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Henrietta Lacks is not a common household name, yet in the scientific and medical world it has become one of the most important and talked names of the century. Up until the time that this book was written, very few people knew of Henrietta Lacks and how her cells contributed to modern science, but Rebecca Skloot aimed to change this. Eventually Skloot was able to reach Henrietta’s remaining family and through them she was able to tell the story of not only the importance of the HeLa cells but also Henrietta’s life. Although she was taken from the world too soon, Henrietta Lacks was a warm hearted woman, and though unbeknownst to her, she would pave the way for the medical field and greatly expand our understanding of one of the nation’s…show more content…
Then it was transferred to George Gey’s lab, where they would cultivate it and attempt to grow new cells from the sample, however, there was not much hope for the sample, as they all eventually died within days, sometimes even hours. Henrietta’s cells changed this, after multiple days of being cultivated and still living, Gey began to realize that he had discovered something amazing, and he slowly started to share his discovery with the world. When the cells finally began growing in Gey’s lab it was seen as a huge advance in the world of science, seeing as no one had succeeded beforehand, this was a great accomplishment on his part. However, Henrietta was never told of this or how important her cells had become, she simply continued living without knowing that the cancerous cells inside her were continuing to grow despite receiving “treatment” from the doctors. Her only treatment was a small patch of radiation sewn directly into her cervix on the area where the tumor had appeared, after some tests showed that the tumor had disappeared she continued with her normal life of farming, raising her children, and enjoying life. Henrietta never complained about any side effects of the radiation, however, it eventually would make her infertile and cause
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Her skin on her torso to turn black.
Answer: A) - Logic
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Logical appeal is the strategic use of logic, claims, and evidence to convince an audience of a certain point and typically uses strong evidence (facts, statistics, personal experience, expert authority, interviews) by referencing previous work on the topic.
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1. what's hidden in the dark will come to the light
(he tries to cover up the death, but due to his guilt he reveals he commited a m!urder)
2. Underneath perfection hides an imperfection
(he committed the m!urder so perfectly but his own mind messed up the perfect plan leading him to unveil the heart )
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D) decorated
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use context clues to identify the definition of the word "adorned"
or use a dictionary lol
