Rachael Natoli                                                                                                  10/23/16

INTD 105-19: Scientific Writing                                         About 215 Words

In the epilogue “The Clan of the One-Breasted Women” by Terry Tempest Williams, she describes her family history. Nine women in her family were affected by breast cancer and most have died. She makes it clear from the beginning that her Mormon upbringing is an important factor in her story. Williams learned from her father after the passing of her mother that she had witnessed the nuclear weapon testing in Utah as a child while sitting on her mother’s lap. She goes on to describe how she cared for the women in her family in their final days of life and how she was too apprehensive to do anything about the United States Government’s irresponsibility toward its citizens and specifically her family. Growing up as a Mormon she was taught not to be disobedient but she soon realized she needed to question authority. Williams ideas about questioning authority and her realization that being disobedient is worth the repercussions if it is done for her family was very inspiring to me. I did not grow up in a religious family and was always taught to speak my mind when something seemed unfair and so I have always done that. Standing up for the safety of my family is the most important thing to me.