Laurie Moore từ Nepaledanda, Nepal

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12/22/2024

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2019-07-13 10:30

Luật Hấp Dẫn - 5 Bước Thực Hành Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Joe Vitale

Total spaghetti test, but for those of us who like what he's cooking...

2019-07-13 11:30

Học Tốt Vật Lý THCS - Học Tốt Vật Lý 9 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Đoàn Thanh Sơn

** spoiler alert ** If I could give this book 10 stars, I would. It is an amazing story of Henrietta Lacks, whose cervical cancer cells became the first "immortal" cells in the study of human cell cultures. It covers the story of her life, death, and how her cells have changed science as we know it. In 1951, it was common for tissue to be taken without a patient's knowledge, especially when the patient was black. This book touches on how that simple fact changed a family's life. Much of the book discusses how it effected Henrietta's children once they found out that their mother's tumor had been taken and experimented on without her consent during the biopsy of the tumor. Upon her death, consent was given for an autopsy and some samples to be taken, but it was because her husband wasn't fully informed and thought that the tests would detect whether his and Henrietta's children had cancer. The book also discusses race issues and class issues that have touched the Lacks family's life. It discusses what care was common for black people in the early 50s and how many black people didn't get basic health care because they simply couldn't afford it and because it was well-known that black patients were often experimented on. It's heartbreaking to read about her family's complete misunderstanding of what had been done to their mother. When Henrietta's children were told about the fact that Henrietta's cells were still alive and being studied, 25 years after her death, they first thought that their mother had been kept alive all that time and was being experimented on. This wasn't because they were intellectually unable to understand it (as shown by how Deborah, Henrietta's surviving daughter, taught herself a lot of the science surrounding the testing done on the cell line established from Henrietta's cell sample), but because they were so poor that they weren't given basic science education and because of the lingering taint on the medical establishment that remained due to the Tuskegee airmen experiment and similar experiments. It's also heartbreaking to read about the fact that the Lacks' family had, at the time of the publishing of the book, no health insurance, even though their mother's cells have been sold and resold uncountable times. The race issues are also discussed when it comes to the care of Elsie, who was institutionalized when Henrietta became ill, because she was significantly developmentally disabled. Unfortunately, Elsie's life wasn't as well-documented as Henrietta's life, and many of her medical files were lost between the time of her death and when Skloot and Deborah begin their research into Elsie's life. But it's made clear that experiments were done on Elsie without the family's consent and that it was quite common at the time for experiments to be done on those in mental institutions. Lastly, this book touches on how the issue of the ownership of tissues taken for samples and payment for any treatments or cures to the owner of the tissues is evolving. As of right now, once you sign away the rights to your tissue, you sign away the monetary rights, but the law is still trying to find the "right" answer to this issue. I cannot recommend this book enough. Even if you're not interested in the scientific aspect of it, it's a book that should be read for the human side of the story, along with the medical ethics issues. I'll end with saying that there are some triggery things in this book, especially if you have issues surrounding medical things being done to you without your consent. But I think that should go without saying. Everything is handled as sensitively as possible, though. I found that the matter-of-fact matter in which Skloot writes makes it all a bit harder to digest, especially if you're very unused to these things being discussed so openly. But I think that style suits this story -- the things that happened to this family should make you uncomfortable.

2019-07-13 12:30

Vở Bài Tập Toán Nâng Cao Lớp 5 - Quyển 1 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

B22902706F

2019-07-13 13:30

Sổ Tay Truyền Cảm Hứng - Giá Trị Vĩnh Hằng Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: First News

Guess I wasn't in the mood. Too much Scandinavian depressed noir.

2019-07-13 14:30

Shaman King (Tập 30) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

John McCann is an A type workaholic trying to overcompensate for a deprived childhood. He recognizes, after suffering migraines and a recommendation from his doctor, that he has to make a change if he wants to continue to live a long healthy life. John expects his effort to slow down to last a year. As we all know, expectations are what we have, not what we always get. John leases a book store that comes with the original owners son, Jaime who is a real charmer and a resident transient, Dave that uses the 2nd hand book corner to escape into books everday. It doesn't take long but does take effort for Jaime to awaken the compassionate soul in John. To force John to see past the dirt and circumstances to the suffering human in his store. Each day, John cares more and each day Dave reaches out a bit farther. Some days its enough and some days it isn't. Loving is always a challenge. Loving a man with emotional stability issues is far from easy. John spends the book doing the best he can (and not always the right thing, thank goodness) to actually reach out and make it possible for Dave to heal and in doing so, for Dave to heal John as well. The love scenes in this book are varied, from simple touches to wide grins to breakthroughs that are as simple, yet complex as unpacking a bag. Not over done and still erotic, the men make love in satisfying ways to both them and the reader and the story moves from one moment to the next with unexpected bouts of insight, joy and bittersweet for the characters and the reader. Although it doesn't bother me,this book shifts from one character POV to another quite often. I think I counted at least 5 different POV's in this book. I marked it down a star because the switch was not always as clear and seamless as it should be. I felt that it gave me more ability to understand character motivation and growth, but that style isn't everyone's cuppa. I was really touched by this book in a way that makes me think people as a whole stand a chance. (melodramatic I know, but I feel a little strung out after finishing this book and really do wish that all people had this much compassion for their fellow man)

2019-07-13 15:30

Thử Tài Cùng Angry Birds - Những Chú Chim Vui Nhộn Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

I wanted to like it, but I didn't like it.

2019-07-13 16:30

Mưa Rửa Bùn Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trần Thị Huyền Trang

Super Skipper

2019-07-13 17:30

Hiểu Và Dùng Mạo Từ, Đại Từ, Danh Từ Tiếng Anh Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

I finally got around to reading this after having it on my shelf for at least 10 years and avoiding the movie for that entire time. I'm totally glad I waited. It was a wonderful book, very well-written and captivating. The problems that plague the family in the book do seem a bit over the top at times, but coming from a a person who had a perfectly normal childhood, perhaps I just don't know what it's like to have a terrible childhood. It's interesting to read about anyway. The only problem I can say I had with the book is that knowing that Barbra Streisand is the shrink caused me to picture her in my mind and that I could have done without. The mind's eye is always more creative. I suppose now I will have to see the movie, but I won't get my hopes up too high.

2019-07-13 18:30

Ông Tớ Là Thế Đó! Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Sandrine Beau

A good gothic tale and it's about a writing retreat! For writers everywhere to read!

2019-07-13 19:30

Từ Điển Anh - Việt (80.000 Từ) (Khổ Nhỏ) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

I wrote a blogpost on this book. You can find it at: http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com...

2020-07-26 06:57

Trên Sa Mạc Và Trong Rừng Thẳm Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Bunu üniversite gençliğim sırasında yanlış nedenlerle okudum. Tekrar okumalıyım.

Người đọc Laurie Moore từ Nepaledanda, Nepal

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.