview indicates that she prays to the gods/goddess to go unpunished for her sins. She seeks out revenge for those who have caused her pain. As a result, Medea believes that revenge is justified. Medea seeks revenge to justify how her husband Jason has mocked…

As I finish freshmen year at Olivet and continue my Christian journey, it is important to understand how to mature as Christ. I talked about the truth of the Bible, the comprehension of scripture, the implications of the Apostle’s Creed and Christian doctrines, and the discovery of sin in humanity. In addition, I talked about the community of Church, the theological analogies in the Great Divorce, and the beauty of holiness. After learning this knowledge, I understand how difficult the Christian…

I believe that hard work pays off, almost every time. Last winter, I joined my local select basketball team, Ballard select. I didn’t have to try out, the coach just saw me play and asked me to join the team. After a few months of playing with Ballard, I became very committed and grew very close to my teammates. Finally spring came, and so did try outs. My coach Taylor, and the founder of Ballard Select, Sara, had told us only eight of the twelve girls on the team were going to make the team…

and scribbling diagrams on napkins or the backs of torn-off bottle labels.”(Rebecca Skloot) resulting in some spectacular creations especially mixed with his scientific fixation on producing an immortal cell culture. For example “he came up with the roller-tube culturing technique...turned like a cement mixer twenty-four hours a day, rotating so slowly it made only two full turns an hour, sometimes less.”(Rebecca Skloot) in order to keep the cultures in constant motion similar to realistic…

Rebecca Skloot is the hero in her own story. She didn’t travel to a mystical land, or slay a dragon, but she is still the archetypal hero in this story. She spent years recording information she uncovered, eventually publishing her work in the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. She might not be your everyday save the world kind of hero, but Skloot did overcome everything that stood in the way of her getting the real story of Henrietta Lacks. She clearly went through many of the…

specific goal, as showed in this quote, “The Geys were determined to grow the first immortal human cells: a continuously dividing line of cells all descended from one original sample, cells that would constantly replenish themselves and never die” (Skloot 30). In their careers, their mission was completed when a woman…

of reasoning that can be used to strengthen a writer’s argument, which include inductive and deductive reasoning. However, writers can accidently use fallacious reasoning, which can make their arguments invalid and unreliable. Anne Fadiman and Rebecca Skloot have different and similar writing techniques. Anne Fadiman wrote The…