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    perception is quite reasonable; nonetheless‚ no researcher has yet even attempted to correct a genetic impairment with in-utero gene therapy‚ increasingly there are non-genetic approaches to such impairment. • Negative prenatal test results will reduce the anxiety felt by many prospective parents this can be constructed as part of good prenatal care. • As long as the number of people seeking prenatal genetic information to prepare for the birth of a child with a disability remains small‚ prospective

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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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    Why does everyone strive for perfection when it is unattainable? It is unattainable because nothing in reality can ever be "perfect." However‚ we find perfection in the never-ending quest to be "perfect." The way to achieve perfection is through experience. Experience is filled with mistakes because if it wasn’t‚ we wouldn’t learn very much from it. It is admirable to aspire perfection‚ but foolish to expect that it will come quickly or with out mistakes. It certainly pays to expect the best of

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    defined as the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics. Genetic testing has been around for decades‚ but a breakthrough happened in the 1970’s when researchers found that it is possible to do genetic tests on babies before they were born. In the 1990’s the main focus turned to identifying genes that showed a person’s chance of developing cancers. Genetic testing has the ability to impact the world which is why in future years it should not be limited. This is because it detects

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    "utopian society". The idea that a world can be a place of perfect equality between all humans and still have stability is an idea that if put into practice is sure to fail and cause upheaval and possibly the demise of humanity itself. A composer’s outlook on creativity comes from their contextual background‚ whether it be their social‚ cultural‚ political or personal history‚ their context has a profound effect on their texts. Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel "Brave New World"‚ published in 1932‚ explores

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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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    Death or Perfection Has time changed over several years or do we still think the same? Are imperfections worse on the physical being of a person or the inner soul? Physical attributes were as much important hundreds of years as now. Becoming obsessed and uncomfortable with the way one looks has given scientist a way to mold perfection. Is it worse changing to please ourselves because we need to or doing it to please our significant other because he has become so consumed with perfection‚ vanity

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    weakness is the fear that anything less than perfection is failure. No matter how many people tell us that “nobody’s perfect” or “just try your best” I cannot seem to wrap my head around those concepts because perfection is the ultimate achievement. Without perfection‚ there would be nothing to strive for‚ whether it be on a test or in life. Throughout my educational career‚ I have always had straight A’s and great test scores because of this idea of perfection being the highest degree of excellence which

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    being married she lived in an irregular household of men who were intent upon achieving glory through their genius. Lord Byron was one such individual. "Surrounded by illegitimate births and infant deaths‚ they subsisted on high ideals to remake the world through liberation and revolution" (Shattuck 84). It was the hollowness and vanity of these high ideals that Mary Godwin was reacting to when she wrote Frankenstein. In the novel‚ Victor Frankenstein is a doctor who seems discontent and achieves

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    Kentaurus Webster Ms. Mulvanny 8th Grade Science December 13‚ 2012   What Causes Mold on bread? The question I am trying to answer is what causes mold on bread. I think that mold is fungus. Mold spores are everywhere: in the air‚ on your kitchen counters‚ on your skin etc. Mold likes to grow in environments where they can find nutrients like bread. When mold spores find a nice environment‚ they "hatch" and then begin to eat and reproduce. This is when you see the lovely green and white fuzz

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