PART ONE
In the year 2023, the well-known company Apple funded a small medical research company that developed the worlds most revolutionary medical discovery. They called it Generational Change Technologies Gen-C-Tech for short. Altered the DNA in a human fetus. It "pruned the tree of life" by adding the desired traits that the parents wanted in their child into the empty spaces of our DNA. While most looked at this as a miracle of science some looked at it as a bad omen. by taking away your birthright of being who you were born to be. Instead of growing normally these children could grow stronger, smarter, and overall better than the average human.
Imagine you have a daughter and name her Lucy and you
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to answer this question we need to look at the very things that make you-you. Human is usually just a term used to describe people. The human race. So what does it mean to be human? we have always had our ups and downs, fighting each other from time to time, treating each other disrespectfully or unequal. some say that these imperfections are what makes us human, so if you are perfect are you human? Humans have been born the same way since the dawn of time with the right to choose who you want to …show more content…
Humans have the power to decide what they are going to do in life and how they are going to it. if you already had a purpose in life and had no free will to decide what you want to do it would be like being a slave to yourself and those who made you.
If we fast forward a little farther into the future say 18 years to 2041 what would an almost perfect world look like? once most of the population is made up of Gen-C-Tech babies what would happen to those who are "normal". We would slow down the "better" part of the population. Further in the future in the year 2072, the last "normal" human dies. the entire population of the earth is now made up of Gen-C-Tech humans. In a perfect world where everyone is special is anyone special?
the year is now 2100 no one "human" is different than another. everyone is the same yet they are still special. In this world that once was a place of peace, war, love, hate, and overall diverse humanity is now a place of sameness and dullness.
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What does it mean to be human? To most people it means being high on the food chain; or having the ability to make our own choices. People everywhere have a few things in common: We all must obey Natural laws, and we have preconceived ideas, stereotypes, and double standards. Being human is simply conveyed as human nature in “The Cold Equations”, by Tom Godwin, where the author shows the common ground that makes each and every one of us human.
Many are now considering using this technology to change humans, such as developing methods that could be used to regenerate or repair faulty organs. It could be also used to find a cure for diseases such as cancer, eventually (Fitzgerald), or to repair genetic defects. Parents could choose the sex and height of their offspring and be able to have more intelligent, more athletic, and better looking children. Also, genetic engineering could also be used to clone humans (Kevles 354), a topic of much discussion of late.
A human being is a homo sapiens of superior intelligence. Created by God in God’s own image to bring joy to his heart. Human beings are the only known
Genetic engineering is the alteration of a living, breathing organism that changes its DNA by replacing it with new, healthy DNA segments. Catalano defines a designer baby as “a baby whose genetic make-up has been selected in order to eradicate a particular defect, or to ensure that a particular gene is present” (1). The term “designer babies” is actually coined from journalist and commentators when referring to various reproductive technologies. This term is never actually used by scientists (Baird). In his article, Catalano predicts that with technology advancing at such a rapid pace, that one day designer babies will soon be a reality. Even though genetically engineering humans is frowned upon by most of society, it has the potential to become commonplace in the near future. Similar procedures that alter the genes of a fetus exist today but are less intrusive include the preimplantation genetic diagnosis and the nuclear transfer. The Human Genome Project will help scientists learn how to genetically engineer humans
A good thing about it is that people would have a less likely chance of getting a disease cause when they are modifying the genes they can change the percentage of the child getting cancer . Scientists could increase peoples immunity to diseases Vincent is born without gene specialization after the race with his
Answering the question of what humanity is may be the most difficult thing to do, as it is such a complex, ambiguous, and multifaceted concept. Many have tried to put a finger on what exactly makes them what they are, and the result of this is culture, stories, and myths. The overreaching conclusion in many of these myths is that man lies somewhere above beast and below gods. While this could be viewed in very simple and general terms as correct, it leaves out the fact that man often behaves very much like a beast, or like a god, while simultaneously embodying characteristics that are so alien to both of those beings. Something so intricately inherent to what makes humans what they are is the fact that in
What does it mean to be human? Is it the millions of cells that you’re composed of? Or is it something more? In George Orwell’s book 1984, through the use of his protagonist, Orwell looks at what it really means to be human. In a world that is built on destruction and manipulation, Orwell takes a look at how a totalitarian government affects humankind and a person’s ability to stay “human”.
