are choosing their child’s gender. I intend to address how this is possible‚ and if allowing such a choice is ethical. A significant change in gender determination is in progress. Many people are worried about the possibilities that eugenics will bring‚ including the possibility of gender determination through DNA modification. What these people are overlooking is‚ gender selection is already in use‚ and DNA modification is not necessary. Three hundred babies have already had their gender
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How White People Became White Paula S. Rothenberg William Paterson University of New Jersey Abstract Biologically speaking‚ it’s just as possible for a given white person in Florida to have genetics similar to his neighbor down the street as it would be for the same white person to have genetics similar to a black person in Nigeria. We could just as easily disregard skin color and pay attention to hair and/or eye color. Sociologists make this claim because they argue that the definition
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Science‚ and the idea of new innovations and discoveries that the word connotes‚ has often been mounted on a pedestal‚ held by many as a panacea to many of the modern world’s woes such as poverty and illness. Yet‚ much as Science has brought‚ and continues to bring‚ salvation to many in the form of new technologies‚ Science cannot create many aspects of the utopia we so crave. A perfect world‚ some assert‚ is one in which society is harmonious and all humans have “perfect genes”‚ bestowing upon them
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Athens and Sparta were superpowers in Ancient Greece. In some ways the two city-states were similar‚ and in some ways they were different. However‚ in terms of society and government‚ Athens was superior. Athens gave it’s citizens greater freedoms‚ had a more modern form of government‚ and influenced western civilization far more than the Spartans ever did. The people of Athens enjoyed more freedoms than the people of Sparta did. Spartan culture was centred around it’s military. According to The
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1. Outline the history and development of the medical‚ social and psycho-social models of disability Medical: The medical model defines a disability as something that is physically ‘wrong’ with a person’s body. This could be an illness or acquired damage to the body in an accident for example. The medical model views the human body as something which can be fixed or repaired if there is a problem with it. The medical model of disability was started around the early 19th century‚ when physicians
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mothers of these soldiers. Their education included rigorous athletic training in which competition was encouraged. The process of making the perfect Spartan citizen‚ either male or female‚ began at birth. The Spartans were frequent practitioners of eugenics and examined all children at birth to determine their probability of becoming functioning members of a Spartan society . This can best be illustrated through Plutarch writings‚ particularly those regarding the great lawgiver Lycurgus: The father
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GRAAD 12 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 11 HISTORY P1 EXEMPLAR 2013 MEMORANDUM MARKS: 150 This memorandum consists of 19 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn over History/P1 2 NSC – Grade 11 Exemplar – Memorandum DBE/2013 SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS QUESTION 1: WHAT WERE THE CONSEQUENCES OF LENIN’S NEW ECONOMIC POLICY (NEP) IN THE SOVIET UNION DURING THE 1920s? 1.1 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 [Extract relevant information from Source 1A – L1] • It ensured the Communists
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1. BACKGROUND In the 1700s‚ Barber-surgeons‚ predecessors of the obstetricians belonged to a low social standing‚ similar to that of carpenters and shoemakers‚ members of the arts and trade guild. In an attempt to create social mobility and improve social status‚ barber-surgeons saw the opportunity to expand their expertise and redefined the perception of their skill as life saving‚ a higher moral order. Soon‚ barber-surgeons gained a competitive edge over midwives to practise at difficult home-deliveries
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The Genetics of Violence Introduction We‚ in the 1990 ’s‚ are slowly and inevitably being faced with the sociological and biological implications of impending genetic power. This power is analytical‚ in such cases as the Human Genome Project‚ which will hopefully succeed in mapping out the genetic code for the entire human genetic composition. Moreover‚ this power is preventative and participatory in that it can be‚ and is being‚ used to control the behavior of humans and other animals. This new
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Savior Siblings The subject of savior siblings is a complex dilemma that encompasses multiple issues. Is it ethical to have a child in order to save another? Is pre-implantation genetic testing moral? Can parents make the decisions for their kids about organ donation? In order for this ethical dilemma to be resolved these questions need to be answered. In the case of Molly Nash‚ the family was not morally culpable for their decision to have another child to save Molly’s life because Adam
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