Deborah says, "But I always have thought it was strange, if our mother cells done so much for medicine, how come her family can't afford to see no doctors? Don't make no sense." I don’t think this makes sense. The whole world uses Henrietta's cells make medicine, but her children don’t have enough money to use. This looks like a joke, but it’s true. I think Henrietta's family should be financially compensated for the HeLa cells because Henrietta’s cells have save a lot of people. Now her family members have trouble,so we also should help her family. I think the pharmaceutical companies and laboratory should take out some money from the product profit for her family, or one-time give a lot of money. If I were a member of Henrietta’s family, I will through the media, let the world know who Henrietta is and what her contribution to the world is. Then I'll launch donations, and appoint a lawyer to help. In conclusion, Henrietta is dead but her cells have helped us. We can’t let her family not afford to see doctors because they are poor.
Individualism
Bellah believes that individualism has a bad effect on American society. I agree with Bellah. In China we believe in collectiveness, but in America, people believe in individualism. I Think individualism is a special part of American culture. In other countries we seldom see this kind of culture.
In America most movies show a hero saving the world, which is individualism. In movies the hero must succeed, but in fact some people died because of individualism. For example, when people find a fire, someone will go into a fire to save other people, but it’s not good for fireman. Because the firefighter need more time to save you. At the beginning, individualism made Americans become a strong and powerful country. But now, individualism will make people become selfish. The rich get richer and the poor more poor. individualism look like egoism, that cannot help America progress.
Finally, I think individualism has a bad effect on American society. Individualism increase the distance between people. Now, most things need to complete together, a person cannot finish that. And the individualism let people feel alone. No one to help others, everyone do their own thing. That cannot help social progress.
In America most movies show a hero saving the world, which is individualism. In movies the hero must succeed, but in fact some people died because of individualism. For example, when people find a fire, someone will go into a fire to save other people, but it’s not good for fireman. Because the firefighter need more time to save you. At the beginning, individualism made Americans become a strong and powerful country. But now, individualism will make people become selfish. The rich get richer and the poor more poor. individualism look like egoism, that cannot help America progress.
Finally, I think individualism has a bad effect on American society. Individualism increase the distance between people. Now, most things need to complete together, a person cannot finish that. And the individualism let people feel alone. No one to help others, everyone do their own thing. That cannot help social progress.