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Q English 101 Lacks Prompt PROMPT: What theme, concept or idea dominates Henrietta’s narrative and the predisposition of her circumstance? Support your position using information from the text. What content, information, details, perspectives, etc. from the text and from your own perspective to support your position? NOTE: You can explore how the author's intentions directly or indirectly relate to the dominant theme, concept or idea you select for your paper (optional, not required). Outside research is encouraged but not required for now. Later we will spend some time working on how to incorporate outside scholarly works in your essay. Please use proper MLA format for essay layout, citations and works cited. We will review MLA formatting together as well. TIP: Go to the English Center early! All you need is the prompt. You can simply brainstorm ideas with a tutor or our course SI, Claudia. Trust me, the effort is worth your time and your final grade in the course,

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Racism, Exploitation and the Lack of Medical and Research Ethics “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” is a biography that was embraced by the critics and general readers alike. The book remained on the New York Times hardcover bestseller list and New York Times paperback non-fiction bestseller list for over 11 and 18 months respectively (Nisbet and Fahy 2). It relates the story of an African American woman, Henrietta, who had several medical conditions including syphilis and cancer and who experienced mistreatment at the hands of her doctors. Because this was during the time of segregation and Jim Crow laws, her physician treated her like an object instead of a person that needed his help.