Imagine a society in which your social status is based upon your DNA. A world where everyone knew everything about you. This description matches the plot of the aerospace thriller “Gattaca”. In the movie‚ genetic testing is common practice; DNA prejudice becomes widespread. Although this sounds far-fetched‚ this sort of DNA testing has been rapidly developing over the past decade. Personal Genomics is concerned with the mapping of an individual’s genes. When the Human Genome Project was completed
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What do you think about cloning? Many people often consider it as a popular sci-fi movie topic‚ but little do they know that it has already become a reality. Many animals have been cloned in the past‚ and science is eager to move onto bigger and better things. However‚ the next step in cloning is one of great debate and controversy; human cloning. The biggest obstacle in cloning research is the ethical concern for human life and well-being‚ one that has caused human cloning to be banned in countless
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In fact‚ in the UK suicide is the biggest killer of men between 20 to 49...” (Watson). Why do these hurtful stereotypes have to dictate the way we live our lives? Shouldn’t we all just act more like feminists and not advocate for gender roles? Unfortunately‚ many people would say no. They wouldn’t become a feminist because feminism itself has many stereotypes associated with it that would deter people from supporting it. In her book‚
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Should giving vaccinations‚ a practice supported by medical professionals for over 100 years‚ still be a topic debated today? Both scientists and doctors have stood behind childhood vaccinations for as long as they have been in place‚ but scientific illiteracy has led to more and more parents refusing inoculating shots for their children‚ which puts people young and old at risk. Because of falsified evidence‚ the vaccination debate has erupted again‚ and if it is not put to rest‚ the lives of children
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have the same number of representatives of congress as a smaller state like Delaware or Georgia. The reason why we have such a large population is because we have such a large slave population. Slaves are the people who work in our fields and this act boosts our economy‚ bringing more people to our state. If the representation was distributed equally among states‚ then smaller states like Delaware‚ would have the same number of representatives as a huge state like us. That would not allow a
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Name: Class: Date: Write a Persuasive Essay You have been asked to write a persuasive essay about “Flowers for Algernon.” You must take a position or make a claim about whether or not you believe Charlie should have had the operation and then you must persuade your reader to agree with you. You will not be judged on your opinion but rather on how well you persuade your reader to agree with your
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Millions of innocent people - murdered for no good reason. Our history books have given us so much knowledge about the Holocaust; knowledge that we can use in the future. Knowing about the brutality of the Holocaust could definetly help prevent it‚ or anything like it‚ from ever happening again‚ because we can learn from our mistakes in the past‚ become more aware of what’s going on in the world‚ and teach our future generations about how malevolent‚ horrific‚ and demented the Holocaust truly was
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Muckraker: a negative‚ nefarious‚ and condescending term coined by President Theodore Roosevelt to insult the few nonconformists who have devoted their lives to exposing the corruption in society. But to some of these martyrs‚ such as Jessica Mitford‚ it is a noble and righteous title to hold. I believe that Mitford was correct and the term muckraker should be a title for these journalists to hold high in today’s society when its definition is someone who “searches out and publicly exposes real of
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"Breast is best." A slogan widely known across the nation encouraging mothers to give their infants what the World Health Organization acknowledges as the best start for babies. World Health Organization recommends mothers exclusively breastfeed for the first six months of their infant’s life‚ then introducing solid foods while continuing to breastfeed up to two years of age. Breastfeeding provides a wide array of health benefits for both baby and mother while simultaneously enhancing the bond between
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In a world where the population is growing at an alarming pace‚ the agricultural biotech corporation Monsanto and its scientists are now trying to create solutions to feeding the people more abundantly. Many claim that the solution to end famine start and end with speeding up the process of growing food. Nearly 15 percent of United States households struggle to put food on the table and by growing food faster it may decrease this statistic. Genetically modified foods have been researched and put
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