Describe the advantages and disadvantages of living in a world such as that depicted in GATTACA. Secondly‚ imagine that you live in this world. Describe how you envisage your life‚ including the good and bad. Include the kinds of issues that people living in this world would have to deal with everyday. The film Gattaca is based on the theme of a eugenic society in which science and medicine are imperative in the running of the world. Medicine in this movie has the ability to genetically engineer
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The texts "Scales Of Justice" and "Gattaca" are two texts which allow the reader to witness a variety of interpretations and explore the relevant issues that are visible within contemporary society. Such issues as corruption within the police force‚ racism‚ sexual harassment‚ discrimination and manipulation of power are shown to give different interpretations of issues which plague today’s society and potentially our future. "Scales Of Justice" shows the corruption in the police force. It is a
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Who said what? 1) My resume was in my cells * Who said it? * Why did they say it? * What is the significance of this quote? * Chapter heading and time 2) Come on‚ you coward 3) I’m going travelling too 4) This child is still you- simply the best of you 5) Unfortunately‚ my son’s not as good as they promised…but then‚ who knows what he could do 6) Blood knows no nationality 7) I know he’ll do something. You’ll do something 8) …the impossible happened
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Hollywood-esque "Gattaca" is a prophetic distopia concerning genetic discrimination in the early 21st Century. A true hero is one who is willing to commit body and soul to achieve a dream‚ discuss. Gattaca is a provocative science-fiction interpretation of the future of genomics. Andrew Niccol’s presents us with insight to a pessimistic view of genetic enhancement set in the "not to distant future." The film takes us through the journey of Vincent Freeman‚ and Jerome Morrow who with the value
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Gattaca takes science fiction to a whole new gene pool of ideas. We all know where Sci-Fi movies stand nowadays‚ laser-beams‚ alien-invaders‚ and hyperspace-travel. But what is different about Gattaca you ask? Does it bring new ideas to the table? I can answer with confidence‚ it does! In a world where ones’ genetic profile is used to determine a person’s career and livelihood‚ Jerome Morrow‚ Navigator first class (Ethan Hawke)‚ will be flying out to Titan‚ one of Saturn’s moons for Gattaca‚ the
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Which is more important- talent or determination? In the movie GATTACA‚ Vincent is part of a minority- those whose genes have not been manipulated before birth. He is known as an invalid. He has a heart problem‚ and a short life expectancy. With constant genetic testing in the workplace‚ and genetics playing such a huge role in his life‚ it will be difficult Vincent to get ahead. He dreams of space travel‚ but it seems unlikely for him. His brother Anton‚ however‚ who is a valid‚ or someone whose
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Analyse how symbolism was used to represent a theme in the visual or oral text? Intro ● ● ● ● ● DNA EVIDENCE BARS(trapped) Staircase Costuming Colour lighting (blue = sterile‚ inferior) Gattaca‚ directed by Andrew Niccol is a film set in the not so distant future. It follows Vincent Freeman a boy whose fate was written before he took his first breath‚ he was born in a world where your DNA is everything but unfortunately there is no gene for determination. Vincent tries to rewrite his fate throughout the text in an attempt to achieve his dream and journey into space
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GATTACA Reflection Paper Gattaca’s main character‚ Anton‚ is a prime example of how altering a human genetic makeup creates even more problems with discriminated and inequality than the human race is capable of handling. Anton wasn’t given an opportunity in the society to prove himself because the potential employees of companies were not tested on their skills or knowledge but on their physical and mental qualifications. This same society also used derogatory terms for people like Anton. Simply
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GATTACA* New word Part of speech Synonym Antonym Meaning Sentence 1. embark verb Launch Stop Get on transportation object 2. dismay verb Anxiety Calm Dissapointed feeling 3. queue noun Line Disorder Line of people waiting 4. burden noun Duty Tranquility Something you carry and its heavy 5. summon verb Request Reply Call to a place 6. advocate noun Defender Enemy Person supporting an idea 7. gaudiness noun 8. hazel adj. 9. plunger noun 10. loathe verb
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cars. Well‚ genetic engineering is indeed advance technology but there are negative effects that come along with it. In both “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley (1932) and Gattaca (1997) is based on how genetic engineering is taken over the world. Everyone was created by science instead of being born and having both parents’ genes. Intelligence an personality are very minor in these societies‚ but the important thing that matters is where you belong in life. However‚ the film Gattaca is in the
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