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====My grandfather's company, Green Cross contributed to the reduction of the Hepatitis B rate in South Korea. ====




 * Brief Description of Source #1:** The picture directly above is the Hepatitis B Vaccine that my grandfather's company made. My grandfather is in charge of a company called Green Cross, and that company made the Hepatitis B Vaccine, or Hepavax - B. This picture was taken in a book about the Green Cross Company, which can be seen in the picture on the bottom. This vaccine was dosed by millions to help prevent further Hepatitis B in people. This vaccine was eventually made in 1983 after 12 years of long, hard work.


 * Source Type:** The Hepavax - B picture is a primary source because the picture was taken by the company and it is the most widely used vaccine in the world, and Green Cross made the vaccine. This vaccine is widely known throughout the world, making this photo of it, a primary source. According to the information that the company has given, "up to now, 400 million doses of 'Hepavax,' a quantity that can vaccinate 130 million people, have been distributed to 60 countries and international organizations such as WHO and UNICEF." The picture was found in a book in my house, and the cover of the book is shown below.


 * Short Explanation of the Source’s Significance to the Event: ** This is the Hepatitis B vaccine (or Hepavax - B). The significance of the Hepavax - B is that it vaccinated tens of millions of people in the world. As mentioned earlier, 400 million doses of Hepavax - B was sent to 60 countries and international organizations such as WHO and UNICEF. These vaccines will help prevent Hepatitis B in the future. It took the company 12 years to make the vaccine, but it really helped the people in need of it.


 * Brief Description of Source #2:** The picture directly above is the book that contained the picture of the Hepavax - B, which is shown above this picture. The only significance that the book above plays here is that it has the picture of the vaccine, in which I could use for my project.


 * Source Type:** The book above is just a little source that contains the photo of the Hepavax - B. I wouldn't consider it a primary or secondary source.


 * Short Explanation of the Source’s Significance to the Event: **Sadly, this book does not have any significance to the event other than showing what the vaccine looks like.


 * Brief Description of Source #3 and #4:** The picture directly above is the book that contains information about the event (creation of Hepavax - B), and it is an autobiography that my grandfather wrote. The book is a primary source because inside this book contains information about the Hepavax - B, and it was written by my grandfather, who's company invented the Hepavax - B. This means that my grandfather's information about the Hepavax - B should be very valid. The website below is also another written source of information. This website is the Green Cross website itself, and it also includes information (which I used) about the Hepavax - B.


 * Source Types of #3 and #4:** The autobiography on the right is also a primary source because my grandfather himself wrote the book. My grandfather was in charge of the company when the vaccine was created, and in this book, my grandfather writes about the vaccine, making this book a primary source. The website below is also a primary source because the company itself wrote about the vaccine, which they made. The information about the vaccine and how it helped lower the Hepatitis B rate is valid and directly from them.


 * Short Explanation of the Sources' (#3 and #4) Significance to the Event: **The significance of the book is not that much. It doesn't actually tell much about the story of how the vaccine helped lower the Hepatitis B rate, or at least I didn't get much out of it. But the reason why it is not significant is because it didn't actually be a part of the event. The website below isn't that significant to the event either. However, it gave me quite an amount of information about the event.

Website address: eng.greencross.com

The Hepavax - B is mentioned in a few places, because it helped millions of people and helped prevent Hepatitis B. In all of my sources, it was mentioned. The website gave the most information, explaining the statistics of how the Hepavax - B helped. The story of the Hepavax - B is quite interesting. At the time of the Hepatitis B disease being spread, the company was a typical company that was not really known throughout the world. My Grandfather was the CEO of the company at this time. My Grandfather wanted to make a vaccine that could help prevent further Hepatitis B. Other Korean companies did not want to take the risk of spending millions of dollars on a single product, in which they would not know till the end if it failed or not. Other companies did not want to spend a bunch of money on what the fate of was unknown: the vaccine. If the companies failed to make the vaccine a success, they would have wasted their money and time. But my grandfather was one who stood out, and he took the risk boldly. For 12 grueling years, the company worked non-stop on the product of the Hepatitis B vaccine, which was then called Hepavax - B. Eventually, after spending millions of dollars on the factories, production, materials, etc. for 12 years, the company, Green Cross came to a success. The company had succeeded in making the perfect Hepatitis B vaccine. Up to now, 400 million doses of the vaccine, which is enough to vaccinate 130 people, has been distributed to 60 countries around the world and international organizations such as WHO and UNICEF. This was enough to put the company "on the map" and it made the company renown. The 2nd book (the book that is brown) basically told me that it took the company 12 years to make the vaccine, but that was all I needed because the website explained all the things I wanted to know. And of course, the picture from the white book showed the artifact, the Hepavax - B. The Hepavax - B has helped reduce the Hepatitis B rate. People now no longer need to worry as much if they take the Green Cross vaccine doses. Fear of Hepatitis B may now gradually decline.
 * Written Recount of the Entire Event:**

