In the movie GATTACA, it portrays a society completely based on genetics; a job determines on a person’s DNA, an interview is just getting someone’s DNA and seeing if they’re eligible, or to check up on them to see if they are really who they say they are. This society solely relies on the genetic coding that makes a person for many purposes and the fact it does is almost terrifying. Yes, advancements in genetics would be great for science, and creating devices that can read someone’s DNA and identify them in a span of seconds would be marvelous, but, should we really judge someone’s just because of their DNA? I do not believe so. I believe that if we ever become a society like the one in GATTACA, we shouldn’t evaluate …show more content…
Another example would be to find a suspect to a crime without having to go through days of searching by finding an eyelash or strand of hair on the crime scene. Investigations like so would be easier to solve considering they wouldn’t have to wait long for a result and instead only a matter of seconds. However, this would also be easier to frame someone doing the crime like the main director tried doing to Vincent when they found one other director murdered. There are advantages and disadvantages toward nearly everything and the technologies in GATTACA is no exception. Look at modern technology right now and with how we currently use DNA for things like this. With what we have now, we are able to go back to closed cases and reopen them, the main suspect at the time was put in prison and when we go over it with new and modern technology, we find out that person wasn’t the one who committed the crime. Even in GATTACA, that could’ve happened to Vincent if they didn’t discover it was the main director rather than him if they ever did reopen the case. Technology to read DNA can be an advantage yet a disadvantage in situations like this
Rather than leave genetics up to chance, technology offers expectant parents the opportunity to genetically enhance their children before they’re born. These genetically superior offspring are known as “valids” and are given the best opportunity in Gattaca’s society. For example, when Vincent, an invalid, borrows the identity of the valid Jerome Morrow, an interview to work for Gattaca consists only of a urine test. It’s assumed that his genes carry all his potential. There’s no need for him to answer questions his DNA can answer for him.
When one thinks of a society of genetically advanced individuals at first glance it might seem like an advantage, but upon taking a closer look you can see the flaws in these perfect people. The world of Gattaca is superficial and judgmental; the only way to measure the worth of a person is by the wholesomeness of one's blood. They do not know for sure that someone will die or develop a heart condition all they have to work with is a percentage of the chance of it happening. This brands the world of Gattaca as an unfit and inferior world than our own. When a society discriminates against a group of people they lose valuable and productive members of society. In Gattaca the hardest working, most driven person was someone that they thought should
Sankofa filmed and directed by Hallie Gerima in 1993 explores the past in which African Americans were brought over as slaves and what they endured while there. In the movie, the main character Mona who is also portrayed as Shola, goes to Ghana for a photoshoot where she encounters the “village protector” Sankofa. Sankofa sees Mona and notices she is very first worldly, she’s wearing makeup and a blonde wig. While noting that she has lost her roots he approaches her to remind her to remember where she came from. Soon after she is jolted into a spiritual time travel back to the past where she experiences the life of those who lived in Ghana at the time of slavery. Mona who then takes on the role of Shola is taken though the experiences of traveling to the states, being branded, and mistreated by the master. Once at the plantation she takes us on a journey through the life of the individuals on the plantation as well as well as her own.
Mrs. Hinton’s The Outsiders was a delight to read. While I might have enjoyed it, I must disagree with who the author has chosen to base her book on and here’s why. While Hinton chose to write about a young man doomed to repeat his mistake multiple times until eventually, he sees the error of his ways. We see in the beginning Ponyboy admits that he’s not to walk alone merely because the Soc (Socials) will jump any Greaser this, of course, does not deter Ponyboy as he makes this same blunder throughout the book. Eventually, causing tension among his family and the death of three people. I do believe Hinton had two good choices there is Johnny Cage an abused teen and Dallas “Dally” Winston a hardened criminal.
Firstly, a concerning issues related with the enhancement of characteristics through genetic means is discrimination in society. The text “Flowers for Algernon” epitomizes discrimination, where the protagonist Charlie Gordon undergoes a revolutionary change from his mental disability to a genius through an experimental surgery. Following the experiment, his intelligence escalates to a degree such that he progressively becomes isolated from the rest of society. Furthermore, Gordon explains his new intelligence to have “driven a wedge between [him] and all the people [he] once knew and loved” and expresses that “people don’t talk to [him] anymore and it makes [his] job lonely” (insert reference). This reveals a form of discrimination between the upper class and lower class individuals. Likewise, the film “Gattaca” depicts discrimination through the contrast of individual characters. The protagonist Vincent Freeman, is a naturally conceived baby who inherits a “99% probability [of developing] a heart disorder and a subsequent life expectancy of 30.2 years” (insert reference). In contrast, Vincent’s younger brother Anton has been artificially conceived providing him with physical advantages complemented with remarkable ...
