Comments by Liam Alfred Most recent public comments by Liam Alfred https://nowcomment.com/users/112724 The data collected shows we reach well over the federal standards, and yet there still isn't enough being done. https://nowcomment.com/documents/264199?scroll_to=2739152 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264199?scroll_to=2739152 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:19:14 -0500 Our overall pollution levels might rate the same as other big cities, however our geography results in bad air getting trapped and piling up over extended periods of time. https://nowcomment.com/documents/264199?scroll_to=2739130 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264199?scroll_to=2739130 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:14:22 -0500 Our air quality problem has been growing exponentially for years, and very little has been done despite knowing the consequences https://nowcomment.com/documents/264199?scroll_to=2739116 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264199?scroll_to=2739116 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:11:37 -0500 He blames his anger on a lot of other things, but it shows here that the root is from everything that happened with Henrietta https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2737479 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2737479 Liam and Andrew Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:08:27 -0500 Big focus of the book, that this family was ignored while Henrietta did so much for science https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2737475 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2737475 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:07:16 -0500 Makes a point of Zakariyya being a difficult person to be around. https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2737449 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2737449 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:00:49 -0500 Does a good job of making both of the children feel relatable, like real people. https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2737432 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2737432 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:56:04 -0500 Turner Station was obviously important because it is where Henrietta came from, so it was an important tribute to Henrietta. Also being such a hidden place really seemed to line up with how hidden and ignored her family was even after the HeLa cells went https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706570 https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706570 on to spur so many scientific advancements. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:55:56 -0500 Direct quotes from doctors notes are very valuable resources. It shows the true credibility and dedication to accuracy that was talked about in the preface. https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706530 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:45:16 -0500 I wonder how effective the radium treatments actually were, it sounds like there might be some really bad health concerns they didn't even know about. https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701640 https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701640 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:09:22 -0500 These scientific advancements were almost ahead of their time as no one knew enough to understand the benefits, and even getting a test was probably not possible for many https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701626 https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701626 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:03:05 -0500 Amazing that someone who was so mysterious and kept to themselves was still able to see this side. Rather than taking the easy way out offered to him by his race. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663603 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663603 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:56:42 -0500 Interesting way of seeing marriage. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663600 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663600 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:55:16 -0500 This is an important thing and its pretty cool that his mother recognized the importance and pursued that for Trevor. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663599 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663599 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:54:23 -0500 This is a really valuable life lesson and can be hard to wrap your head around sometimes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663598 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663598 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:53:09 -0500 His mother is a really strong and rational person. It really impressive considering the environment they lived in. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663597 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663597 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:51:42 -0500 Really illustrates the weirdest things that people both ignore and those that they pay attention to, and how disconnected those sides are. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663593 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663593 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:47:07 -0500 Makes punishment sound very casual and wild. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663591 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663591 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:45:29 -0500 Relating his mother to a guerilla fighter makes it sound like he was really scared of her, which the rest of the letters don't relate. But still it seems like too harsh of an accusation. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663590 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663590 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:45:09 -0500 Very juvenile way of thinking here, and I totally have felt this exact same way, but its interesting to see him say it in another way. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663589 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663589 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:43:17 -0500 This comment just seems uncomfortably nonchalant and honestly unbelievable after what they had just said. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663586 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663586 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:41:50 -0500 Self-fulfilling prophecies are just people believing only what they are told, here it happens where the names people are given end up following into a full lifestyle https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663584 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663584 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:40:01 -0500 This is a really unique way of seeing the cycle of poverty. And the long-lasting effects of discrimination. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663583 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663583 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:37:46 -0500 People automatically assumed he was from somewhere completely different. Everyone instantly assumed he was an outsider. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663582 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663582 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:36:46 -0500 He was too young to understand the entire meaning. However he was still able to see just how isolated he was from a young age. And also the kids always leaned towards calling him white, when he could've gone either way. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663581 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663581 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:35:39 -0500 Its interesting that he grew up as the most privileged kid, but is still able to see both sides https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663578 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663578 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:34:06 -0500 The whole scenario sort of hints towards that she would've done it had he been darker than she was. However the tones they had gave off a very different result. Kind of shows the chain of discrimination https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663576 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663576 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:32:29 -0500 Racism is so ingrained from an early age https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663573 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2663573 Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:30:28 -0500 She uses a ton of figurative language and varies those words that she uses so much so that it gives the text a personality. https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610072 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610072 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:13:43 -0400 Bringing out compassion in the reader for his situation https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2588195 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2588195 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:40:52 -0400 His methods of learning to read using and appeal to pathos https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2588184 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2588184 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:36:54 -0400 Evidence of his claim https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2588167 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2588167 The evidence that it was not easy for Douglass to even be able to read and write let alone learn it on his own Tue, 05 Oct 2021 00:25:27 -0400 Not having a teacher, and still learning to read and write is quite impressive https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2588165 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2588165 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 22:20:59 -0400