The Woman who unknowingly changed the world. By: Houston Mullican “The immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” A book written by Rebecca Skloot is a book based on the personal and scientific aspect of Henrietta Lacks.
Ready Player One is a book by Ernest Cline. In this book, Wade Watts, a gunter, finds a key within a game called the OASIS; this leads to other keys which lead to an Easter Egg; the prize of finding this is 200+ Billion dollars, which causes war and mass murders throughout the story to find it, but in the end, Wade prevails with the Easter Egg of 200+ billion dollars. Wade’s perseverance to take down the Sixers and find the 240 billion dollar Easter Egg and to control the OASIS throughout the book; The lesson that I learned is that no matter what situation I am in, there is always a way to achieve what I want. Wade shows perseverance in the book when his trailer park dwelling blows up, losing his family and close friends. Wade had found
Have you ever tried to fit in for someone else? That is exactly why Susan Caraway did. The novel Stargirl is about a cheerful, free spirited girl. Her name is Susan, but she is referred to as Stargirl throughout the novel. Stargirl is sixteen years old, and has been homeschooled all her life.
Brianna Sauve Mods 7-8 English Research Project January 21,2015 Cloning is a topic discussed by many people. Cloning is controversial because there are both good and bad things about it. There are issues with the technology used in cloning. There are also scientists cloning embryos, animals, etc for research when that is not allowed. Cloning is tied to the story The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, because it was mentioned in one of the chapters.
In Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, the concepts of trends is a frequent topic, to the point where it helps make some of the most iconic moments of the book. Since the book is fueled by trend i would like to focus on them for my essay. To clarify i will refer to a trend as something that become so iconic it is practically synonymous with the time period it is from. I'll be studying the life expectancy of trends, since over time americans have become used to them that things come and go fairly quickly. One task will be finding probable cause for staying around, or being killed off.
In the novel Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, the OASIS is an online platform that demonstrates a deteriorating obsession for young minds who engage in interactions online as a way to escape reality. In our society today we rely on social media and virtual platforms to cope with the real world, by creating things like the “Metaverse” for example. People have come up with this thought that if they create a new world for themselves that it will fix every flaw in one's life. The metaverse is a parallel world that offers a blend of physical and virtual worlds. “This spatial web offers a 3D arena where you can perform the same actions you would in a non virtual atmosphere.”
Many believe cloning is a perversion of science, and some are even concerned with a real life Frankenstein situation: “Reproductive cloning… could lead to a Dr. Frankenstein’s vision of lab manufactured humans. To me this is a perversion of science” (Ford 1). Furthermore, in Frankenstein, Dr. Frankenstein detached from the world as he became obsessed with his studies, diminishing his health. A similar thing could happen to scientists who clone if they decide that they are “playing god,” which can be dangerous for the scientists and the clones. Cloning is so controversial and causes an overbearing amount of stress for it to be befitting to the human mind, as Victor Frankenstein puts it, “If the study to which you apply yourself has a tendency to weaken your affections, and to destroy… those simple pleasures in which no alloy can possibly mix, then that study is certainly unlawful… not befitting of the human minds” (Shelley 50).
I believe human cloning interferes with nature in ways humanity will not be able to handle. This source states, " This could lead to a set of problems that we have no ability to handle. " The evidence suggests that human cloning can lead to the fall of humanity, due to clones becoming soverienty. However, some people believe that human cloning can be useful, due to assisting with unlawful interests. I beleive that this will only create misuse of knowledge in trying to correct clones in right paths.
The clones are continuously misunderstood as a result, their humanity disregarded, and their individuality crushed to a point where they are completely controlled by society. Though the dystopian society depicted in Never Let Me Go can be seen as simply a science-fiction invention, it could become a reality, depending on the course of science and progress. Every day, people die in need of organs that simply are not available to them. In keeping a sense of morality in scientific research, potentially harmful tests are often carried out on animals, rather than real human beings, compromising the relevance of test results in some ways. The creation of human cones could be a solution to both these issues, and as society and the scientific community evolve over time, the perspective of the majority regarding human cloning could change drastically.
Modern society has been able to come up with ways of cloning people which is similar of the idea that Huxley had while writing Brave New World.
Take this into consideration and acknowledge how it could impact humanity, as well as the cloned human. The advancing technology allows individuals to have the freedom of bringing their prescience about cloning humans into a reality, faster than one could imagine. One mistake could entirely deteriorate humankind more than benefit it. In today’s quickly-advancing technological age, human cloning is possible; however, it is unethical because it diminishes individuality, interferes with nature, and increases the risk of fatal failures.
Within the last 150 years, science has given birth to telephones, television, new medical practices, nuclear weapons, and the internet, yet humans are rapacious and desire more from themselves. Because of this, mankind has found ways to consistently revolutionize every aspect of each subject and continue to do so as time progresses. Until recently, cloning was a concept taken from science-fiction but became reality in 1996 when Dolly, the sheep, was successfully cloned. From her birth, the scientific community sparked debates over the legality of cloning, and one specific debate was whether cloning oneself should be legal, along with downloading memories from the previous host. Although the technology may be available in the future, while assuming
Cloning at the gene level is acceptable and is done extensively in research areas. However, therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning raises skepticism and debate both in the general society and the scientific community. Among the argument raised is the possibility of cloning human beings; whether the individuals derived are seen as a complete human with the whole set of human rights attached to them. Body >>> Scientific Advantage <<< 2 PAR Fiester (2005) states that most of the animal cloning projects are driven by the goal of meeting human needs such as treatment of diseases, food production, and entertainment. However, there are animal cloning projects aimed at conserving endangered or
Most people in our society, no matter what level of education that they may have, have heard of the cloning, specifically the cloning of Dolly the lamb, and have some notions regarding the idea of cloning humans. "The successes in animal cloning suggest to some that the technology has matured sufficiently to justify its application to human cloning" (Jaenisch et al.). However, not every agrees that human cloning is a something that should be put into practice (Hoskins). There generally seem to be two basic divisions on this issue: those who find it inappropriate and unethical, and those who find it a reasonable and necessary step in the progression of scientific research (Lustig).
Human Cloning Controversy “The moral issues posed by human cloning are profound and have implications for today and for future generations. Today 's overwhelming and bipartisan House action to prohibit human cloning is a strong ethical statement, which I commend. We must advance the promise and cause of science, but must do so in a way that honors and respects life” (Muhlrad, P. J., A., D. S., Cole-Turner, R., Lewis, R., BlakeMore, C., & Kuhar, M. J. 2008). Human cloning offers a lot of potential for our society, both positive or negative.
