Outline: Thesis : Children’s genes should be left untouched unless there is something terribly wrong, such as a sickness or disease. I. Our world has become obsessed with the idea of enhancements. A. Most common among young adults. B. Want to be perfect in every way. C. Think genetic enhancement is the answer. II. Genetic enhancements are going to revolutionize the world of tomorrow. A. Types of Genetic enhancements: 1. Change Hair Color. 2. Change Eye Color. 3. Increased Athletic ability. 4. Increased brain capacity and attentiveness. 5. Physical enhancements. B. Many people opposed to the idea of genetic enhancement 1. The public is trying to make genetic enhancements illegal. III. Using Genetic enhancements for therapeutic treatment A. To prevent mental retardation and/or paralysis. B. Process will not be available right away to general public. 1. Will have a high price tag on it, making only the wealthy be able to afford it. IV. Negative Effects of Genetic enhancement. A. Everyone will be perfect, and have no flaws. B. Everyone will be the same. 1. No diversity. 2. Dangerous and could lead to the extinction of the entire human race. C. Scientists have not perfected the process yet. 1. Don’t know what will happen in case of a mess up. D. Don’t mess with mother nature, because you will never know what will happen. Genetic Engineering is an issue that touches upon the most profound ethical issues. When discussing the topic of genetic engineer... ... middle of paper ... ...ug 2001. < www.genengnews.com> Jones, Valerie. “In The Same Boat.” The Journal Of American Medical Association. V. 280 n. 17 Nov. 4,1998 pg. 1537. Lambrecht, Bill. Dinner at the new gene café: how genetic engineering is changing what we eat, how we live, and the global politics. New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2001. Mae-Wan, Ho. Genetic engineering : dream or nightmare? : turning the tide on the brave new world of bad science and big business. New York : Continuum, 2000. Torr, James D. Genetic Engineering : opposing viewpoints. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, 2001 Notes Page 1. DNA is a nucleic acid that carries the genetic information in the cell and is capable of self-replication and synthesis of RNA. DNA consists of two long chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix and joined by hydrogen bonds between the complementary bases adenine and thymine or cytosine and guanine. The sequence of nucleotides determines individual hereditary characteristics. 2. Hitler had a sick and twisted notion of the “perfect human race” where people would be absolutely flawless, and be the perfect citizens. His twisted idea started a world war.
Our first character, Grendel, is an exceptionally diverse character. It is implied that in both book and poem, Grendel is a blood-thirsty monster. All Grendel does is go through meadhalls and kill the drunk, often asleep people. But when narrated through the eyes of Grendel, the true nature of this beast is discovered. The author of Grendel entails that Grendel is a depressed and misunderstood monster, restrained to the confinements of his own underwater cave. He is a lot like the monster in the book Frankenstein. Both Grendel and Frankenstein are born with no real purpose to life, going off of what they hear other people say and taking it as the truth. Both monsters, knowing that everyone detests them for being unattractive and different, retaliate by way of murder and mayhem. From the perspective of the people in the stories itself, Grendel is exactly how the narrator in the poem Beowulf makes him out to be. The people, or the thanes, of Hrothgar’s kingdom see Grendel as a demon from hell, representing all that’s evil in the world. He’s a supernatural creature and in this time period anything supernatural that wasn’t human was considered a spirit, a god, evil or, in Grendel...
