Comments by Sam Oswald Most recent public comments by Sam Oswald https://nowcomment.com/users/61929 Next paragraphs are written to best imitate the hectic nature of events as they occurred https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737497 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737497 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:15:32 -0500 Foreshadowing introduction of new character in HeLa history https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737492 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737492 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:14:09 -0500 Crownsville Hospital Center now: Nothing like how it was https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737488 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737488 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:12:53 -0500 Chapter 33 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737464 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263709?scroll_to=2737464 Skloot and Deborah travel across Maryland to learn of the fate of Deborah's sister, Elsie, after she was committed to an insane asylum at a very young age. Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:05:09 -0500 The development of Thorium reactors and smaller, more efficient reactors will allow for more spread across the world https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735115 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735115 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:04:33 -0500 Four main fixes: Cost, Safety, Waste, Proliferation https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735113 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735113 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:03:19 -0500 Nuclear energy production is made safer every day https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735111 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735111 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:02:38 -0500 The social stigma surrounding nuclear energy needs to be changed. It is nowhere near as dangerous as many think https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735107 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735107 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:01:22 -0500 DoE needs to revolutionize programs to ensure nuclear energy production is best supported in the future https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735102 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735102 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:01:22 -0500 Long term nuclear waste storage facility built in Finland since 2003 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735096 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735096 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:58:42 -0500 Could nuclear energy act as the bridge that allows for the world to move away from carbon-emitting fuels as they continue to develop solar and wind sources that can sustain the world's energy demands in the future? https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735094 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735094 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:57:55 -0500 25% decrease in all projected carbon emissions by 2050 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735086 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735086 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:54:02 -0500 2003 Executive Summary from MIT 2009 update Great basis to see the changes from 2009 to 2022 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735073 https://nowcomment.com/documents/307059?scroll_to=2735073 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:51:25 -0500 https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.02155/ https://nowcomment.com/documents/306296?scroll_to=2724259 https://nowcomment.com/documents/306296?scroll_to=2724259 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:39:34 -0500 https://www.loc.gov/resource/afc2001015.afc2001015_ph005/ https://nowcomment.com/documents/306296?scroll_to=2724179 https://nowcomment.com/documents/306296?scroll_to=2724179 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:26:02 -0500 https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.02155/ https://nowcomment.com/documents/306296?scroll_to=2723904 https://nowcomment.com/documents/306296?scroll_to=2723904 https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.01811/ https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.01814/ https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.01813/ Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:17:38 -0500 https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.01682 https://nowcomment.com/documents/306296?scroll_to=2723898 https://nowcomment.com/documents/306296?scroll_to=2723898 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:08:55 -0500 ... her contributions to science and the effect it might have. Even though that in her state of suffering, she most likely wouldn't have been able to understand its significance, even if she was really told. https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706524 https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706524 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:44:41 -0500 Even though this seems rather unlikely (but also unprovable), you can see why Skloot added it as it shows that some of those involved with the creation of the HeLa cells had come to justify their actions by arguing that Henrietta was aware and proud of... https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706517 https://nowcomment.com/documents/304185?scroll_to=2706517 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:44:41 -0500 How would the situation around HeLa cells origin have changed if HeLa wasn't a poor black women but rather a wealthy white women? Would she have become famous and family made a fortune or would she have also gone unknown for this inadvertent contribution? https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701632 https://nowcomment.com/documents/303660?scroll_to=2701632 The question of whether the harvesting of the HeLa cells was ethical can only be considered under this context: Gey and his researchers harvested samples from thousands of people, and it was chance that Henrietta Lacks' cells were the ones they were looking for. Would the debate about morality be different if she were a wealthy white woman? And if this were the case, would there have been a bigger deal made about it? One would have to look to see if there have been similar events like this in the past to hopefully discern an answer. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 16:04:34 -0500 The best description of Trevor's relationship with his dad. Caring, but closed, only opens up when prompted. At least he's an F1 fan... https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644070 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644070 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 23:59:13 -0500 Great idea/visual of Trevor's relationship with his mom https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644066 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644066 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 23:54:41 -0500 Another great highlight of the poor-rich disparity https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644055 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644055 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 23:43:07 -0500 Trevor and his mom weren't accepted by the blacks or the whites. