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QUESTION: The essay, "The Woman in the Photograph," is the opening chapter to Rebecca Skloot's book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Why does Skloot dwell so extensively on her own story in the essay? In what ways was Skloot's education directly related to Lacks' story? Include specific references to Skloot's essay

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QUESTION: The essay, "The Woman in the Photograph," is the opening chapter to Rebecca Skloot's book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Why does Skloot dwell so extensively on her own story in the essay? In what ways was Skloot's education directly related to Lacks' story? Include specific references to Skloot's essay

The reason that Mrs. Skloot chose to place her own personal experience at the forefront of the prologue is because she wanted to elucidate upon the personal journey taken by her to try to ensure that the injustices initiated against Mrs. Lacks and her family were not repeated into the future. Her personal journey is rife with extraordinary problems associated with bringing the truth to light about one of the most important ...

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