Persuasive Letter To Rebecca Skloot

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Dear Henrietta Lacks, As we think about you not being with us, we continue to use your invaluable cells through out the world; you have helped us save millions worldwide each year. The way your situation was handled at the hospital was completely unethical on the doctor’s part. Your identity was stolen the moment that your culture was stolen from you without a your proper consent. You have been done a grand injustice, but if you only knew the accomplishments your cells would achieve, you would have agreed to the terms. Your family told Rebecca Skloot in an interview about your character, they explained how giving, loving, and most of all a humble person you were. They shared how you always put others first. Everyone in the world must give …show more content…
There was a mass production of your everlasting cells without your consent. What was being done with your body was withheld from your loved ones, making it even more dreadful for them to cope with losing you. Because of the emotional hardships endured, your family desired to be compensated by a significant portion of the donations. I agree that your family should definitely receive compensation for your groundbreaking contribution to the medical world. As time persists, you definitely deserve more recognition as a person, than you have been given in the past. Rebecca Skloot, the author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks composed a novel about your life. She describes in detail the most important parts of your heroic life, your family’s reactions to these events that as they happened, the details of the scientific happenings while you were alive, and your bravery throughout the entire process. She allowed us, the reader, to understand your perspective through the struggles you took on, and it exhibited your innocence and uncanny courage along the way. I would sincerely like to thank you for the contributions you graciously donated to the scientific community, even though you were ultimately wronged in the