Perfection. It’s more than just a universal truth. We believe in it. We crave it. We strive for it. It’s safe to say we basically breathe for it. But tell me‚ what is perfection? Each and every individual asked that question would have a greatly altered definition of their perception of perfection‚ ranging from personal appearance to success. It is a mere fact that depending on who you are‚ where you grew up‚ and what you’re capable of‚ you are presented with different expectations on how you should
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Designer Babies: The Next Perfection The perfect baby might not have the stereotypical physical traits of blond hair and blue eyes; they have the perfect genes of a healthy person. Designer babies is an euphemism for genetic engineering. As a baby’s genes are genetically altered‚ the DNA itself in most cases is not altered‚ but rather parents are merely selecting the genes that will not have a detrimental effect upon their child’s health. The procedure for fertilizing a human ovum‚ or egg‚ outside
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The Birthmark on Mortal Perfection Hawthorne writes about a subject that is still very prominent now. He examines the obsession with human perfection. The story tells of a very successful scientist and philosopher‚ Aylmer‚ and his very beautiful wife Georgiana. Aylmer is obsessed with perfection‚ as are most scientists. He makes sure he experiments with all possible options to conclude the best results for a perfect solution. Now Aylmer is very much in love with his wife Georgiana‚ and she with
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Violence is a reoccurring theme‚ specifically amongst American society‚ that by instinct is something to be feared. However‚ it is the main attraction to people when dealing with the headlines of the day or somebody witnessing a fatal car accident. In the 1996 film Crash violence has a different role within the underground community of scarred car crash victims who can only get sexually aroused by cars‚ the accidents that take place within them‚ and the story that is told by it all. This film is
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” (Fitzgerald 130). Blinding Lust In The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is apparently in love with Daisy Buchanan; however‚ this seems to be a misconception. F. Scott Fitzgerald portrays the themes of love‚ lust and obsession‚ through the character Jay Gatsby‚ who confuses lust and obsession with love. Nick‚ Gatsby‚ Tom‚ Daisy‚ and Jordan have just gotten into the suite at the Plaza Hotel. As the group converses‚ Tom begins to interrogate Gatsby as to try to find some kind of flaw in his character‚
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Is today’s society obsessed with celebrities? Everywhere you turn there is a celebrity’s face somewhere. Celebrities have became a billion dollar industry for internet sites‚ television shows and magazines. People today are have such a great fascination with today’s celebrities‚ but can celebrities have a positive effect on today’s society? Celebrities have been called heroes for many years and there are various reasons why celebrities may be considered heroic‚ first because they provide inspiration
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Everything In Moderation‚ Dear. In the play Macbeth by Shakespeare‚ on page 147‚ the important truth of the play leaks out through Macbeth’s lines. In this one lucid moment‚ Macbeth realizes that life isn’t worth living without his wife‚ and he realizes he has gone through a metamorphosis into a power-hungry monster‚ both caused by his lust for power. The speech illustrates that power will always lead a man astray. In his hunt for power‚ Macbeth has indefinitely ended the lives of at least
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Everyone finds love one way or another‚ but in “The Great Gatsby” it’s much different. The author‚ Francis Scott Fitzgerald‚ fell in love with a girl‚ Zelda‚ well she ended up leaving him because he was poor‚ and she would be living a lifestyle she’s not used to. When Fitzgerald gets money‚ and becomes well off Zelda comes running back‚ they get married‚ travel together‚ and have a kid this is when he wrote “The Great Gatsby”. Jay Gatsby is not in love with Daisy‚ he loves the idea of being with
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Lopez‚ Marc PHL – 101 3/25/13 Paper #2 Unattainable state of Perfection “Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy‚ and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.” Plato‚ as we all know‚ was an apprentice of Socrates‚ and the pedagogue of Aristotle. He has many works of literature on subjects like justice‚ beauty‚ equality‚ political philosophy‚ and theology. Plato had similar views to his teacher and students‚ but also argued against them in subjects
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patients may lose such rational perspective on their illness and start thinking that their obsessions and compulsions make sense and are justified. *The presence of either obsessions or compulsions. *The person recognizes that these obsessions or compulsions are excessive or unreasonable. *The obsessions or compulsions cause distress and disability‚ and take up more than an hour daily. *The obsessions or compulsions are not better explained by another mental illness (e.g.‚ are not limited to
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