This is controlled by appetite and impulse, as seen in Grendel 's drastic urges to go on a killing spree in the mead hall killing the drunken Danes. Grendel hides away watching everything and everyone: hiding behind sheds or in a tree. Grendel speaks of his longings for friendships; of his captivity in his mythical role; of his disdain for his roots, as seen in the quote describing is an affinity for his mother. "When I sleep, she presses close to me, half buries me under her thistly fur and fat. Dool-Dool," she moans. She drools and weeps. "Warrovish," she whimpers, and tears at herself. Hanks of fur come away in her claws. I see gray hide." (Gardner 146) Where as, in the poem Beowulf, Grendel is made out to be a savage monster full of evil just looking to kill with no sense of remorse or good qualities. These qualities are seen when the narrator speaks "Out from the marsh, from the foot of misty hills and bogs, bearing God 's hatred, Grendel came, hoping to kill." (285 - 287) Giving the appearance and goals Grendel portrayed in the epic poem
From this novel, the audience is able to get into the mind of this monster and feel his pain, loneliness, and misunderstanding as well as come to realize that Grendel is no monster at all, but rather he represents a reflection of man. Although you could argue that man is a monster himself in this story through the merciless and barbaric actions of the humans, especially Beowulf. Beowulf is represented minimally throughout the story, whereas in “Beowulf” he is shown with much more valor. However, In Gardner's Grendel, Beowulf is depicted as a cruel and narcissistic man. For example, Grendel describes Beowulf as a irrational and greedy man, “He’s crazy. I understand him all right, make no mistake. Understand his lunatic theory of matter and mind, the chilly intellect, the hot imagination, blocks and builder, reality as stress”(Gardner 172). Beowulf does not possess the same qualities in Grendel has he does in the epic poem, “Beowulf.” This is due to the contrasting perspectives of the same character in each book. Like the narrator in Beowulf, Grendel is biased because of his intuitive dislike for humans as well as Grendel’s knowledge that Beowulf is seeking to destroy him. Grendel is also an outcast and monitors the day-to-day lives of the Danish people. His opinions of the people are formed based off of what he observes, sees, and hears. This gives Grendel’s opinions of the
Unlike its poetic counterpart, Beowulf and Grendel, the 2005 movie, reveals an entirely different culture and modern day views that are reflected throughout its entirety. In the movie, Beowulf, just like his counterpart in the epic poem, sets out to the land of Danes to relieve them of the beast Grendel. During his quest to take out the monster, Beowulf unveils details about his early life and upbringing to that point in time. Throughout the course of the movie, Beowulf’s attitude towards Grendel uncharacteristically transforms as he unveils new realities about the beast and he begins to develop sympathy and subtle compassion towards him. Eventually realizing that the harm caused by Grendel was no more the monster’s fault than it was Hrothgar and the Danes’. The shift in views from the epic to the movie embodies modern day views that are thoroughly absent in the epic poem. It demonstrates the modern day belief that one can not be judged based on their outside skin and actions but by first examining their life as a whole, discerning why an individual is the way they are. This is none more evident then when Beowulf defends Grendel after he is identified as a worm by saying, "He is no more worm than you and I."(Gunnarsson) This exhibits modern day ideals because in today 's society, most individuals would undertake the same approach Beowulf did
Naively, we human beings believe we live in the dazzling golden age of technological advancements. Only, news flash: we’re not. Global food insecurity is at an all-time high. We’re struggling to feed a population that rises as quickly as the mercury in my thermometer. As demand soars and food dwindles, the men in power only seem to grow in size: from their wallets to their waistlines. So, you must ask yourself: what’s the easiest way to produce high quality crops to satisfy our hunger and their lust for money and power? The answer: Genetic Modification. As the documentary Food Inc. suggests, the concept may be brilliant, but the outcome is abhorrent.
Motivation is defined as individual internal process that energizes, directs and sustains behavior. Motivation depends on how much the person wants something and how likely they think they will get it. Managers struggle to improve motivation in the workplace, but with the right tools they can become successful. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a pyramid of personal satisfaction that need to be met so a person can reach their full potential and be happy. Each level of the pyramid is stratified from the bottom up. A person cannot move up the pyramid until the bottom needs are met. Maslow’s hierarchy is usually a personal tool used to assess how an individual is doing, but businesses adapted this tool to use in the workplace and improve morale.
In the poem, Beowulf, Grendel is depicted as a monstrous, evil villain that possesses a few human-like qualities: such as the ability to walk on two feet. However, his most notable characteristic that occupies his mind and body in the poem is the constant mindset and actions of primitive human tendencies. This quote conveys Grendel’s primitive ways as the humans perceived it. “The monster’s thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws: he slipped through the door and there in the silence snatched up thirty men, smashed them unknowing in their beds and ran out with their bodies…” (Raffel 8). His lust for blood of the human race, alongside their Christian views, forced Beowulf and others to view
Individuals have their own personalities that can influence their enthusiasm and productivity within an organization. In addition, individuals also form groups and are part of teams that work together to reach a common goal within organization. According to Gibson, Ivancevich, Donnelly, and Konopaske (2009) dedicated and cohesive teams can have a tremendous impact on organizations effectiveness and the global market. However, all of this happens within the frame-work of office politics and can hinder or enhance the organization’s effectiveness. Therefore, it is important to not only understand individuals, but also groups, teams and office politics within the organization. This will help leaders to plan, organize and motive individuals and groups for the best possible outcome for the organization.
