Caitlyn Parker February 21‚ 2013 American Literature Essay #1 Pursuit of Happiness Comes in Many Ways In Ron Carlson’s “The Ordinary Son.” Reed discovers that what he might want in life is different than how his family lives. Reed’s family isn’t your typical scenario. His family is a “famous family‚” a group of geniuses not known by their family’s last name but by each individual. The children even called their parents by their first names. They all had their own names‚ they were known by
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Alexis H. Senior English 4 25 April 2012 Are We the “Brave New World”? Gattaca‚ a movie released in 1997‚ is about potential children being selected through preimplantation genetic diagnosis to ensure they carry the best hereditary traits of their parents. A genetic registry database uses biometrics to instantly identify and classify those created as "valids" while those that carry traditional means are known as "in-valids". This movie easily corresponds with the use of science and technology
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‘Consider God’s handiwork. Who can straighten what he hath made crooked’ -Ecclesiastes 1:14-15 Imagine being able to control the characteristics of your children‚ free from any genetic mutations and diseases. Imagine choosing their eye colour‚ hair colour‚ IQ‚ traits‚ sex. Through the discovery of new methods and the upgrades in technology in today’s world‚ scientists can choose different features and adjust them to the wants of parents and many people now believe that genetically engineering
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Gattaca and the Holy See of Cloning The world is filled with new technologies and inventions that allow a human to become “Perfect”. To many the main point of life is to be better than the next person. Life is meant to prepare us for heaven‚ but some people lose sight of that goal. They see temptations and pleasures that can be easily achieved if you are better than the person next to you. Standing out can destroy you or make you in today’s society. Those who strive for perfection want a life
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texts. Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel "Brave New World"‚ published in 1932‚ explores the issues that can evolve from a totalitarian society where technology is considered more important than human values. Similarly in Andrew Niccol’s 1997 film "Gattaca" people are dehumanised and branded by their genetic makeup. Though these texts were composed 60 years apart they both explore similar issues and share the same theme of technological‚ genetic and scientific advance taking over and replacing human
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David Ruano David Parker History 111 March 1‚ 2015 Franklin’s Virtues: Attaining Moral Perfection Besides Dr. Martin Luther King’s‚ “Letter from Birmingham Jail‚” Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is one of the best pieces of literature I have ever read. I now understand why this book is viewed with great importance. I truly believe that if every American young or old would follow in the perspective of Dr. Franklin and his 13 virtues‚ that the United States of America will be the first nation to
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In the ‘not-to-distant future’‚ the world of Gattaca is where genetic engineering has become the normal approach to procreation. Gattaca’s society involves a culture of self-advancement through genetic determinisms‚ a caste system of valid and in-valids and social discrimination based on ‘genoism’. This sterile and cold society of elitist collaborations like Gattaca promotes competition‚ isolation and discrimination. This is something that is dangerous to individuals and relationships and shows an
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Barack Obama once said “When we fail to pursue peace‚ then it stays forever beyond our grasp. That’s where human progress ends.” With that in mind‚ my partner and I negate the resolution. Resolved: Unilateral military force by the United States is justified to prevent nuclear proliferation. Introduction----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Definitions We define unilateral as “done or undertaken by one party without the agreement
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Charles Spurgeon once said‚ “It is not how much we have‚ but how much we enjoy‚ that makes happiness.” Happiness can be determined based on how much a neurotransmitter‚ such as a dopamine‚ in the brain is produced. It can be also defined as when one rewards oneself for their own achievements of their goals. There are many hardships especially throughout high school years - exams‚ GPAs and more. There are also times where I set my goal either really high or really low and many times I can’t reach
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Happiness is an immense feeling of joy‚ content‚ well-being and satisfaction when something positive happens or when there is a good outcome comes about in someone’s life. Some important things consider about happiness is that it does not need to be achieved by external factors such as wealth and status. These are temporary ways to happiness‚ where the happiness will not last. Instead‚ happiness can be found in other ways that can last longer. It can be found when building relationships with others
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