Comments by Jack Libin Most recent public comments by Jack Libin https://nowcomment.com/users/93802 This is the key of the issue https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382383 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382383 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:18:53 -0400 None of this has, or ever will, happen https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382378 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382378 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:17:00 -0400 This is what happens when conservatives tend to lose social issues https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382374 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382374 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:16:26 -0400 This really emphasizes the importance of this ruling https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382370 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382370 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:15:08 -0400 I think these rights are more important than marriage, the right to be protected from discrimination https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382364 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382364 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:13:53 -0400 This is one of the major setbacks of LGBT rights in America, which is the republican party. https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382350 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382350 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:12:42 -0400 This is a crucial landmark in the fight for equal rights, making it illegal to discriminate against LGBT people https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382344 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382344 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:11:19 -0400 The scale of change on the views of gay individuals and transgender individuals has drastically shifted over the years. https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382343 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264175?scroll_to=2382343 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:10:40 -0400 Many people object to the banning of conversion therapy by stating it is the right of the parent to make that choice. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263427?scroll_to=2374975 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263427?scroll_to=2374975 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:34:50 -0500 The stakeholders in this conversation are state legislators, religious leaders, and the LGBT community https://nowcomment.com/documents/263427?scroll_to=2374973 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263427?scroll_to=2374973 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:33:47 -0500 The problem is whether conversion therapy should continue to be allowed in Utah https://nowcomment.com/documents/263427?scroll_to=2374972 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263427?scroll_to=2374972 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:33:23 -0500 Cofield was a scammer, he claimed to be a lawyer to help represent the family, and he recommended that Deborah sue john's Hopkins for medical malpractice and for racism. Deborah never wanted this and panicked when she received her court summons. https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374955 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374955 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:23:16 -0500 Deborah hoped that the BBC interview would change her circumstance, and bring a positive change in her life https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374952 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374952 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:20:48 -0500 It's horrible how people are treating her, especially when she is trying to do what's right https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374947 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374947 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:15:41 -0500 His interest is also a sign of broader increased interest in Henrietta Lacks, who is quickly becoming a topic of conversation and fascination within the scientific community https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374945 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374945 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:14:32 -0500 This is a broader analogy for the ethical dilemma in the book, should the benefits from science come from the suffering of one family? https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374942 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374942 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:11:58 -0500 This choice emphasized by the author is insightful for the mindset of Deborah, she was desperately hoping that her circumstances would change for the better https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374940 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374940 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:10:53 -0500 This has been empirically proven false https://nowcomment.com/documents/261795?scroll_to=2361878 https://nowcomment.com/documents/261795?scroll_to=2361878 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:18:19 -0500 Many of these exclusionary social pressures are placed by lawmakers who do not understand what trans youth experience. https://nowcomment.com/documents/261795?scroll_to=2361862 https://nowcomment.com/documents/261795?scroll_to=2361862 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:17:54 -0500 This bill is inherently discriminatory and violates title XI policy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/261795?scroll_to=2361845 https://nowcomment.com/documents/261795?scroll_to=2361845 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:17:23 -0500 I find it interesting she says this is a complex issue, but proposes a bill that flat out bans trans athletes, with no room for nuance. https://nowcomment.com/documents/261795?scroll_to=2361839 https://nowcomment.com/documents/261795?scroll_to=2361839 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:15:49 -0500 This reflects the feelings of most LGBT individuals on the issue https://nowcomment.com/documents/261795?scroll_to=2361834 https://nowcomment.com/documents/261795?scroll_to=2361834 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:14:53 -0500 The author included this to help capture the public sentiment about the giant chicken heart. https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349283 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349283 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:11:25 -0500 Overall, this chapter was about how Gey appeared on television to discuss cancer, along with bringing HeLa, the new cells quickly become vital to research. Making breakthroughs in many fields. The author then discusses Alexis Carrel. https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349282 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349282 Alexis Carrel creates an immortal chicken heart in a lab, which captures the public's imagination. Alexis Carrel was also a eugenicist and a nazi. While on trial for helping conspire with them, it is found out that the immortal chicken heart was a fraud. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:10:42 -0500 it's amazing how someone can dupe the medical community for decades https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349279 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349279 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:07:37 -0500 I found this pretty amusing that he sang happy birthday to him https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349277 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349277 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:06:45 -0500 The reference to the ku klux klan is a diction choice that harkens back to his nazism https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349276 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349276 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:06:13 -0500 The author uses imagery to help convey the public's opinion and the scientific flurry around the immortal chicken heart https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349274 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349274 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:05:16 -0500 The author goes into detail about how cell shipments were essentially a trail of success and errors https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349269 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349269 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:03:47 -0500 It's crazy that Henrietta's family still does not know about what's going on with her cells, but her cells are on national telivision https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349265 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349265 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:02:40 -0500 This diction choice helps the reader understand the visual aspects of Gey https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349262 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2349262 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:01:25 -0500 This is a concern for me, the doctors have an established pattern of behavior not telling Henrietta what is happening https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2342851 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2342851 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:21:33 -0500 This definitely is symbolic of how black people were treated in the medical field. https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2342841 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2342841 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:18:04 -0500 Is this standard medical procedure care? https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2342836 https://nowcomment.com/documents/254672?scroll_to=2342836 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:16:29 -0500 It's crazy to think now most of school activities are done on electronic devices like phones and computers https://nowcomment.com/documents/168156?scroll_to=2316286 https://nowcomment.com/documents/168156?scroll_to=2316286 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:13:30 -0500 This quote really sums up how much personal privacy we give away to companies like facebook https://nowcomment.com/documents/172222?scroll_to=2316276 https://nowcomment.com/documents/172222?scroll_to=2316276 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:11:42 -0500 I never knew about how Mexican Americans were discriminated against like this https://nowcomment.com/documents/222544?scroll_to=2316274 https://nowcomment.com/documents/222544?scroll_to=2316274 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:10:12 -0500 This corroborates the problem that kids and parents are experiencing https://nowcomment.com/documents/253911?scroll_to=2308181 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253911?scroll_to=2308181 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:06:31 -0500 This anticipates the problem of cost for families https://nowcomment.com/documents/253911?scroll_to=2308165 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253911?scroll_to=2308165 