Reading: On Cloning a Human Being The style Lewis Thomas uses is very unique. He writes in a very conversational tone‚ making it easier for readers to read and relate. He also adds in rhetorical questions as well as short simple sentences in his writing structure‚ and the entire passage seems to flow eloquently. Lewis Thomas has a distinct voice that is unique only to himself. The main topic can be a topic of controversy; before and after reading the passage‚ my stance on human cloning stays the
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The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941 was something that America will never forget. It was so big that it led America to declaring war on Japan. Why was it so big? On that day‚ Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor‚ the U.S. naval base and ended up killing 2‚403 people and injured another 1‚178‚ while destroying eight ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and 347 aircraft (TCI). However‚ there is still a mystery about this attack. What was the motive of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? There
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Sociology 1301 1B What is a Human Being: Option B After completing both the 1917 IQ test and the Mensa Workout IQ test I would have to say that to some extent they do provide some level of accurate measurement of intelligence. Most of the pictures in the 1917 test seem to as if they would be common sense. Almost nothing of that test was needed to be learned from schooling; experience is the only thing that is necessary really for that test. I do not agree however that they should be used to
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The history starts in 1952‚ where Alan Turing‚ a math professor‚ arrives home and finds his apartment with a number of things missing‚ but nothing of great value‚ so as a normal person do‚ he called the police. The police come in and after some questioning‚ he explained that he believed to be a friend of his boyfriend‚ Alan was never ashamed of his sexuality‚ but at that time the law criminalized relations between homosexuals‚ and for his surprise‚ he got arrested. Alan Turing was an extraordinary
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seriously. It’s very important for us to protect the environment. Good environment can make people feel happy and fit. To improve the environment means to improve our life. Therefore‚ human beings can protect the environment in three ways: conserving water‚ recycling‚ reducing‚ reusing and saving energy. First‚ human beings can protect the environment through saving water. Water is very important to us because we can’t live without water. Water which is suitable to drink is becoming less and less. It
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Although the advancement in cloning could hold many benefits‚ they may be outweighed by the disadvantages. Author Lewis Thomas analyzes the necessary elements for cloning a human being to expound on the theory. Lewis argues that cloning removes the pleasure associated with procreation without changing the eventuality of death. So‚ the person cloned can only observe his clone enjoy the experience of growing up while he continues to age. Also‚ it would not be the same as the feeling for a son or
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Human Beings and Computers Can human beings and computers coexist in peace and harmony in the future? The poet and the author describe two totally different views‚ talking about the idea of coexistence. Our future will either be good or bad with questions to be asked as well. The poet‚ Richard Brautigan‚ describes the future as having hope and the computers take away freedom and work. The story written by Issac Asimov‚ writes about how computers is going to have a negative effect on the future
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begin with‚ tone helps the poet display Grendal as a monster‚ not a human. The first example is from lines 407-8‚ “He strode quickly across the inlaid/floor‚ snarling and fierce.” This quote shows Grendal making snarling noises‚ only those a monster would make. This only just establishes the illusion. The second example is from line 428‚ “Clutched at Beowulf with his claws.” In this quote‚ Grendal is shown to have claws‚ something a human does not have‚ further establishing the monster persona for Gendel
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evil humans have. In the novel Grendel by John Gardner‚ a monster named Grendel‚ who was once depicted as a complete evil creature in the epic poem Beowulf‚ tells the monster’s side of the story through it’s own eyes. By reading the text in the novel Grendel a person can realize that the monster Grendel was seeking attention and acceptance from the Danes‚ who were the human civilization which Grendel encountered on a daily basis. The author Gardner used this portrayal of the monster Grendel in the
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Throughout John Gardner’s novel‚ Grendel‚ there are many literary tools and compositional risks used to support the overall meaning of the story and to show change in the main character‚ Grendel. One compositional risk that Gardner uses extremely effectively is motif. A motif is defined as recurring structures‚ contrasts‚ or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the piece’s major themes. The most effective motif Gardner uses over the course of the novel is the recurring references
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