The way in which this new technology will be used is by correcting genetic problems in embryos. Extensive DNA testing will soon be able to show awaiting parents an accurate view of their embryoís genes. This will allow any defects of the child to be seen. If the unborn child is perfectly healthy, no changes will be made. If a problem is spotted, the parents may turn to abortion or gene therapy. Gene therapy is the treatment of genetic diseases by introducing genetic material into the patientís genes. This new process of having children where the parents decide what type of child they will have is called genetic counseling. This process will be able to not only identify health issues, but also personality traits. This is another topic that raises an interesting controversy. It allows a baby to be designed to the specific desires of the parent. The presents the question of: who is to say what another person should be like? Instead of a person's individuality being created naturally it will be molded by science. Some might say that this amazing process would create some of the greatest humans that will lead mankind into the future. Others might say that genetic engineering would destroy what could be a great person by changing their personality, removing trying health situations that build character, or aborting a person before they are born.
Every human being at one point or another ask themselves who they are. Some spend their whole lives trying to find an answer. Does asking such questions signify our humanity? And what does it mean to be human anyway? I used to think that a human being was someone who was born, had a mother and a father, and could make decisions for themselves about their life. This became invalid when I realized that newborn babies can’t make decisions about their lives until they are about two or three years old. My very simple perception would become even more complicated as I began exploring the moral issues of abortion and euthanasia.
What is being human are we supposed to somehow be perfect without flaws or can we be a little imperfect? Are we humans not permitted to show weakness, do we need to act more like machines with no flaws in them? Christina Perri’s song “Human” from her Head or Heart album, refers to being able to admit your defaults and allows you to accept them without changing yourself. The song “Human” by Christina Perri uses repetition, connotation, symbolism and metaphor to reveal show that we’re human that have faults, furthermore we cannot be expected to always be 100 percent perfect without faults and we should not change for anyone.
What does it mean to be human? Sure, one must have the usual physical features such as fingers, eyes, arms, hands, feet, etc., but what does it really mean? Must the human be able to speak? To take upon the actions of themselves? Whatever it means, it can be interpreted in any way from anyone. The physical attributes of any human can be compared to those of our evolutionary ancestors. However, it is possible to believe that there are many characteristics that make a human, but only six define the true, ideal human.
Humans are extremely complex and unique beings. We are animals however we often forget our origins and our place in the natural world and consider ourselves superior to nature. Humans are animals but what does it mean to be human? What are the defining characteristics that separate us from other animals? How are we different? Human origins begin with primates, however through evolution we developed unique characteristics such as larger brain sizes, the capacity for language, emotional complexity and habitual bipedalism which separated us from other animals and allowed us to further advance ourselves and survive in the natural world. Additionally, humans have been able to develop a culture, self-awareness, symbolic behavior, and emotional complexity. Human biological adaptations separated humans from our ancestors and facilitated learned behavior and cultural adaptations which widened that gap and truly made humans unlike any other animal.
One of the most frequently asked questions that the world has been asking for years has been “What does it mean to be human?”. Though it sounds like a fairly simple question, it seems that when asked this question, people tend to refer to it as a very hard question to answer because it depends on the opinions of others. It is said that the most common answer is that “...being human means knowing when and where we came from, knowing how humans are different from each other, and how humans are the same.
I truly believe that every single person in the world has a purpose in life. God created each and every one of us for a reason. Whether we know it or not our life is planned and we follow a path throughout our life. In this path, we have the option to make good decisions or bad decisions. In order to achieve salvation and enter a virtuous after life we had to do deeds that had a positive impact on other people. In order to do this though, one must have the self-discipline and devotion to God. There are many obstacles that can get in the way of achieving this goal and the main one is our desires. Desire is a strong feeling of something we want or wish to have. Our desire negatively impacts our life because it detaches our body both physically and emotionally from our mind which then influences us to make morally wrong decisions.
The opportunity to decide which genes will be passed on to future generations certainly would be tempting for many people. A method by which we could prevent genetic diseases and customize our offspring’s gender, physical traits and the intelligence is not as impossible as it may seem at first. The debate over the designer children revived recently with the discovery of the new technique allowing scientists to alter DNA.