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17. Falter-V-hesitate 18. Indelible-ADJ- cannot be wiped out 19. Malinger-V- deliberately avoid work 20. Paradox-N- apparently contradictory statement 21. Proclivity-N- tendency towards 22. Sensuous-ADJ- appealing to the senses 23. Unscathed-ADJ- unharmed24. Antagonism-N- hostility 25. Charlatan-N-trickster who claims knowledge he doesn't have

VOCAB 5.3-5.5Quiz is on 10/21/15

1. Prevaricate- V -speak misleadingly and evasively

2. Scuttle-N- sink 3. Unfrock-V- to remove a

priest from his position 4. Annex-V- -take possession of 5. Cerebral- ADJ- intellectual

6. Diffident-ADJ- lacking confidence

7. Fallacious-ADJ-false 8. Inconspicuous-ADJ- not

easily seen 9. Malefactor-N- a wrong-doer

10. Paradigm-N-1. example 11. Pristine-ADJ- unspoiled

12. Seminary-N-an institution in which priests are trained

13. Unprecedented-ADJ- never having happened before

14. Anomaly-N- something which does not fit in a pattern

15. Certitude-N-certainty 16. Digress-V- wander off the

subject

Signs and symptomsA sore (chancre) on the genitals, mouth or rectum usually

appears 1-3 weeks after exposure.• A skin rash (typically rough, reddish spots on the

palms of hands and bottoms of feet or on the trunk of bodyusually starts 5-12 weeks after infection.

If not treated...Can increase risk for getting HIV

Damage major organs including the brain, heart and liverDamage blood vessels, bones, eyes and joints

Paralysis, blindness, dementia or deathDuring pregnancy:Premature delivery

Birth defects including deafness and blindnessIf left untreated, can lead to miscarriage or death in the

newborn

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• While some STIs/STDs—such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis—are curable, if left untreated, they can cause death, infertility, chronic pain, serious birth defects, and miscarriages.d

• Pre-ejaculate can still transmit infection. Withdrawing before ejaculation also does not prevent STDs.d

• Direct medical costs associated with STIs/STDs in the United States are estimated at $13 billion per year.d

• A girl is four times more likely to contract an STI/STD than she is to become pregnant.d

DISCUSS HOMEWORKA. Exam-• What did Heniretta find?• Her relationship with

family, friends and doctors.

B. Clover• Henrietta’s family history• The good and bad

C. Diagnosis and treatment• Immortal cell line is• Treatment of blacks

CLASS ACTIVITYA. The Birth of HeLa• Obstacles Gey and his

assistants faced in their effort to grow cells

• What happened to the HeLa cells that Mary cultured?

B. Blackness Be Spreadin All Inside• Describe Henrietta’s

personality• What important information

did Henrietta’s doctor fail to give her before starting her cancer treatment? How did she react when this information was eventually shared with her?

C. Lady’s on the Phone• Explain who Roland Pattillo is.

How is he connected to both Henrietta Lacks and George Gey?

• What questions does Deborah have about her mother?

D. The Death and Life of a Cell Culture• What did HeLa allow

scientists to do for the first time?

• Give an example of propaganda that was used to fuel the public’s fear and distrust of tissue culture.

• What details suggest that Carrel’s claims about the immortal cell line were not scientifically sound?

E. A Miserable Specimen• In your own words,

explain the paradox “benevolent deception.”

• What does the use of the term “a miserable specimen” by Henrietta’s doctors reveal about their attitude toward her?

• Describe Henrietta as a devoted and loving mother?

• Describe Henrietta’s pain

F. Turner Station• Who is Courtney “Mama” Speed, and

how is she connected to Henrietta Lacks?

• What does Skloot realize after watching the BBC documentary about HeLa?

G. The Other Side of the Tracks• Explain the meaning of the idiom “the

other side of the tracks.”• What do the names of the creek and

the river suggest about life in Lacks Town?

• How was Cootie related to Henrietta? What illness did Cootie have as a child?

H. The Devil of Pain Itself• Describe the progression of Henrietta’s

cancer in the eight months between her diagnosis and her death.

• Describe Henrietta’s Family and Friends

• What was Henrietta’s final request? What does this request tell you about her?