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A Controversial Experiment On Charlie Gordon In Flowers For Algernon
Tristen White
10/13/15
Period 7

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Even before the first animal was successfully cloned in 1996, scientists considered the possibility of human cloning. Though the potential to clone a human being exists, people question the ethics of doing so. Are humans playing God? Would people use cloned humans to harvest their organs? How would they assimilate into society? In the story “Flowers for Algernon,” scientists perform a controversial experiment on Charlie Gordon in order to triple his intelligence. For several reasons, Charlie Gordon was better of before the surgery.
Before the surgery, Charlie had a good level of motivation and his life was fine. One reason he has a high motivation level is because he’s super enthusiastic
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