Comments by 2021 Audrey Sparano Most recent public comments by 2021 Audrey Sparano https://nowcomment.com/users/93805 Food waste is at least being acknowledged as an issue in UN discussions. They have also taken the next step in their creation of a global campaign. https://nowcomment.com/documents/264208?scroll_to=2382411 https://nowcomment.com/documents/264208?scroll_to=2382411 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 11:26:03 -0400 This repetition of the word "understanding" may have been an appeal to the many doctors and scientists in the room. Deborah, and the whole Lacks family, wanted to learn about their mother but were never given the opportunity. https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374994 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374994 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:43:54 -0500 The Lacks family did not receive a good education. They never fully understood what happened with their mother because they didn't know basic biology. Like when Skloot was talking to Lawrence and he didn't know what a cell was. https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374991 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374991 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:41:45 -0500 Pattillo saw all of the important work that HeLa cells were doing and wanted to pay tribute to Henrietta's contributions. He wanted to celebrate her by bringing together scientists and doctors from around the world to research and discuss cancer. https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374964 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374964 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:31:08 -0500 Deborah was very optimistic when Curtis approached her. She thought that he would tell the real story behind the HeLa cells. That all of the lying and seeking would be shown to the world. She was ready to be at peace with her mother's death. https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374958 https://nowcomment.com/documents/262545?scroll_to=2374958 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:27:30 -0500 Each discipline represented in the team has something to contribute. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374649 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374649 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:10:56 -0500 There are some perceived restrictions in using products that have to be overcome. Food waste includes products that are deemed unusable. Misshaped and discolored produce is a big source of preventable waste. It also ties to the increase in food production https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374648 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374648 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:09:10 -0500 The EPA has created a model to guide people in reducing food waste. This guide is a great resource for both defining the problem and creating a solution. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374647 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374647 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:05:42 -0500 This work has to be approached from many angles by professionals in many different areas. It is such a large issue, it has to be taken down piece by piece by teams of people from different disciplines of study. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374646 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374646 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 01:03:44 -0500 Food waste is a problem much larger than the restaurant industry alone. There are many pathways that lead to the wasting of food. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374642 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374642 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:59:15 -0500 There is no cooperation between producers and distributors of food. These large discrepancies are only fueling food waste. Now, with an increase in production, more food will likely be waste. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374640 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374640 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:57:07 -0500 Food waste comes in many forms, one of the most prevalent being food that is disposed of when it goes bad. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374637 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374637 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:55:07 -0500 Food waste is something that the whole world needs to work on. It will be improved only if people work together to find more effective and efficient methods of conducting business in the food and restaurant industry. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374631 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263352?scroll_to=2374631 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 00:40:59 -0500 Food that has not been served can be used to prepare other meals. Some restaurants have found value in what is often considered scraps and leftovers. Not only does this reduce the waste the restaurant produces, but it is also cost-efficient. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263041?scroll_to=2372438 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263041?scroll_to=2372438 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:23:19 -0500 Local composting facilities are starting to appear throughout the country and have had amazing results in reducing waste. These facilities often make deals with local restaurants offering to come and pick up their compostable waste. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263041?scroll_to=2372436 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263041?scroll_to=2372436 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:19:37 -0500 A major contributor to restaurant waste is the food that patrons leave on their plates. This food cannot be reused because it has been served. The only options for this waste are either composting or the landfill. https://nowcomment.com/documents/263041?scroll_to=2372432 https://nowcomment.com/documents/263041?scroll_to=2372432 Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:18:04 -0500 Chapter 21 Summary https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366900 https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366900 In this chapter, Skloot is finally able to talk to some members of the Lacks family. First, she meets Sonny who warns her of the family's walls built up against people like her who are trying to learn about their mother. Sonny then brings her to Lawrence who talks to her for a while before deciding that it would be ok for the rest of the family to talk with her. When Skloot is talking with Lawrence, she finds that he doesn't know a lot about HeLa cells. He knows that they came from his mother's cancer and are used in science, but he doesn't know what a cell is or how the cells are being used to help science. Sonny returns to Lawrence's house with Day. They all sit down and encourage Day to share Henrietta's story. He has done this many times before, so he skips to the cancer and gives the same informational spiel he had given to many reporters before. It is when he starts to talk about the lack of information he received that the whole family digresses into a conversation on the illegal and immoral use of unknowing Black people in medical trials. We hear some of the stories and legends that the Lacks kids grew up with. We also hear about some of the real-life horror stories that come from these trials at Johns Hopkins. