Was Henrietta's cousin right when he shouted in the graveyard that Henrietta was still alive? Give examples from the book which illustrate your points and present a good argument for the position you take on this issue. Discuss the issues of Personal Identity and of Identity to decide whether, and in what sense, Henrietta is still alive.
What does Tuskegee Institute owe the Lacks family if anything? Cite examples from the book.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
RACC 2011 Discussion Question 4
Based on the presentation of legal and ethical issues in the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, write a compelling argument to be presented to your US Representative or Senator on why he or she needs to author a bill in favor of giving citizens the right to control whether research is conducted on their medical waste (ie, blood sample remains, extracted tissue or organs, etc). Use facts from the book to support your position.
RACC 2011 Discussion Question 3
One thing that we must be aware of is cultural differences. We look at other cultures and are amazed or repelled by their behavior (In Afghanistan women were required to wear the burka, a head to toe covering of the entire body). We judge other cultures by our own behaviors in our culture. List one family (sex, dating, or marriage), custom that may be looked at differently today that we read about in the book. Can you think of another belief or practice (non family) that took place in the past, not done today?
Congratulations
Congratulations to Ms. Rolandrea Russell on having the most reasoned argument in response to question two.
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