time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the
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Pros and Cons of Economic Growth Fostering economic growth remains at the heart of any national government’s agenda. As such‚ governments have embraced numerous strategies aimed at promoting economic growth‚ such as forging alliances‚ signing business treaties‚ and becoming members to business alliances. Economic growth refers to an increase in a country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or the value of the country’s national expenditure or output. While increasing economic growth has several
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The Ethics of Gene Therapy Genes are the basic physical and functional units of heredity. Genes are specific sequences of bases that encode instructions on how to make proteins‚ and even though genes are what people normally pay attention to‚ it’s the proteins that perform most life functions and make up the majority of cellular structures. When genes are altered so that the encoded proteins are unable to carry out their normal functions‚ genetic disorders occur. Gene therapy is a technique for
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Exercise 2‚ page 27 a. I think women are better listeners than men. | Pro (yes‚ for‚ good) | Con (no‚ against‚ bad) | 1. Women are nurturing by nature. | 1. Tend to get too emotional. | 2. Like to listen and be supportive. | 2. Don’t see a problem in sharing your personal issues with others. | 3. Care to know all details and facts‚ no matter how long it takes. | 3. Will tend to feel they know it all. | 4. Will give advice based on personal experiences. | 4. Can often talk endlessly
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In the present US‚ if you want care or therapy for a sickness or disease you still have 1 of 2 choices to pursue and that is conventional or alternative therapy. The primary important factor to weigh is to recognize the differences between the two. Conventional medicine has some pros and cons. It offers the finest medicine in surgeries or trauma care but in the treatment of immune associated conditions it relies deeply on prescribing drugs and recommending invasive medical procedures. Conventional
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Regulators Approve 2nd Gene Therapy for Blood Cancer.” New York Times. October 18th. The Food and Drug Administration(FDA) approved a second gene therapy for a for a type of blood cancer and allowed the sales of the treatment from Kite Pharma. The therapy uses the same technology as the first gene therapy that the FDA approved in the U.S. in August. The treatment‚ called Yescaarta‚ is estimated to cost $373‚000 per patient. The technology‚ CAR-T‚ doesn’t fix the diseases-causing genes but attempts to
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Moral and Ethical Issues in Gene Therapy Introduction Genetic research has advanced in a dramatic fashion in the last decade or so‚ to the point where it has now become possible to attempt therapeutic genetic modification‚ in a few cases of human genes‚ where a defects exists which manifests itself in certain serious diseases. This possibility‚ known as gene therapy‚ is only in its infancy. At present‚ no one knows how effective it will prove to be‚ even in the few conditions on which it is being
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Pros and Cons of the Death Penalty Pros 1. The Death Penalty allows families that have been suffering some closure. 2. Helps lessen the problem of overpopulated prisons. 3. Provides a deterrent for inmates already on Death Row. 4. Justice is better served. 5. Prisoner parole or escapes allows for another chance to kill. 6. Give a chance to prosecutors in bargaining in the plea bargain process. In the state of California there are too many liberals that make rules
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The Pros and Cons Edit 0 6… Pros : - More foreign goods. In Canada‚ with economic globalization‚ we are able to eat fresh fruits and vegetables in winter. Make lives easier for us. - With the trade happening around the world‚ there is more diversity. While we are in Canada‚ we can go out and eat Chinese‚ Thai‚ Greek foods‚ and watch US’s movie. - Helping developing countries. Transnational corporations setup in developing countries offering jobs for the people in developing countries‚ help
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change the genes of a child before they are born‚ to rid them of a family disease or just simply to be able to pick their traits‚ has been going on for years now. Every year humans as a whole are getting closer and closer to minimizing the major health concerns‚ so gene therapy can be done safely. It has been done on people in the past‚ but very few have received an effective treatment. But this doesn’t mean gene therapy is impossible‚ it just means more research needs to be done. Gene therapy was first
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