The following dialogue will be presenting to you the conversation that went on between me and my father (secondary source) as the interview:
 * Interview:**

Q1: Where did you get this book presenting the picture of the Hepavax - B? A1: My father gave it to me.

Q2: Did you contribute to your father's success with the Hepavax - B? A2: No I didn't. I was only an elementary school student at the time. The creation of the Hepavax - B was a long, long time ago.

Q3: Have you been dosed with the Hepavax - B? A3: Yes I have. In fact, our whole family has.

Q4: Who would you recommend the vaccine to? A4: Everyone who has not been vaccinated.

Q5: Why do we need to get 3 shots for the complete vaccine of Hepatitis B? A5: To build the immune system against Hepatitis B.

Q6: Do you think that people are safe enough from Hepatitis B with Hepavax - B or do you think the vaccine still needs improvement? If so, then what is wrong with the vaccine? A6: No improvement is needed because the company has been through enough trials to verify the vaccine as safe.

Q7: Do you think the company's creation of Hepavax - B contributed to making Green Cross a more renown company? If so, then why? A7: The development of Hepavax - B put the company "on the map" and gave the company the recognition it deserves. The company people were very productive and innovative. The company was willing to make risks that many other pharmaceutical companies were not, and the company was very devoted in making sure that the Hepavax - B was going to succeed.

Q8: If you were my grandfather, what would you have done differently prior to the long process of making the vaccine? Would you have taken the risks my grandfather did? A8: I would be fully committed to taking the same risks and effort to follow my father's footsteps.

Roles of the Historian:
I gathered my information from a variety of sources. First of all, the event I'm trying to prove is how my grandfather's company, Green Cross contributed to the reduction of the Hepatitis B rate in South Korea. My sources were (in a way) related to my grandfather. Before he passed away, he wrote a book which included information about the Hepatitis B vaccine, or the Hepavax - B. This book had valid information automatically because this book was written by the man who owned Green Cross, which owned the vaccine. This means that basically, my grandfather would probably know best about the vaccine, and with the information he wrote in the book, I knew it would be valid. Another source I used was the Green Cross website itself. This is also an obviously valid source of pure information, because the website is owned by the company who made the vaccine. Finally, the last source was another book, but this time, by the company. All this book had contributed to this project is that it had a fresh picture of the Hepavax - B.
 * Detective:**

What I really want to prove as a historian is I want to prove how my grandfather was the one who took charge of his company, went through risks and loss of money, and succeeded in creating the perfect Hepatitis B vaccine. No other Korean company around the time prior to the creation of the vaccine wanted to tackle the challenge and risk losing their time and money. But my grandfather took the risk, and after 12 years of hard work, he succeeded. However, it was quite a risky move my grandfather did. Most people would've probably given up at around 6 years of consecutive work to save time and money. To other korean companies, they probably thought my grandfather was a foolish person, to make such a risk and lose money and time. However, after claiming world fame, the other companies could've been jealous and disappointed because they didn't take the risk when they could've and succeeded.
 * Interpreter:**

These events my grandfather went through made a big change in the world today. Without my grandfather's challenging and determined attitude and his will to help the world, the vaccine for Hepatitis B probably would have never been made, or if it was made, it probably wouldn't have been as good. His attitude plus his will equaled the Hepatitis B vaccine, which lead to the prevention of further Hepatitis B in the world. Without my grandfather's vaccine, I would probably be highly risked to catching Hepatitis B.
 * Judge:**

I should care about the creation of the Hepavax - B because I was dosed with it. This vaccine will help prevent Hepatitis B. My grandfather created it, which helped him, because it gave him and his company world fame, and it helped me, because it helped prevent Hepatitis B in reaching me. The creation of this vaccine does not just help me though, but it helps the whole world.
 * Philosopher:**