Genetic engineering‚ or eugenics‚ is another proposed method of correcting Deafness which arouses much anger and controversy in the Deaf community. Deafness has a variety of root causes‚ and its genetics are complicated‚ but is known that for some people‚ it is caused by the gene connexin 26‚ as well as many other recessive‚ harder-to-trace genes (Leigh 49). Diagnostic testing of a Deaf or Hard of Hearing baby is becoming routine‚ but it is prenatal testing that inflames both the Deaf and Hearing
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Influence of Sir Francis Galton on Psychological Science “I conclude that each generation has enormous power over the natural gifts of those that follow‚ and maintain that it is a duty we owe to humanity to investigate the range of that power‚ and to exercise it in a way that‚ without being unwise towards ourselves‚ shall be most advantageous to future inhabitants of the earth” (Sir Francis Galton‚ 1869). These words of Sir Frances Galton introducing his book‚ Hereditary Genius‚ are both inspiring
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Minimalism By Minimalist music mainly started somewhere around the late 1960’s. The composers who worked with this type of music‚ were called ‘’Minimalists’’‚ and were normally American. The origins of Minimalist music can be traced to the music of Anton Webern whose music was based on the mathematical arrangement of musical elements. One main composer of minimalism was called Philip Glass. After researching music in North Africa‚ India and the Himalayas‚ he decided
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1. Why is Tuskegee‚ Alabama important in the history of American bioethics? Tuskegee‚ Alabama is important in the history of American bioethics because it catalyzed the formation of written‚ mandatory ethical principles. To explain‚ prior to this event‚ there was a general consensus amongst researchers that Americans will not overstep the bounds of research‚ not like the Nazis did. However‚ the Tuskegee Syphilis studies made it apparent that unless there are core ethical principles to follow‚ America
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Mark A. Largent is the author this article about the eugenics sterilization in Oregon from 1909 to 1983. He stated the cause for the eugenics idea and he stated how Oregon passed a eugenics based idea into law. His thesis statement is‚ “From 1917 to 1983‚ Oregon’s prison and mental health authorities sterilized about 2‚500 people‚ including 217 sterilizations after 1967‚” and it is found this at the end of the article in the conclusion. Eugenics is the idea of‚ “Applying knowledge from evolutionary
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References: Bailey‚ Robert. (1997). “Genetica.” Breggin‚ Peter Cavanaugh-O ’Keefe‚ John. (2000). “The Roots of Racism and Abortion: An Exploration of Eugenics.” http://www.eugenics-watch.com/roots/index.html Clinton‚ Bill Democide: Nazi Genocide and Mass Murder. (1992). Rutgers‚ New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. The Eugenics Bulletin. (1984). Interview with Raymond B. Cattell. Spring-Summer. Galton‚ Francis Galton‚ Francis. (1873). “Hereditary Improvement.” Fraser ’s Magazine 7 : 116-30
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Genetic Discrimination Based on Testing For "Harmful" Genes Eugenics is a social philosophy which advocates the improvement of human hereditary traits through various forms of intervention. The goals have been to create healthier‚ more intelligent people‚ lessen human suffering and save society ’s resources. Sir Frances Galton‚ introduced the term "eugenics"‚ and is regarded as the founder of the modern science eugenics (Bennett). Earlier means of achieving these goals focused on selective breeding
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References: [1] Kirby‚ D 2000‚ The New Eugenics in Cinema: Genetic Determinism and Gene Therapy in GATTACA‚ Science fiction Studies‚ accessed 3rd October 2013‚ [2] Gleghorn‚ M 2001‚ Putting the Brakes on Human Genetic Engineering: Are We Speeding toward a Brave New World? Probe Ministries‚ accessed
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Questions for Discussion 1. Oryx and Crake includes many details that seem futuristic‚ but are in fact already visible in our world. What parallels were you able to draw between the items in the world of the novel and those in your own? 2. Margaret Atwood coined many words and brand names while writing the novel. In what way has technology changed your vocabulary over the past five years? 3. The game "Extinctathon" emerges as a key component in the novel. Jimmy and Crake also play "Barbarian
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Toppo‚ Gregg. "10 years later‚ the real story behind Columbine." USA Today 04 14 2009‚ n. pag. Web. 20 Jul. 2012. . Shah‚ Anup. “Racism.” Global Issues. 08 Aug. 2010. Web. 19 Jul. 2012. http://www.globalissues.org/article/165/racism. Black‚ Edwin. "Eugenics and the Nazis -- the California connection." San Francisco Chronicle [San Francisco] 09 November 2003‚ n. pag. Web. 20 Jul. 2012. . REM‚ . Its the End of the World. 1987. Song. Absolute LyricsWeb. 21 Jul 2012.
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