Topic: Offering eugenics as a particular solution to diseases.
Purpose: To persuade a change in policy.
Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to support the study of eugenics.
Introduction
I. Coronary artery disease, stroke, lung cancer, AIDS, HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, measles, Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, narcolepsy, autism, schizophrenia, dissociative identitiy disorder, intellectual development disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and much more. With eugenics, the appearance of diseases, illnesses, and disorders will significantly decrease.
II. Today, I will be persuading you to support eugenics in light of the many diseases present out there.
III. Because no one would want his/her
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While some may argue that eugenics is a safety concern, this is plainly incorrect.
f. Eugenics is not some far-fetched idea that is unregulated and is going to be implemented without any specific rules or regulations.
g. Instead, eugenics is a science.
h. It produces real knowledge and information; it can be observed and measured.
i. It can be checked and verified; it must have a desirable net worth in the scientists’ views.
j. If a particular eugenics procedure does not meet these tests and many others, then it will simply not be in use until a compromise is reached for the benefit of human society.
(Transition: Some aspects of eugenics is already possible and in motion in today’s society.)
V. In a personal interview with an AP Biology teacher at a high school, Mrs. Terra stated that a technique known as mitochondrial DNA replacement therapy replaces defective mitochondrial DNA with that from a donor, allowing the offspring to avoid devastating problems or even death.
a. The child then carries genetic material from three parents (two mothers and the father).
b. Currently, this is one of the most viable solutions to combat Mitochondrial Disease.
c. Those who argue that since Adolf Hitler and the Nazis practiced eugenics, it will always be a bad thing, are deceiving
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This is simply a logical fallacy: a mistake in reasoning.
e. A counterargument to this statement would be along the lines of how all vegetarians would be bad people because Hitler himself was a vegetarian.
f. Simply attributing a characteristic that once appeared on someone to another subject or topic is in other words, a stereotype.
g. A common axiom that many people forget is to “not judge a book by its cover.”
(Transition: Parents should be allowed to screen for diseases so that they are able to know if their unborn child will have any disease and/or disorder.)
VI. In a survey of 999 people who sought genetic counseling conducted by Feighanne Hathaway, M.S., of New York University Langone Medical Center, and colleagues, “Most were eager for a wider spectrum of prenatal genetic tests -- as long as they were for disease” (Smith).
a. In the same article, “Genetic Testing Yes, ‘Designer Babies’ No,” the three time winner of the Science and Society Journalism award of the Canadian Science Writers’ Association wrote, “A majority of respondents said they would screen for mental retardation (75%), deafness (54%), blindness (56%), heart disease (52%), and cancer (51%)”
The eugenics movement started in the early 1900s and was adopted by doctors and the general public during the 1920s. The movement aimed to create a better society through the monitoring of genetic traits through selective heredity. Over time, eugenics took on two different views. Supporters of positive eugenics believed in promoting childbearing by a class who was “genetically superior.” On the contrary, proponents of negative eugenics tried to monitor society’s flaws through the sterilization of the “inferior.”
Eugenics, the set of beliefs and practices which aim at improving the genetic quality of the human population played a significant role in the history and culture of United States prior to its involvement in World War Two. (Wiki) Gilman is the writer of late 19th and early 20th century and during this century which is known as progressive era, Eugenics was considered a method of preserving and improving the dominant groups in the population. The idea of Eugenics was brought up by Sir Francis Galton in America. They think that by the idea of eugenics there will be a development in a society. America also made American Breeder’s Association which later on founded the Eugenics Record office, and with certain mission and, in their mission statement, they wrote: Society must protect itself; as it claims the right to deprive the murder of his life so it may also annihilate the hideous serpent of hopelessly vicious protoplasm. Here is where appropriate legislation will aid in eugenics and creating a healthier, saner society in the
It was also this case, at least in part, which led to the acceptable sterilization of thousands of Americans and around 350,000 people in Nazi Germany in 1933. While there are definitely positive uses for eugenics within today's society including healthy children and a decreased population over time which would require less resources from the planet, there seem to be an outweighing of negative results in the form of forced sterilization, breaches of human rights and an overall misuse of power which could lead to a new threat on par with Nazi Germany.
Eugenics is the future of modifying the Human body naturally with no injections or experimental drugs necessary. This could lead to the best version of the human race that has walked this planet. This could make the world all of us live in a disease free world full of healthy people. According to Biograpghy.com Eugenics got
Perkins, H.F.. A Decade of Progress in Eugenics: Scientific Papers of the Third International Congress of Eugenics. 1993 Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Company.
The concept of eugenics has to do with the belief or practice of improving the genetic quality of the human race (“Eugenics” 2010). The concept was first introduced by Francis Galton, a researcher who wished to apply Darwin’s theory of evolution to the human race. Much like many endeavors that start off with good intentions, the results of applying this concept in real life were gross crimes against humanity. The eugenics movement in the early 20th century perverted the original concept by employing morally objectionable techniques including forced sterilization, marriage restrictions, segregation, internment camps, and genocide (Black 2012). In War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America’s Campaign to Create a Master Race, Edwin Black discusses the root of the eugenics movement in the United States of America and how this ultimately influenced the horrifying actions taken by the Nazis in pursuit of the pure Aryan race.
The Nazi’s perpetrated many horrors during the Holocaust. They enacted many cruel laws. They brainwashed millions into foolishly following them and believing their every word using deceitful propaganda tactics. They forced many to suffer doing embarrassing jobs and to live in crowded ghettos. They created mobile killing squads to exterminate their enemies. Finally, as part of “The Final Solution to the Jewish Question”, they made concentration and killing camps. Another thing the Nazi’s did was to use eugenics as another mean to micromanage the population. What is eugenics, you might ask? It’s the field of scientific study or the belief in genetically improving qualities, attributes and traits in the human race and/or improving the species as a whole—usually done by controlled/selective breeding. Those with positive, desirable, and superior traits are encouraged to reproduce and may be given monetary incentives by the government to have large families. Those with negative, undesirable, or inferior traits may be discouraged from having offspring. They may be sterilized, or undergo dangerous medical procedures or operations with high mortality rates. I chose this topic because it appealed to me and seemed interesting. In the following paragraphs, the tactics, methods, and propaganda the Nazi’s used will be exposed.
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These close-minded people were very naïve, and unable to comprehend the complexity of human genetics, said Norrgard There was one famous pedigree at the time that was titled “Human Mental, Moral, and Physical Traits Inherited in Same Manner as Coat Color in Guinea Pigs” (Allen).There is absolutely no way that the complex human body is comparable to a guinea pigs coat color. A second flaw in Eugenics research is that the scientists focused on mental and behavioral traits. These are very subjective and hard to measure. IQ tests were commonly given, and the results were then falsely accepted as being an accurate measure if one was “fit” or “unfit” (Allen). The majority of the facts were obtained by unreliable sources.
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