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    it advocates. Secondly‚ since PPB has its theoretical foundation in the notion of impersonal harm (Bennett 2009‚ 266)‚ and requires parents to become complacent with oppression of minority groups‚ it unavoidably parallels the motives of the “old” eugenics of the 1930’s (Sparrow 2007‚ 51). Finally‚ Savulescu not only over exaggerates the moral obligation parents have toward their children in his account of PPB‚ but also fails to adequately prove that his believed moral obligation truly exists‚ and

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    rise of Hitler and the Nazi party - Japan – rise of militarist government Pearl Harbour and World War Two 2. Term Topic: Ideas of Race in the late 19th and 20th centuries - Notions about the hierarchies of race in the 19th century - Explanation of eugenics: positive (family planning)

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    Alexander Graham Bell

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    Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (March 3‚ 1847 - August 2‚ 1922) was a teacher‚ scientist‚ and inventor. He was the founder of the Bell Telephone Company. Alexander Graham Bell was born in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. His family was known for teaching people how to speak English clearly. Both his grandfather‚ Alexander Bell‚ and his father‚ Alexander Melville Bell‚ taught elocution. His father wrote often about this and is most known for his invention and writings of Visible Speech. In

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    Jianan Chen Ms. D’Amore English Honors 11 10 October 2012 Katherine Anne Porter Katherine Anne Porter is one of the most celebrated authors in American Literature‚ she is mostly known for her collection of short stories‚ often about themes regarding justice‚ betrayal‚ and the unforgiving nature of the human race. Throughout her life the many things that influenced her views and morals also helped shape the way she writes and the messages in her stories. Porter experienced a variety of cultures

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    While the crimes of members of the Nazi party in Germany against the Jews seem impossible to understand‚ it is easy to see a natural progression towards these atrocities in German propaganda and ideology. Following World War 1‚ Germany faced an economic depression. The need for patriotism‚ as evidenced in the following quote‚ would explain Adolf Hitler’s receptivity and acceptance by a country full of hurting people. “ There will be no other revolution in Germany for 1000 years.” (4‚ pg. 384)

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    1. What role did social class play in how immigrants were treated? • The wealthier first class immigrants‚ received little to no hassle from public health physician. The second and third class were considered poor and they were discriminated. They went through the “short arm inspection” were hey had to reveal themselves in front of the doctors for their physical. 2. Discuss two examples of miscommunication between immigrants and staff at Ellis Island? • Miscommunication between the immigrants and

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    Prior to World War II the term ‘Crimes against Humanity” was a phrase not often used. When Germany surrendered in 1945 to the allied powers the world was flashed a view from life inside the Third Reich‚ which was not the utopia it was made out to be. Genocides against gypsies‚ the mentally unstable‚ and mostly the Jews were discovered throughout the German state in many concentration camps. The most chilling discovering was those who were responsible‚ not only Nazi leaders but Medical Doctors. German

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    Eugenics worked to identify a pure genetic race . They try to disallow people they saw as inferior from enetring the gene pool. Deaf people during the World War 2 era were thought to be a burden that depended too heavily on society. They oftentimes inadvertenly

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    been abolished in the 20th century as they the impacts of such a practice was discovered.. The United States abolished sterilization in the 1950s as they had used it is as a means to control individuals that were considered inferior or dangerous. Eugenics‚ which means …….. was accepted as Americans believed that it helped ‘clean the gene pool.’ Despite this belief‚ the United States ultimately outlawed the practice. In contrast‚ Australia allows the practice to continue presently despite the controversy

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    Our Posthuman Future Summary

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    Our Posthuman Future Chapter 1: At the beginning of Our Posthuman Future by Francis Fukuyama‚ it talks about two different books: 1984 and Brave New World. These books talk about multiple technologies that would change and shape the next two generations. For the decade that these books were published it had them think that having a utopian world would have no consequences. I disagree with it for the most part‚ because if we are created to have certain qualities or characteristics then we would

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