Sickle Cell Anemia is a Disease that occurs in people of African and Mediterranean descent. It is also seen in people from South and Central America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. I chose to write about this topic because it relates to people of my race, no one else chose to write about it, and not many people are aware of its effects. That being said, sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease that causes people pain for lengths of hours, to days. Questions I could answer in this paper include: where did this disease come from? How long has it been around?, and questions of that sort.
One celebrity with sickle cell is T-Boz-
I think it's good you chose such a different topic. It is definitely a really unknown disease- so bring some light to it!
ReplyDeleteI like your topic. One of my classmates in middle school had sickle cell anemia. I look forward to reading your paper!
ReplyDeleteI like your topic a lot! I actually don't know a lot about sickle cell anemia so I look forward to read it!
ReplyDeleteBy looking at stories and articles written/based on sickle cell anemics, we can see how the disease effects one's entire life, which most readers don't see. This is important because it allows us to not only look at the physical effects, but also the emotional
ReplyDeleteMatt, I also like that you chose to highlight a disease that not too many people are aware of, and your stasis questions are right on target. Regarding your magic thesis statement, I am very interested in the emotional effects you will uncover for us (though that is probably more for your final paper in the course rather than this first one). It will also be important for you to hone in (after research, of course!) on what exactly those unseen effects are. You have a nice start, and I look forward to seeing where you take your ideas with more research.
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