Comments by Ayan Juang Most recent public comments by Ayan Juang https://nowcomment.com/users/138880 Having a diversity group created a safe haven not a way to disregard other groups or make it seem that one group was more supior than the other so i don't get the animosity behind it https://nowcomment.com/documents/369204?scroll_to=3257354 https://nowcomment.com/documents/369204?scroll_to=3257354 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:10:28 -0500 College has always been a no brainer in my household so i just wonder how it would have felt to actually have the decion https://nowcomment.com/documents/369204?scroll_to=3257353 https://nowcomment.com/documents/369204?scroll_to=3257353 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:08:03 -0500 Growing up i have always thought that when I am asked to do something like this i felt like i was being used as the poster child. https://nowcomment.com/documents/369204?scroll_to=3257352 https://nowcomment.com/documents/369204?scroll_to=3257352 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:05:57 -0500 Syntax Choices https://nowcomment.com/documents/362436?scroll_to=3210268 https://nowcomment.com/documents/362436?scroll_to=3210268 The author uses long sentences with lots of details to tell us about Henrietta's cells. First, they went up in a Russian satellite in 1960. Then, NASA sent more cells into space in another satellite. The sentences help us understand how these events happened one after the other. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:41:58 -0500 The way they put words together in "prompting her from off camera to speak in complete sentences, and not wander off topic" is smart. They used words like "prompting" and "and" on purpose to make it sound purposeful and in control. https://nowcomment.com/documents/362437?scroll_to=3209591 https://nowcomment.com/documents/362437?scroll_to=3209591 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:36:10 -0500 Logos https://nowcomment.com/documents/362437?scroll_to=3209590 https://nowcomment.com/documents/362437?scroll_to=3209590 Henrietta referring to the periods of her life like "before London" and "after London" adds a sense of testimony because that was a period of her life that created a noticeable change in her life. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 14:29:35 -0500 Citation Pathos https://nowcomment.com/documents/362435?scroll_to=3200203 https://nowcomment.com/documents/362435?scroll_to=3200203 Paragraph 13 shows a prime example of segregation, revealing how it impacted even basic things in her life, like healthcare. The fact that Henrietta's blood sample was labeled "COLORED" shows the extreme racism of the time. This shows how racial bias influenced even routine practices. Henrietta's experience in the hospital, where her body was exploited without regard for her well-being, exemplifies the systemic racism and medical exploitation. The heartbreaking outcome, where her cells died due to contamination, adds to the narrative, emphasizing the dehumanizing practices faced by black communities. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 14:46:53 -0500 Personification https://nowcomment.com/documents/360952?scroll_to=3186786 https://nowcomment.com/documents/360952?scroll_to=3186786 Henrietta Lacks’ experience of cancer treatment is eloquently described by Rebecca Skloot through the use of personification. Skloot gives the idea of the illness spreading human agency by saying, “it just feels like that blackness be spreadin all inside me,” which helps the reader identify with Henrietta’s struggle. This personification heightens the story’s emotional effect and makes it easier for the reader to relate to and comprehend Henrietta’s experience on a personal level. Aristotle’s rhetorical device of pathos is employed by Skloot through this deliberate use of personification. The reader is able to connect with Henrietta’s tale on a deeper and more meaningful level as a result of this emotional appeal and increased empathy. Skloot’s strategic writing choice effectively humanizes the abstract concept of illness, evoking a stronger emotional response from the reader and thereby reinforcing the pathos in the narrative. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:50:38 -0500