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:29:18 -0500 Skloot goes on to describe some of the real events that led to so much of the Black community fearing the hospital. The trials mentioned were primarily on Black children. https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366831 https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366831 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:11:19 -0500 Johns Hopkins started off as a charitable resource for the surrounding Black community but had since devolved into something that the Black community feared. https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366792 https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366792 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 00:11:19 -0500 Day and his children have distrust in doctors because of the lack of transparency with Henrietta. https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366769 https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366769 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 23:54:17 -0500 Even though, the family knows Henrietta's cells are being used for scientific advances, they know nothing about the specific work that the cells are doing. They only know community gossip. https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366762 https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366762 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 23:48:50 -0500 Despite Henrietta's trying to protect her family from her illness, they were still deeply affected. Lawrence, the brother who was supposed to know the most about Henrietta, had blocked that time period from his memory because it had been too painful. https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366745 https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366745 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 23:42:20 -0500 Here Skloot is referring to the many familial layers, and barriers, that reporters and scientists have to go through to hear from the Lacks family. Throughout the book, Skloot has hinted at the family being hurt in previous encounters with the press. https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366702 https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366702 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 23:36:20 -0500 All of Henrietta's children, with the exception of her son Lawrence, don't really know anything about her. They only know what other people have told them, that she was kind and generous, and that she was the woman behind the HeLa cell. https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366610 https://nowcomment.com/documents/259680?scroll_to=2366610 They know more about the accomplishments of her cells in science than they do about her. Thu, 04 Mar 2021 23:32:46 -0500 The patriarchy is most often seen as something against the success of women. What we often don't realize is that it affects men's lives just as much, if not more. https://nowcomment.com/documents/253914?scroll_to=2316464 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253914?scroll_to=2316464 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:28:28 -0500 This is an interesting solution to a very prevalent problem. It is an approach that does not punish men for their emotions but rather teaches them how to cope, or even just lends a listening ear. https://nowcomment.com/documents/253914?scroll_to=2316455 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253914?scroll_to=2316455 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:26:28 -0500 This is the ideal approach, but there are a lot of barriers. The people doing this kind of work often either volunteer or are paid very little. Not to mention that there would need to be a lot of workers to effectively carry out this approach. https://nowcomment.com/documents/253909?scroll_to=2316419 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253909?scroll_to=2316419 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:20:56 -0500 This gives cities and elected officials, at least in California, the incentive to start making policies for affordable housing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/253909?scroll_to=2316391 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253909?scroll_to=2316391 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:17:35 -0500 This article acknowledges that homelessness and extreme poverty is a public health emergency. It is important to acknowledge that because poverty has been a prevalent issue in our society for way too long. https://nowcomment.com/documents/253909?scroll_to=2316320 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253909?scroll_to=2316320 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 11:13:58 -0500 Cities across the US struggle with homelessness and this is a possible solution. It has worked with Philadelphia, who's to say it won't work with other cities? https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308334 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308334 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:46:55 -0500 Here they are addressing a possible objection, that most shelters don't have the means to keep people inside all day. https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308330 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308330 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:24:05 -0500 They have established credibility by showing how well all-day shelters have worked in Philadelphia, and are now imploring other states to follow suit. https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308303 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308303 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:43:12 -0500 This is the feasible and promising solution that they are presenting for homelessness. https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308277 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308277 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 11:16:44 -0500 This is the main point of the article. It is presented clearly early on. https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308255 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308255 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:44:31 -0500 This establishes the efficacy of the programs that will be presented later in this article. Also, it gives an impressive statistic on Philadelphia's homeless population. https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308233 https://nowcomment.com/documents/253924?scroll_to=2308233 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:03:11 -0500 The world has been watching the United States for a long time but in the last four years, there was much more concern. The world sees this transition of power as something that can hopefully steer our powerful country in the right direction. https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292526 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292526 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:37:32 -0500 Biden speaks of unity often in this speech, and he seems extremely optimistic. Here, he recognizes the deep dissension in our country and is acknowledging the work that needs to be done for this country to really see unity. https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292495 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292495 Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:32:39 -0500 In the third sentence, Boden says "This is democracy's day". In the next nine lines, he repeats the word "democracy" four times. In this first section of his speech, he is reestablishing the importance of democracy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292476 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250437?scroll_to=2292476 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:03:10 -0500 I agree. He is calling on everyone to come together. Even in the first paragraph, he calls for the United States to set aside differences. He wants the nation to face challenges as a whole, not just one individual. https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285147 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285147 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:17:17 -0500 Here Kennedy is speaking not only to Americans but to the rest of the world as well. He is calling for world leaders to unite to support the freedoms of man rather than fight and argue among themselves. https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285107 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285107 