The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lack (prologue)
“She grew up in a black neighborhood that was one of the protest and most dangerous in the country; I grew up in a safe quiet middle class neighborhood in a predominantly white city and went to high school with a total of two black students.”

explain how the similarities and differences work for and against skloot as she does her research

Malcolm x's attitude towards the dictionary could best be described as a) apathetic b) dumbfounded c) awestruck d) disinterested

In what ways do “the lamb” and “the tyger” represent opposite sides of human existence? a. “the lamb” urges passive control, while “the tyger” glorifies man’s dominance over nature. b. “the lamb” urges meek acceptance, while “the tyger” glorifies nature and power. c. “the lamb” urges childlike faith, while “the tyger” glorifies man’s experience.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.