Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Homework #2: Henrietta Lacks 30 pts. (This homework is due by Thursday) Please restate the question and write about 1 paragraph each

 Copy the following quote from the book and the 3 questions that follow:

“It was no surprise that [Henrietta] hadn’t come back all those times for follow-up. For Henrietta, walking into Hopkins was like entering a foreign country where she didn’t speak the language.” •
  • What does it mean when it says that the hospital was like a "foreign country where she didn't speak the language"? (10)
  • Discuss how being segregated in “colored wards” might influence the actions and attitudes of a black patient at this time? (10)
  • How might it have influenced the medical care they received? (10)

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