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:21:55 -0500 Here Kennedy implies that what this generation of Americans has already been through gives them grit. He trusting in them to continue to be peaceful and proud but to fight for integrity and rights. https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285078 https://nowcomment.com/documents/250955?scroll_to=2285078 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:11:57 -0500 I was surprised that the author chose to include this at the very end of the review as the movie's relation to race played a huge factor in how the public received the film. https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265994 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265994 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:11:24 -0500 Dargis claims that while T'Challa's character was introduced in the Civil War movie, the marvel universe was not ready to put down the character just yet. https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265986 https://nowcomment.com/documents/248273?scroll_to=2265986 Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:29:26 -0500 This was around when COVID started to become much more real for me. When Italy was hit hard, the virus seemed much closer to home. Hearing about all of the Italians who were locked in their homes with dead loved ones was terrifying and heartbreaking. https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2258013 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2258013 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:56:14 -0500 It is still eerie to see all of the empty streets, especially the highways that used to be filled with traffic or the city streets that used to be filled with pedestrians. https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2258001 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2258001 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:52:31 -0500 I feel the same way. Even scrolling back through my camera roll it seems so strange that we haven't always been wearing masks. I can hardly remember what it's like to walk into a crowded room, let alone without a mask. https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2257962 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2257962 Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:48:09 -0500 It's hard to believe that so many of us started out the year thinking that it would be a fresh start. So much has happened since then, so it's strange to look back at how excited we were. https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2257900 https://nowcomment.com/documents/246060?scroll_to=2257900 Thu, 07 Jan 2021 21:22:50 -0500 This is ironic because he is comparing a seemingly insignificant series of events to the operations of the government. https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220390 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220390 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:12:04 -0500 Here Orwell uses negative diction do show his predicament. He is unhappy in either scenario. He really has no allegiance. https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220382 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220382 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:11:08 -0500 There is a lot of negative diction throughout this paragraph. "Worst", "Hated", "Aimless", "Sneering" https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220371 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220371 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:09:30 -0500 Typically, we think of police officers as a powerful force that represents justice, but here he suggests he has no power at all despite his position. https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220325 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220325 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:03:03 -0500 This sentence is ironic because it says talks about how he is important enough to be hated. https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220317 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243929?scroll_to=2220317 Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:01:46 -0500 Even the people who worship Big Brother are at his mercy. No matter how much you praise the State, intelligence is a threat to be sought out and destroyed. https://nowcomment.com/documents/243212?scroll_to=2213016 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243212?scroll_to=2213016 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:18:29 -0500 This comment made by Syme is demonstrating just how brainwashed this society is. The State has manipulated Syme to think that destroying words is beautiful. That people should not be able to express certain thoughts. https://nowcomment.com/documents/243212?scroll_to=2212994 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243212?scroll_to=2212994 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:14:06 -0500 The state is manipulating language so that people cannot have their own thoughts. If people don't have the words to express thoughtcrime, the State figures that it won't happen. https://nowcomment.com/documents/243212?scroll_to=2212993 https://nowcomment.com/documents/243212?scroll_to=2212993 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 14:12:14 -0500 While handguns are still legal in the City of New York, the court ruled against people being able to transport them outside of city limits for competitive purposes. The court has upheld its stance that guns may be kept for self defense in the household. https://nowcomment.com/documents/235884?scroll_to=2141756 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235884?scroll_to=2141756 Sat, 17 Oct 2020 22:55:53 -0400 Some supporters of Gun Control are also worried to bring gun control back into the court's spotlight. They are worried that previous progress with gun violence and safety regulations might be compromised or repealed. https://nowcomment.com/documents/235884?scroll_to=2141753 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235884?scroll_to=2141753 Sat, 17 Oct 2020 22:51:59 -0400 Here is a reference to the court cases that are preventing courts from wanting to enter into the discussion on guns. Courts seem to not want to mess with these rulings or with the Second Amendment. https://nowcomment.com/documents/235884?scroll_to=2141749 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235884?scroll_to=2141749 Sat, 17 Oct 2020 22:48:55 -0400 I hope that technology will be better understood and moderated by the youth of future generations. I do think there is a learning curve because right now, technology is still new and exciting. https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2131028 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2131028 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:13:26 -0400 The author states that girls are more likely to feel left out than boys by a sizable margin. She then offers some reasoning for why that might be. Girls use social media more than boys, so there's more opportunity for girls to see what they are missing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2131009 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2131009 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:08:42 -0400 Technology has also inadvertently had some positive effects on Athena's generation. One of those positive elements is an all time low in the teen birth rate. https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2130974 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2130974 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 11:03:25 -0400 The author's making the claim that Athena's generation is like no other. I agree. The introduction of technology has changed how we interact with each other, and how we spend our time. It's not surprising that there's a noticeable change in the data. https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2130944 https://nowcomment.com/documents/235254?scroll_to=2130944 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:30:25 -0500