continues to permeate American culture. These projections of the future often say more about us at the present than what may happen one day. Compare and contrast how Aldous Huxley in his 1932 novel‚ Brave New World‚ and Andrew Niccol in his 1997 film Gattaca‚ each use a dystopic view of the future to comment on the present through their use of theme. In order to be
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SYLLABUS for BIO 101 – FALL 2013: HUMAN BIOLOGY Instructor: Lectures: Dr. Matthew Schmidt Tuesdays and Thursdays‚ 7-8:20 pm‚ Rm. 100 Javits Lecture Center Textbook: BIO 101 Human Biology Edu-Pack‚ Schmidt (Rothman Media). Office Hours: Tue/Th. 5:30-6:30 Office: Life Sciences Room 372 Telephone: (631) 360-4054 E-mail: matt.schmidt@esc.edu Teaching Assistants: see Blackboard Quiz/Review session times/locations: see Blackboard Course Website: BLACKBOARD LECTURE DATE TITLE
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“The year 2100 will see eugenics universally established. In past ages‚ the law governing the survival of the fittest roughly weeded out the less desirable strains. Then man’s new sense of pity began to interfere with the ruthless workings of nature. As a result‚ we continue to keep alive and to breed the unfit. The only method compatible with our notions of civilization and the race is to prevent the breeding of the unfit by sterilization and the deliberate guidance of the mating instinct‚ Several
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different than what Avram had planned for. Similar situations are already occurring in the world today. Artificial insemination for example‚ you can choose the sex of your baby and in some occasions you can even choose some appearance traits. In the film Gattaca. A new sense of discrimination arises which is based on genetics. Vincent who is the main character in the movie was born the “natural way” which in his world means that his parents did not choose to genetically modify him. But in the long run that
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"Nobody reports on what the speech was even about‚" he said. "At least I saw the movie ‘Gattaca.’ I read the book ‘1984.’ They didn’t even read my damn
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Although Bradbury’s novel is about a time in the not-too distant future‚ Fahrenheit 451 closely reflects the composers concerns within the 1950’s. Bradbury replicates a number of recent historical events within the era‚ in which he based Fahrenheit 451 when he wrote and published the book. Central ideas of this period are imitated through the social control‚ conformity and government censorship illustrated within the text. While Bradbury writes about the sound of jet fighters crossing the sky in
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English Oral Presentation Topic: Genetic Engineering in Humans-Designer Babies What is Genetic Engineering? Genetic Engineering‚ also called genetic modification‚ is the direct manipulation of an organism’s genome using biotechnology. With the development of this technology‚ future generations are then able to select and reject specific traits and genes for their children. Contention: I believe that Genetic engineering should not be a technology pursued by society and future generations as it
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Gattaca Vs One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest OVERVIEW Chief Assessors’ reports give an overview of how students performed in their school and external assessments in relation to the learning requirements‚ assessment design criteria‚ and performance standards set out in the relevant subject outline. They provide information and advice regardi ng the assessment types‚ the application of the performance standards in school and external assessments‚ the quality of student performance‚ and any
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direction in science 12. Finding Disease Genes • Scientific processes involved in identifying genes for traits like baldness • Explain: "Iceland -All in the family." • Use of DeCODE’s giant DNA database 13. DNA Databases • What is GATTACA? • Gene chips and newborns? 14. A family Disease • Discuss the mutations BRCA1 and 2 15. Genetic Modification • Enhancing your kids- pros and cons • Safety of genetically modified foods • Explain some concerns about GMO
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HOW DOES NICCOL SHOW THAT IN THE WORLD OF GATTACA HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN CORUPTED BY DISTORTED VALUES? * Discrimination -discrimination exists and it is primarily between two groups. The valid’s‚ as they are called here‚ are the dominant group who oppress the group known as the invalids‚ which is the group consisting of the less privileged individuals. However‚ in this society‚ privileged and less privileged does not refer to the individuals in terms of wealth or power‚ but instead
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