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644049 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2644049 Sun, 21 Nov 2021 23:38:55 -0500 UDOT can use allotted Government funds to ensure HWY89 is updated correctly. https://nowcomment.com/documents/297476?scroll_to=2642735 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297476?scroll_to=2642735 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:09:03 -0500 MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT REGARDING MY LETTER https://nowcomment.com/documents/297476?scroll_to=2642734 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297476?scroll_to=2642734 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:06:20 -0500 Biden Administration's new target demographic: GAMERS https://nowcomment.com/documents/297476?scroll_to=2642733 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297476?scroll_to=2642733 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:02:35 -0500 Investment in public transport https://nowcomment.com/documents/297476?scroll_to=2642732 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297476?scroll_to=2642732 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 20:59:51 -0500 $550 billion towards fixing American infrastructure. https://nowcomment.com/documents/297476?scroll_to=2642731 https://nowcomment.com/documents/297476?scroll_to=2642731 Fri, 19 Nov 2021 20:59:21 -0500 Very interesting insight into the Xhosa perception and Trevor's mom's perception of names as well. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2640539 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2640539 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:35:27 -0500 In South Africa, Language contributes just as much as race to the rampant tribalism. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2640513 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2640513 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:57:16 -0500 Trevor's unique position of being a mixed child living in a black family allowed him to see how black children were treated worse than him. If he had grown up in a white family, he would have grown up indignant to the systemic racism. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2640481 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2640481 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:37:42 -0500 This shows how ingrained systemic racism was in this society. Noah's grandmother was perfectly fine beating and punishing her black grandkids, but didn't want to hurt Noah because he was part white, and she just "knew" that it was wrong to hurt him. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2640441 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227745?scroll_to=2640441 Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:29:58 -0500 Nuclear power could be (and should be, in my opinion) an integral part in the shift from fossil fuels to renewables. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2614399 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2614399 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:20:11 -0400 Not the end-all-be-all of nuclear power safety https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2614398 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2614398 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:18:48 -0400 Possible reduction in nuclear waste. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2614397 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2614397 Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:16:45 -0400 New fuel could make plants for efficient and economical. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613824 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613824 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:42:45 -0400 Uranium silicide could be a better fuel https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613818 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613818 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:38:27 -0400 Synthetic ceramic claddings could be the most effective option https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613813 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613813 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:35:02 -0400 Can this coating delay disaster for a few hours, or just a few minutes? https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613811 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613811 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:34:10 -0400 These changes can't prevent meltdown, but can signfigantly delay it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613810 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613810 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:33:03 -0400 To fix this Zirconium cladding problem, they are given coats of another material (like chromium) to insulate it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613807 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613807 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:30:49 -0400 Zirconium is a great protective element in normal conditions, adverse situations, not at all. https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613804 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613804 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:29:19 -0400 Accident posed this problem: Is there a way to create accident tolerant fuel rods that don't need constant cooling? https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613801 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613801 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:27:04 -0400 Explanation of what happened in 2011 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613798 https://nowcomment.com/documents/294227?scroll_to=2613798 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:25:42 -0400 Noah uses an interesting hook to get the readers instantly invested in the story. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2611873 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2611873 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 22:17:37 -0400 It was smart of Noah to give the reason as to why the book was titled "Born a Crime" right at the beginning. Many authors either explain their title of the book way towards the end of the book, or never even mention it at all. https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2611871 https://nowcomment.com/documents/227673?scroll_to=2611871 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:21:44 -0500 This sentence is quite the descrptive metaphor that signifies how influential and captivating her lying was to her schoolmates. https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610062 https://nowcomment.com/documents/293736?scroll_to=2610062 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:17:23 -0400 This statement shows how much he valued learning the ability to write, as he knew how valuable it would be. https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2600144 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2600144 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:26:38 -0400 He describes how he began his procress of learning to write. Offers context as to how this happened as he was a slave at the time. https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2600137 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290222?scroll_to=2600137 Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:25:23 -0400