The Science of Rachel Lanier

  http://www.examiningtuskegee.com/Images/chart_4.gif This data shows the age of the men that visited the doctor the first time in the Tuskegee experiment. This graph is interesting because you can see the almost 400 subjects that were in this experiment and their ages at the beginning of this disease. Although the data is good the graph is hard to read and see how many men were each age. http://www.examiningtuskegee.com/Images/chart_9.gif This shows the deaths of the individuals without syphilis the “control group” in the Tuskegee experiment over the 40 years that the experiment was conducted. This graph is not helpful because mostly these control individuals pass away from natural problems not syphilis.

When I think of science, I mostly think about third grade. In third grade, one of our many lessons was on clouds. My little third self was so amazed that the white puffy things in the sky had names. Names such as Cumulus, Cirrus, and Stratus. I found myself looking up at the sky naming all the clouds and predicting what weather they were going to bring. In the years after third grade I found myself in many different science courses such as anatomy, chemical, health, biology, and earth and environment. I found a fascination with anatomy mostly because during this class my uncle was diagnosed with cancer. I was puzzled with how cancer happened so I spent my extra time researching this life changing disease.   After this course and my experience, I decided to pursue a career in the medical field. I have learned over the years that science is everywhere and the possibilities are endless. I am looking forward to growing and learning more about science in this class and throughou...