Section Review 1: 1. What English reformer has been called the “Morning Star of the Reformation?” John Wycliffe 2. Who gave England the first printed English Bible? William Tyndale 3. What kind broke England away from the Roman church? Henry VIII 4. Who was the first explorer in the Modern Age to reach the mainland of North America? John Cabot 5. Name the supposed water passage through North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Northwest Passage 6. Who was the first
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Gattaca Assignment In the movie Gattaca‚ three social laws evident throughout the film that relate to present rules in society today include DNA discrimination‚ the assortment of valids and invalids‚ and the exclusion of the disabled. The technique and relation of these futuristic laws verify that just because genetic manipulation is possible‚ does not mean that it should be used in transforming and modifying offspring. In the movie‚ DNA discrimination is apparent from the beginning. The idea
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Prevention for Noonan Syndrome looks slightly different than other disorders‚ due to the fact that it is genetically linked. With cases of NS being linked to different genetics and some cases having an unknown origin‚ it is hard to prevent the disorder from occurring. A big factor towards prevention lies in the education of the people closest to the patient‚ the community‚ and the general public. A very effective preventive way would be to administer genetic testing to the population in order to
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Messing With Humans Genetics The fantasy of modifying human characteristics is not a fantasy anymore. In genetic modification or genetic engineering‚ scientists directly manipulate genes to change the genetic makeup of cells. From choosing the color of your baby’s eyes‚ to eliminating pre-existing conditions‚ genetic modification is a sure way of having a promising life. But with that being said‚ complications and controversy is inevitable when applying this technology. Genetically modified humans
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How does Ellen MacArthur help the reader to understand the dangers of climbing the mast? Ellen MacArthur says “I had worked through the night preparing for it”. The word preparing shows that the challenge ahead is something that can’t be done randomly but something that needs preparation. MacArthur also uses listing to emphases her preparation for the challenge that she is going to undertake. “Making sure I had all the tools mouse lines and bits I might need”. MacArthur also expresses the
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If a parent had a chance to make his or her baby “perfect”‚ should he or she take the opportunity? The term “designer baby” means that people can choose what characteristics they want in their baby. For example‚ appearance‚ intelligence‚ and personality. Some people think that designer babies would start a “superior race” or that his or her child would be born “perfect”. Designer babies are morally and ethically wrong‚ it is playing God‚ it is dangerous‚ and people would take it to far. “Playing
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The essay “Building Baby from the Genes Up” by Ronald M. Green explains how in the future‚ parents might be able to design the genes of their future baby. Green supports genetic engineering of embryos‚ “why not improve our genome?” (549). He thinks that with the process of in vitro and preimplantation‚ it could eliminate disease or confer desirable features onto our future. Some medical professionals is concerned about the effect of genetic selection in parenting‚ Green said “The critics concerns
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An Essay to analyse an Extract From “Taking On the World” By Ellen MacArthur By: Sophie Tulloch 10S1 Throughout the piece of writing‚ ‘Taking on the World” Dame Ellen MacArthur communicates fear in a lot of different ways‚ using a lot of different techniques. During this analytical essay I will analyse how she did this and the effect it had. One way that she communicates fear is by using punctuation creatively‚ an example of this is when she says‚ “ It would not be difficult to break
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Eugenics has a number of issues involved such as: the procedure‚ the elimination process‚ the freedom and the constant need for “perfection”. It’s very easy to cross the line with eugenics because of the freedom it provides it almost seems limitless. Human beings have an issue with trying to perfect what doesn’t need perfecting and trying to create a perfect world‚ where no one is sick and everyone has a high IQ‚ it’s just unrealistic. The misuse of eugenics in the attempt to create a quote unquote
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The definition of Genetic modification is containing genetic material that has been artificially altered so as to produce a desired characteristic. Why would one such desire a needed characteristic to modify themselves? Is it to please themselves or to please others? I was shown the movie GATTACA and this movie is about a young man named Vincent who was naturally birthed into the world and was expected to have health problems because during this century about everyone has genetically modified their
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