Recommendation

Based on the combination of scientific aspects and personal outlook that this book provides I would definitely recommend this book to other AP Langers. The author does a magnificent job of taking technical science and making it become readable for everyday individuals. The morals it teaches as well as this history it contains makes it a good choice if your looking for some variation in writing.

Summary

Most know her as HeLa, but her actual name is Henrietta Lacks. She was a poor southerner working the tobacco fields and was of no importance until a mysterious pain began  to occur below her waist. Scientists had took Henrietta's cells without asking and know have helped advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by billions. In addition to Henrietta not knowing, her family also didn't know until 20 years later when a woman by the name of Rebecca Skloot made a difference.

Best Chapter

Actually Ch.1 was by far the best chapter in the book. It had such a catcher that the book is almost impossible to set down initially and really keeps you reading. The Imagery once again is amazing as it honestly feels like a movie or reality.

One Page One Tone Pg. 86

Rebecca Skloot demonstrated good variation throughout her book, but on page 86 you could really notice the authors tone sorrowful. At this particular moment Henrietta is dying and making her last words clear and understood. She mentions to Gladys " Don't you let anything bad happen to them children while I'm gone." Without giving away all the details of the page the author does an excellent job of setting the scene here and really establishes her use of imagery. 

10 Significant Events

1. A pain feeling going through Henrietta's sexual parts. This was just the beginning of when Henrietta was later going to be used for a medical and scientific revolution.  
2. First Hospital visit. Determine that there was something unusual with Henrietta and that some more examining should take place. 
3. Signing contract to John Hopkins Hospital. Allowed for procedures to be taken on Henrietta, but little did she know that what the doctors found was actually being used for scientific research.  
4. The delivery of Henrietta's cells to Gey's lab. This was just the start of astonishing discover to be made about her and truly transform science and medical fields.  
5. Henrietta's blindness to the whole situation of her cells being evaluated. Made the whole purpose behind the book.    
6. Rebecca Skloot's first information on Henrietta. This once again made the book, because there was need for someone to dig up the past and she was the one to do it.                  
7. Henrietta's Death. Was the moment wen she passed on October 5, 1941 and was significant in the fact that this was in all retrospect the beginning of the end.     
8. The Hela Factory. This is actually chapter thirteen in which Henrietta's cells were now pronounced as HeLa and were a massive operation to help stop Polio led to many other discoveries down the road. 
9. The Headlines. This section of the book demonstrated the public awareness of the whole situation and a debate was taken whether if this was fair or not. 
10. Deborah's first chance to see her mothers cells. This part was touching and emotional as Deborah would now see and understand what really took place.