"We were wondering if it’s good to leave some things to chance." In the world of Gattaca‚ is this a wise course of action? Gattaca is a science-fiction thriller movie‚ directed by Andrew Niccol. It presents a story of the future prospect of genetic engineering and how it will affect human society. Gattaca gives one perspective of how the future of discrimination is no longer determined by social status or the colour of skin because the discrimination is now down to a science‚ Vincent: "I belonged
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What do you think the world will be like in 10‚ 20‚ 50‚ or even 100 years from now? What sort of technological‚ scientific‚ social‚ economic and other advances would you like to see in the decades ahead? How do you think the day-to-day life of the average person will be different from our own in the future? How will the Internet change? How will our cities change? Do you think we’ll ever have peace and harmony‚ an end to religious conflict‚ and equal rights for everybody - or is this just an idealistic
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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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GATTACA questions. Q1. ~The significance of the two quotes that appear at the start of the film. “Consider God’s handiwork‚ who can straighten what he hath made crooked?” This quote is implying that God made things the way he did for a reason and we are in no position to try and change them. “I not only think we will tamper with Mother Nature‚ I think Mother Nature wants us to.” This quote means that as we are growing‚ we are exceeding Mother Nature‚ and it’s getting to the point where Mother
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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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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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The Last Leaf‚ The Ransom of Red Chief‚ A Retrieved Reformation and The Clarion Call to give the readers a brief picture of the stories‚ the author’s biography so as to give the readers an account of their lives and inspirations‚ and the literary techniques pertaining to style and theme to let the readers understand how the research is being conducted. Synopses The Gift of the Magi Jim and Della are a husband and wife living in a rented room in New York. They are quite poor and recently
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NAME: Leong Kang Ping‚ Isaiah ( 27 ) DATE: 9 December 2014 CLASS: 2H SEC 1 LITERATURE 2014 DECEMBER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK TASK IN 5 STAGES: 1 CHOOSE a song with English lyrics that use at least TWO literary techniques from the six elements we have learnt‚ namely simile‚ metaphor‚ personification‚ rhyme‚ alliteration or onomatopoeia. Here are some examples you may choose: 1. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole 2. “100 Years” by Five for Fighting 3. “Swallowed in the Sea” by
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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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How is it possible that such a vast amount of people can be so brainwashed as to not see that they are forced to live‚ think ‚and act exactly as they are told to by society? The film Gattaca and the novel Brave New World are alike in ways such as human nature playing a role in individuality by the need to act out‚ people trying to get those who believe in individuality to conform‚ even by threats‚ and by the amounting pressure put onto individuals to go along with society and live as they are told
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