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My hands were clenched tightly around the armrest of my couch, ten minutes in to my first horror movie. I was in middle school as a 7th grader, brand new to the world of sleepovers, late nights, and scary movies. My best friend invited me over for a sleepover on a Friday night to pig out on candy, and watch a movie that would surely leave us with nightmares for a long time. I did not show it and neither did my friend, but I was apprehensive whether or not this was a good idea. I could hear my mom in the back of my head at the time saying, “scary movies are for adults, and you will regret it if you watch one.” We both acted like the movie we were about to watch, wasn’t a bigger deal than it actually was; I was terrified yet excited about the
Genetic screening for certain conditions is already a reality, along with some genetic engineering, so human genetic engineering is literally right around the corner. While this technology would be beneficial to some people, for example the prevent of cystic fibrosis, it's also feasible that, in light of the prejudices already rampant in society, people will be discriminated against for their genetics. According to Jeremy Rifkin, part of the problem with biotechnology and genetic engineering is the terminology itself (550). Rather than using the terminology "variation" or "mutatio...
Therefore, DNA evidence has help solve cases that could have been closed and no justice would have been performed. Here is an example from Dave Phillips the article “Judge Rules DNA Evidence Admissible in Royal Oak Murder Trial.” presented in the Oakland Press News. Phillips writes that the judge made a rule that DNA evidence should be admissible in a murder trial. A man was accused of killing an elderly woman in her home in Royal Oak. The attorneys of the guilty party, Alan Wood, tried to keep DNA evidence out of this case. In the end of his article he tells the reader that by using DNA evidence in this murder trial man guilty party went to jail when he could’ve been free without the ruling of the judge. The pros of having DNA evidence in murder trials would mean of catching the real killer and having justice for the families of the victims which they
The jury was locked in the room to deliberate because they don't want them to leave until they have come to a decision. If the jury was allowed to leave, they might just go when they want and not return. Also, the accused could try to come in to convince the jury that he is innocent.
The Human Genome Project is the largest scientific endeavor undertaken since the Manhattan Project, and, as with the Manhattan Project, the completion of the Human Genome Project has brought to surface many moral and ethical issues concerning the use of the knowledge gained from the project. Although genetic tests for certain diseases have been available for 15 years (Ridley, 1999), the completion of the Human Genome Project will certainly lead to an exponential increase in the number of genetic tests available. Therefore, before genetic testing becomes a routine part of a visit to a doctor's office, the two main questions at the heart of the controversy surrounding genetic testing must be addressed: When should genetic testing be used? And who should have access to the results of genetic tests? As I intend to show, genetic tests should only be used for treatable diseases, and individuals should have the freedom to decide who has access to their test results.
Before the civil rights movement could begin, a few courageous individuals had to guide the way. Dr. Vernon Johns was one of those individuals. Dr. Vernon Johns was a pastor and civil rights activist in the 1920s. Johns became the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in the late 1940s. During his time as a pastor, Johns preached many sermons on how African American people were being treated not only in the community but in society. Johns on multiple occasions upset his community through his ideas on social change. Through a sociologist perspective, many sociological concepts were displayed in The Vernon Johns Story. Some of those concepts included: ascribed status, conflict theory, deviant behavior, alienation, and
This is the natural fallacy genetic engineering creates in the new world seen in Gattaca. We know this because in the film the main character, Vincent, who uses another man named Jerome Morrow’s D.N.A and identity to rise up the ranks within Gattaca’s staff. He does this because genetic engineering pre-determines every aspect of one’s life that is scientifically possible. This would include diseases, life expectancy, cause of death, jobs/careers you can have and even who you should marry all from a sample of blood given when first born. Vincent’s D.N.A to others deemed him chronically ill, making him invalid, meaning that there would be very little opportunities for him in life; though he felt he can do things just as well as anyone. It is in Gattaca that we can look at genetic engineering as determining one’s instrumental worth to
In today’s world, people are learning a great deal in the rapidly growing and developing fields of science and technology. Almost each day, an individual can see or hear about new discoveries and advances in these fields of study. One science that is rapidly progressing is genetic testing; a valuable science that promotes prevention efforts for genetically susceptible people and provides new strategies for disease management. Unnaturally, and morally wrong, genetic testing is a controversial science that manipulates human ethics. Although genetic testing has enormous advantages, the uncertainties of genetic testing will depreciate our quality of life, and thereby result in psychological burden, discrimination, and abortion.
DNA and crime investigations has come hand to hand on this one. If it was not for DNA crime investigation would be a lot harder because you would not be able to tell if someone actually did the crime or not. Also DNA is what we are today. It last for generation and give us Intel on who we are.