Post on your blog, a summary, an impression, and a question to the section you have read.
1. Summary.
Rebecca Skloot, the author of the book ‘ The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks’ has begun to be interested in HeLa cell and all about the story when she was sixteen and took biology class. She had many questions about the cell and the original owner of the cell. However she couldn’t get any answer anywhere. As she was in graduated school, she decided to write a book about both the cells, the woman who the cell came from and her family. And she found Henrietta's daughter and finally she could hear all of behind story.
Henrietta's mom died when she was so young so her father sent her to her grandfather. So she was growing up with her grandfather's grandchildren. They worked on the tobacco farm so hard. So they could not finish their school but henrietta only stayed until sixth grade. Even the work was really tough, sometimes they had enjoyable time together like swim after the hard work. And when she was twenty she got married a boy called Day who shared room with her.
One day, she has felt like something awful was in her womb but she did not go to see a doctor because she was afraid a doctor would not let her make her having children and take her womb. However as time passed she realized something was wrong to her womb. However she could not go to any hospitals because there were racial discrimination and she was black. Finally she went to Hospital and the doctor diagnosed her case as cervical cancer. And she got treatment. While her operation, the doctor collected samples of tissues : one from her tumor and one from the healthy cervical tissue, even they did not ask her. However, no one knew the cells would not die unlike all the others.
1. Summary.
Rebecca Skloot, the author of the book ‘ The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks’ has begun to be interested in HeLa cell and all about the story when she was sixteen and took biology class. She had many questions about the cell and the original owner of the cell. However she couldn’t get any answer anywhere. As she was in graduated school, she decided to write a book about both the cells, the woman who the cell came from and her family. And she found Henrietta's daughter and finally she could hear all of behind story.
Henrietta's mom died when she was so young so her father sent her to her grandfather. So she was growing up with her grandfather's grandchildren. They worked on the tobacco farm so hard. So they could not finish their school but henrietta only stayed until sixth grade. Even the work was really tough, sometimes they had enjoyable time together like swim after the hard work. And when she was twenty she got married a boy called Day who shared room with her.
One day, she has felt like something awful was in her womb but she did not go to see a doctor because she was afraid a doctor would not let her make her having children and take her womb. However as time passed she realized something was wrong to her womb. However she could not go to any hospitals because there were racial discrimination and she was black. Finally she went to Hospital and the doctor diagnosed her case as cervical cancer. And she got treatment. While her operation, the doctor collected samples of tissues : one from her tumor and one from the healthy cervical tissue, even they did not ask her. However, no one knew the cells would not die unlike all the others.
2. Impression.
First of all, I was impreesed by how strong she was. She grew up in poor surroundings and spent really hard time. However, she has never complained of her circumstance and the environment. Aditionally she worked so hard and did her best even though she had child.
Also, I was angry about the discrimication. There was a racial discicrimination at that time. The colored people could not have same opportunities with the white people. They could not to go to any hospitals even if it was real emergency or not. At that time, if the colored people have severe health problem, they could be die or could be in worsen stituation. Also, if they can go to a hospital, they were seperated with white people. I have known that there was a discrimination but I did not know the discrmination was severe like that much. I learned how severe the discrimination was and how unfair was at that time more exactly. It made me getting mad and almost crying.
3. Question to the section that i've read.
- Why did not the doctor ask her collecting her tissues?
- what did the colored people make do nothing against the discrimination?
First of all, I was impreesed by how strong she was. She grew up in poor surroundings and spent really hard time. However, she has never complained of her circumstance and the environment. Aditionally she worked so hard and did her best even though she had child.
Also, I was angry about the discrimication. There was a racial discicrimination at that time. The colored people could not have same opportunities with the white people. They could not to go to any hospitals even if it was real emergency or not. At that time, if the colored people have severe health problem, they could be die or could be in worsen stituation. Also, if they can go to a hospital, they were seperated with white people. I have known that there was a discrimination but I did not know the discrmination was severe like that much. I learned how severe the discrimination was and how unfair was at that time more exactly. It made me getting mad and almost crying.
3. Question to the section that i've read.
- Why did not the doctor ask her collecting her tissues?
- what did the colored people make do nothing against the discrimination?
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