The story of Beowulf is a heroic epic chronicling the illustrious deeds of the great Geatish warrior Beowulf, who voyages across the seas to rid the Danes of an evil monster, Grendel, who has been wreaking havoc and terrorizing the kingdom. Beowulf is glorified for his heroic deeds of ridding the land of a fiendish monster and halting its scourge of evil while the monster is portrayed as a repugnant creature who deserves to die because of its evil actions. In the epic poem, Beowulf the authors portrays Grendel as a cold-hearted beast who thrives on the pain of others. Many have disagreed with such a simplistic and biased representation of Grendel and his role in the epic poem. John Gardner in his book, Grendel set out to change the reader’s perception of Grendel and his role in Beowulf by narrating the story through Grendel’s point of view. John Gardner transforms the perceived terrible evil fiend who is Grendel into a lonely but intelligent outcast who bears a striking resemblance to his human adversaries. In Grendel, John Gardner portrays Grendel as an intelligent being capable of rational thought as well as displaying outbursts of emotion. He portrays Grendel as a hurt individual and as a victim of oppression ostracized from civilization. The author of Beowulf portrays Grendel as the typical monster archetype as compared to John Gardner’s representation of Grendel as an outcast archetype.
It didn 't matter if about currency or economically structure, it all matter about who has the biggest military strength. His theory was based on who has the better army and the most resources. His theories work more like laws than just statements or theories.. It always had relationships between variables. Even today in an Post Cold war and 9/11 era, his ideology is fully embraced. His distribute of power amongst states is the theory that is most often used today. In today 's world, states act to preserver a balance of power in a system to prevent any one of state to prevent any one state gaining too much power. One state can not know one 's motive, so this is why states seek power all the time. This is done to preserve the balance of states. The main goal is to achieve
Maslow needs theory has received wide recognition particularly among practicing managers. Perhaps it could provide some valuable insight in motivation. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs “hypothesized that within every human being there exists a hierarchy of five needs. Maslow separated the five needs into higher and lower orders. Physiological and safety needs were described as lower-order needs and social, esteem, and self-actualization as higher-order needs. As each of these needs becomes substantially satisfied, the next need becomes dominant. So if you want to motivate someone, you need to understand what level of the hierarchy that person is currently on and focus on satisfying the needs at or above that level.” (Robbins & Judge, 2007, p.187)
Motivation is an important function in organizations to motivate their employees for their ability to perform well, improving their skills, increasing productivity, job satisfaction and employee extension. Employees also are not a machines that we could just program their task in their brain and they will do it automatically, they require motivation to actually do their job properly. And so, after discussing the process models of the Maslow’s “Hierarchy of needs”, Douglas McGregor theory X and Y, and also the Herzberg’s “two factor motivation hygiene theory.” understanding the ways of motivating people, the human nature, and the substance of nature. I believe that the true motivation can only come from within and also managers can actually motivate all of their employees.
Motivation is the reason one behaves or act in a certain way. This behavior can be found animals to humans. It is the basis in which we choose to take action and what course of action we that is. Our actions are goal orientated, but motivation is gives us the persistence of effort towards that goal The underlying driving forces that creates such motivation can be but not limited to biological, social, emotional or cognitive. In most instances, three key elements are linked to motivation. We need a direction to which our efforts are aimed and the intensity and persistence to overcome obstacles to achieve our goal. Psychologist and researchers have expanded the topic to develop different theoretical explanations behind motivation. Most theories fall in five categories which are Instinct, Incentive, Drive, Arousal and the Humanistic Theory. In the text, Essentials of Organizational Behavior, Authors Robbins and Judge focus on four of the early theories. They are the Hierarchy on Needs Theory, Theory X and Theory Y, Two-Factor Theory and McClelland’s Theory of Needs. The Hierarchy on Needs Theory written in 1943 by Abraham Maslow is one of the most popular and enduring influences to modern psychology. Maslow belief is that humans have requirements that are “instinctoid”. The word instinctoid describes an innate instinct seen in many other animals. The way we react to this instinct is what lead Maslow to develop the Hierarchy on Needs Theory.
Genetic engineering is a hotly-debated topic. On the one hand, giant corporations, ambitious scientists and powerful politicians are pushing forward with projects they claim will benefit mankind, and on the other, public opinion, environmentalists and consumers' associations are concerned that these projects are insufficiently safeguarded and pose irreversible risks to life on this planet. In this paper I will set out the main issues in the debate on genetic engineering. First I will summarise the history of genetic science, and look at the origins of the debate. Then I will discuss the manipulation of plant, animal and human genes in turn, and consider the possible benefits and dangers of each. Finally, I will suggest that, for all its potential dangers, it is better for research to go ahead openly than for governments to try to ban such research altogether.
As far back as history can be told mankind has struggled between balancing culture, power and politics. Many wars have been fought and many people have placed their lives on the line in order to stand up for what they believe in. The combinations of culture, power and politics have spilled over into the workplace. In today’s business environment individuals have much more to worry about than just completing their assigned tasks. Organizational culture, power and office politics influence day to day operations as well as govern the atmosphere within the organization. The amount of impact that power and politics have in the workplace, directly reflect the organization’s culture formally as well as informally.