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    Nietzsche And Hitler

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    or in proper physical shape to function as a human. Being human for the Nazi’s was the one closest to the Aryan and those who were not that individual were naturally weaker and ranked in a lower class of humans. The Nazi’s were influenced by the Eugenics movement and were influenced by social Darwinism as both these concepts aimed to produce the best breeding humans on the planet (Friedlander 4). In July 1933 the Nazi’s passed the sterilization law that introduced sterilization for people…

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    Canadian identity is like a large gray area, neither black or white, light or dark but somewhere in the middle. The problem arises when Canadian identity doesn’t include the both black and white past, and just the white. Canadian citizens and anyone willing to listen needs to know about Canada’s wrongdoings so we can learn from our past and help the victims of these tragic incidents. By choosing to only display and educate people about Canada’s achievements and merits we are disrespecting and…

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    The parents may also manipulate the embryo to try and get rid of certain diseases that can be passed down, like cancer or sickle cell for example. While this may solve health issues, which will be discussed more later on, it can cause a human being to never be able to live. “…for the disabled embryos never receive the chance to live” (Kim). It could be very possible that a child could grow up and live a perfectly healthy life, but since even the slightest chance of a child having that disease…

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    and people are not to choose their own spouses. When protagonist Equality 7-2521 states that he has affection for Liberty 5-3000 and wishes to be mated with her, yet “men may not think of women, save at the Time of Mating” (41) and the Council of Eugenics mandates “each one of the men have one of the women assigned to them” (41). Here two examples of a liberty void are illustrated -…

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    Abortion due to defects or other medical issues is becoming less uncommon, and is getting bad attention: “We are doing our own soft eugenics before birth…. because of defects.” (L.A. Times- Scalia Supreme Court to rule on the most important abortion case in two decades). The abortion is being done because the parents are not happy with the child they will receive. The reason for the abortion…

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    What do you think of when you hear the word life? I personally think about a newborn baby or animal, but to others the word has a different meaning. There are a lot of different concepts that come into play when discussing the ethical issues that circle around life. There are stories about fetal development, artificial conception, contraception, sterilization, and abortion to name a few. The way life starts is different to different people, and some of their reasons are justified by their…

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    Generic conventions are used in Gattaca 1997 by Andrew Nicole and the pedestrian 1951 by Ray Bradbury work to an encourage an audience to view an idea from a particular perspective. Gattaca uses visual conventions of film to influence the western audience to view technology such as genetic engineering as being damaging to society from that the perspective of an anachronistic protagonist, Vincent. The pedestrian manipulates written conventions to construct social changes caused by advances in…

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    to be born during the winter, the dark side of that is that they will kill all the other babies that came after the 100th baby. There is one more dark part of them mating like they do and it is that they can’t choose to mate with, the Council of Eugenics chooses who goes with who. This proves that this is a Dystopia by making it easier to not let any one love another more by making sure they never see their kid and keep switching who goes with who during mating season. Extra: “Love your neighbor…

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    The Handmaid's Tale

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    Texts studied in tandem may share common ideas, values and concerns, whilst the paradigms of their individual context shape representation and meaning. A comparison of texts allows for a deeper understanding of the social and cultural commentary offered by their creators. The speculative fiction text The Handmaid’s Tale(1985) written by Margaret Atwood incorporates the 1980s context of different cultural and political ideologies, whilst the revolutionary biotechnology of the 1990s moulds the…

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    Genetic Relational Therapy

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    individual's germ is modified, the more the functioning of the organism changes and the risk of having children irresistible to certain Practice is formally prohibited from fear that there are many attempts of this kind without motives and that goes for eugenic purposes. second, somatic gene therapy involves introducing genes specifically into somatic cells (non-sexual or non-reproductive). They correct a genetic abnormality of a group of cells and its progeny. This therapy is based on the fact…

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