Last week, we went to the campus LB14 to listen the presentation “Red Nails and Be- pop” is about “the Immortal life of Henrietta Lack” on February 28.1013. That is a fantastic presentation about a woman called Henrietta Lack’s life and identity. Presenter shows us Henrietta Lack is a patient, dance, and mother.
Frist of all, the presenter showed us Henrietta is a patient with strong innermost being. Henrietta has cervical cancer in her body, at that time cervical cancer is not available to cure. Cancer is an invitation of death for her. Even she weren’t dead by cancer, the pain from chemical treatment and cancer cause the weakness will kill her soon. She was facing a terrible future, but she is a lady with strong mentality. She was still smiling when her family came to saw her. She didn’t give up fighting with cancer. She was very optimistic when doctor was curing her. When she died with her red nail, it shows that how Henrietta loves life until she died. She is a strong patient.
Second, Henrietta is a good dancer. At the end of the presentation, the presenter showed us a blue jazz song by Be-pop. A black singer with white suit is singing with dance. All I saw in the video is happy and funny. Every student was laughing when Be-pop was singing. That is same style dance as the Henrietta. We also can imagine Henrietta was beautiful when she was dancing.
However, presenter noticed us she is a mother. She is a good mother with 5 children. Presenter shows us many picture and plot to prove how she was a good mother love her children. Henrietta take care all her children, even Elise is no a health girl. 5 children don’t have too much memory about their mother, but from the Skloot’s book and we can know that she is a good mother.
For these reason, the presenter use video, picture, and plot from book to showed us Henrietta is a true black woman, her cell cause an impossible revolution in the world. Henrietta Lack is not a story character; she is a patient, dance and mother.
Jialong zhu Clip/QCC
1/31/2013 teacher MR.zack
Draft 1 Level 3A
DIAGNOSTIC
Jialong zhu
2/07/2013
MR.zack
Draft 2
Robert Kohls showed the 13 American values. One of those values is individualism.
Individualism is the most important values in Robert Kohls’s opinion. But Bellah believes that individualism has bad effect on American society. I agree with his idea, individualism has bad effect to America.
Individualism can make some people successful. Bellah thinks because of individualism, few people will have most of the money, power and freedom. A few years ago, people made a group to the Wall St to protest against the Wall St’s people. In the wall St, there are only 1% people of American, but they controlled 99% money of United States. This is just like Bellah’s opinion that a few people will be successful. Most of it has a bad effect on Americans. They make money but didn’t give support to the society. Country build up by people but only 1 percent of people can share 99% of resource. That’s unfair to the most people. Individualism causes the “Occupy Wall St” in United States.
Most Americans believe that it is important to be recognized as an individual rather than part of a group. In America, most of people like to see a hero save the world such as superman, bat man and so on. People want to see a hero appear when they are dangerous. In a basketball team the MVP or a star player, people usually think they are the leaders and the backbone of team.
They think a team can be success is because of their performers. A team will lost the game also because of their bad perform. People put too much duty on one person.
Jialong Zhu
2/19/13
Mr.Zach
“If you want to be a writer, write.” by Epictetus means to do anything you want to do. When
you know what you want to be, you should try you best to do it. While I was wanted to be a
chief, I started learning cooking with my mother. Don’t be lazy and afraid to do what you want.
For example, when you think you like to study, don’t miss this chance. If you won’t start study,
maybe few days later you will forget your goal. You will lose few days chance to be a good
learner.