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:05:31 -0500 This is a potential solution to the problem that was listed above https://nowcomment.com/documents/253911?scroll_to=2308161 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253911?scroll_to=2308161 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:04:48 -0500 This properly introduces the problem of dealing with children during the pandemic https://nowcomment.com/documents/253911?scroll_to=2308151 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253911?scroll_to=2308151 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:03:05 -0500 He repeats I will a lot, making a covenant with the American people https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292454 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292454 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:25:01 -0500 I like Biden's emphasis on how the actions of the mob were not successful, or ever will be successful https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292452 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292452 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:06:07 -0500 This choice emphasizes not a partisan victory, but the victory of democracy, Bien tried alluding to democracy a lot in his speech https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292448 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292448 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:23:46 -0500 This is also important to the structure and diction choices made later in the speech https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285111 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285111 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:14:20 -0500 This builds on the central morality of America, that we do what is right. https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285056 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285056 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:01:08 -0500 This is the peak of the buildup of the last 4 paragraphs https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285047 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285047 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:15:00 -0500 This is a passionate recommitment to the ideals of the revolution, that we are endowed with unalienable rights. https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285044 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285044 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:18:36 -0500 He relates the current global condition back to the predicament of the founding fathers https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285019 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285019 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:08:08 -0500 This choice in diction symbolizes the change that JFK wanted to signify at the beginning of his presidency https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285015 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285015 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:16:46 -0500 This is also another rhetorical flourish that reinforces the central claim of the review https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265975 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265975 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:26:28 -0500 These flourishes create a sense of myth https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265964 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265964 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:00:39 -0500 This diction choice emphasizes the mix that the movie is going for, a James bond combined with a marvel movie https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265957 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265957 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:23:19 -0500 This description also provides a description of the myth of black panther https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265950 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265950 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:22:11 -0500 This supports the author's claim that black panther's great flair https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265939 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265939 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:19:26 -0500 This is the central claim of the review, that it is a jolt of a movie. https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265909 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265909 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:07:58 -0500 I remember when Kobe died, I was at the mall hanging out with my friends when we heard he died in a car crash https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2257911 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2257911 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:34:35 -0500 I remember when this happened and I was super impressed about how they built it so fast. This is when I started to worry about the coronavirus. https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2257903 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2257903 Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:25:37 -0400 It still feels weird that things were still normal at the beginning of 2020, it all just seems like the distant past now https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2257901 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2257901 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 14:59:43 -0500 Juxtaposition https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220528 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220528 This is a juxtaposition because it emphasizes 2 views on imperialism Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:14:59 -0500 Selection of detail https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220380 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220380 This sentence is an example of selection of detail, it shows the gun which Orwell uses and helps to highlight the reality of the day to day life that orwell experience Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:10:54 -0500 Voice and tone https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220366 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220366 the tone and voice displayed in the sentence served a function to highlight the horrors of imperialism and the misery that the victims live in Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:08:40 -0500 This is an example of intentional diction choice https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220345 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220345 This is intentional, particularly around the word jeer, to convey a sense of hatred among the Burmese people of the British guards. Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:05:52 -0500 Situational Irony https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220329 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220329 This is an example of irony because he is talking about how the British Raj is oppressive while also participating in the oppression of the local people Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:03:38 -0500 Orwell is warning about the abuse of state power in matters of general culture, the weaponization of culture to further the goals of the party https://nowcomment.com/documents/243212?scroll_to=2213015 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243212?scroll_to=2213015 Ultimately, the real warning Orwell is giving is the corruption of intellectual freedom, and that when a society refutes the power of free thought that's when humanity becomes less than Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:18:29 -0500 this is a very interesting opinion https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136693 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136693 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:45:46 -0400 It's also interesting to see how he connects it to the larger world https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136685 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136685 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:45:29 -0400 it seems like he doesn't understand the science or he's actively ignoring it https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136675 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136675 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:44:51 -0400 this is interesting seeing the climate denial side of the argument that typically gets ignored. https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136667 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136667 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:42:46 -0400 Is this the reason why he is against scientific facts? https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136660 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136660 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:40:37 -0400 scientific consensus https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136644 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136644 This is a misappropriation of what a scientific consensus means Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:39:54 -0400 Is this a widespread belief among evangelicals? https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136640 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136640 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:39:12 -0400 What type of preacher is he? https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136638 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235872?scroll_to=2136638 He's clearly been successful as a preacher spreading false information about current events whether it be covid-19 or climate change. Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:38:46 -0400 I agree, I think irl interactions are a lot more fulfilling than online ones https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2131011 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2131011 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:09:32 -0400 I think this is one of the main culprits https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2130989 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2130989 tech corporations are the main drivers of this increase of cell phone dependence, along with widespread manipulation of millions of people's feelings. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 23:47:22 -0400 I think this is also a change because of smartphone use https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2130978 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2130978 I think this happened because we can essentially escape digitally. We can communicate with our friends and essentially enter a new world with our technology. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:04:33 -0400 I agree with this statement https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2130967 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2130967 the cell phone has caused a radical shift in how teenagers spend time and interact with each other. I do disagree with that phones are causing bad mental health though, I think there are other more prevalent causes than screen time. Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:12:15 -0400