Thursday, October 25, 2007
Image
The number one thing contructing the people's view of image is the media. As cliche as it sounds, it will really be the death of us to sit back and let the unknown "they" tell us how to look, while at the same time destroy us. First off, the main goal is to sell, which is again severely over-said. The television tells people that they are ugly and need product X to be more socially acceptable. Everyone sees product X and decides they need to 1-up each other, so everyone buys it. Then at the same exact time, everyone is told how delicious product Y is. Without the taste explosion of product Y how can one ever live a full and complete life? And all this talk about how unacceptable one is, is just enough to make one crave that product Y to feel good. Then down the road after product Y has done its damage because of the vast assortment of vile ingredients in it such as unknown compounds and enough calories to feed a third world country, one will realize yet again how socially unacceptable they are and go back to product X in one of its many forms. And the convenience is what will really be the death of mankind. In our modern day society it is easier than every to kill oneself without even realizing it. Exercise is becoming a long forgotten practice and food is more important than ever. To think of the chemicals flowing through the bodies of the masses that have been pumped into them by the massive entity known as "commericalized production." But what does it matter if we are systematically killing ourselves off right? The television says we arent happy anyway.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Annotations
“CLONING Some are put off by the notion of 'Frankenstein science” Sunday Tasmanian (Australia), August 20, 2006 Sunday, Pg. 25
This article gives a broad overview to the definition of cloning and the two different types of it. There are many important events listed in the development of cloning and legislation being passed. While therapeutic cloning is predominately discussed because of its greater appearance in current issues, the author seems to be neutral on the subject. The basic definitions and the obvious good and bad that could come with cloning are a good foundation for my research.
Abbott, Jillian “Meanings blurred in science's mad rush to clone” Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) August 25, 2006 Friday, Pg. 13
Abbott just straight up says that no cloning can be good cloning. She believes that any type of cloning will essentially lead to the same thing and therefore no types should be allowed. The author seems to attack one specific scientist and his motives, without giving much if any facts or statistics to back anything up. The vocabulary used is unconventional and not made for a formal piece of writing. The targeted audience is obviously a more radical group of people that already don’t believe in cloning. But while this article is completely biased, it brings up a good point. There is a fine line between what exactly cloning is, and no one seems to be comfortable enough to actually define what is what.
Burke, Nicolette “Cloning a 'slippery slope to disaster” The Daily Telegraph (Australia), September 5, 2006 Tuesday, Pg. 13
This article also discusses how therapeutic cloning is only one step away from reproductive cloning, but instead of an emotional tirade, it gives evidence to back its claims up. It says that using embryos could easily turn into cloning children. So while there were a slew of scientists trying to reject therapeutic cloning, one man was given millions to work on adult stem cell research. I assume this is an attempt to shift research from embryos to another source to not have to worry about the cloning issue. This is more professionally written and definitely gives a more educated and information source.
Lamb, Gregory M. “How Cloning Stacks Up” Christian Science Monitor, July 13, 2006, Thursday, Pg. 13
Lamb talks about how controversial cloning as a whole is and how extremely unlikely it’s success will ever be. He also discusses the huge battle over therapeutic cloning and how it doesn’t really seem to be making headway one way or the other. The best part about this source is the detailed list of chronological events that have affected cloning over the years. The author seems very neutral and the piece is extremely informative. The dates, quotes, and facts will be priceless to my paper.
Niall, Hugh “Cloning: Why We Need It” The Age (Melbourne, Australia), December 21, 2005 Wednesday, Pg. 15
Though the title of this article seems to differ from my point, it actually brings up all of the opposing arguments of its own side and therefore lays out all the answers. Niall attempts to explain all the advantages cloning could have in curing diseases, but ends up spending most of his time explaining what people have problems with, and not seeming to defend his side in any way. This article gives concrete reasoning behind the downside of cloning and shows many examples of legislation and political acts that are attempting to fight it.
Kerridge, Ian; Schofield, Peter; Skene, Loane “Five myths of therapeutic cloning” Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), November 27, 2006 Monday, Pg. 9
Kerridge shows that yet again success can lie within the opposition thorough his use of setting up the “Five myths of cloning” and stammering through the answers without giving any facts or even good reasoning to back it up. The inability to defend the counterexample is showing great fault in the logic behind it, and helping my argument in ways I could only have hoped for. And again, this article seems to be unprofessionally written and not exactly made for a high class newspaper. The intended audience would have to be people that know only so much about cloning and don’t care enough to read about facts and evidence when they can hear someone rant.
McDowell, Doctor Melaine “Double trouble; Put aside the myths and take a real look at clones” The Advertiser (Australia), July 29, 2006 Saturday, Pg. W02
This article has nothing but facts. It starts at a very basic level explaining the definition of the types of cloning and how each is done and then gives scientific descriptions of them. The facts are so concrete and yet unbiased that it gives a great basis for what cloning really is. And it tells it like it is, giving the examples of how cloning has been used to heal and help in the medical field, but has been vastly unsuccessful as far as reproduction. The best part about this article is the facts it gives that I have yet to see anywhere else, and that it is completely unbiased by politics, not even mentioning the popular opinion on this matter.
Caulfield, Timothy “Ten years after Dolly: the lessons” The Globe and Mail (Canada), February 21, 2007 Wednesday, Pg. A21
Caulfield really tries to show all of the controversy behind cloning. Though not really taking a side on the issue, he does show that cloning has been unfairly attacked in the media because people don’t understand and don’t know how to react. And while he does state recent events in cloning legislature, it comes down to the fact that nothing has really happened yet. Not much progress has been made. This article doesn’t give many facts, but does attempt to show the fighting. It is geared toward anyone who wants to know about current events in general, as it doesn’t focus on the science behind it.
This article gives a broad overview to the definition of cloning and the two different types of it. There are many important events listed in the development of cloning and legislation being passed. While therapeutic cloning is predominately discussed because of its greater appearance in current issues, the author seems to be neutral on the subject. The basic definitions and the obvious good and bad that could come with cloning are a good foundation for my research.
Abbott, Jillian “Meanings blurred in science's mad rush to clone” Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) August 25, 2006 Friday, Pg. 13
Abbott just straight up says that no cloning can be good cloning. She believes that any type of cloning will essentially lead to the same thing and therefore no types should be allowed. The author seems to attack one specific scientist and his motives, without giving much if any facts or statistics to back anything up. The vocabulary used is unconventional and not made for a formal piece of writing. The targeted audience is obviously a more radical group of people that already don’t believe in cloning. But while this article is completely biased, it brings up a good point. There is a fine line between what exactly cloning is, and no one seems to be comfortable enough to actually define what is what.
Burke, Nicolette “Cloning a 'slippery slope to disaster” The Daily Telegraph (Australia), September 5, 2006 Tuesday, Pg. 13
This article also discusses how therapeutic cloning is only one step away from reproductive cloning, but instead of an emotional tirade, it gives evidence to back its claims up. It says that using embryos could easily turn into cloning children. So while there were a slew of scientists trying to reject therapeutic cloning, one man was given millions to work on adult stem cell research. I assume this is an attempt to shift research from embryos to another source to not have to worry about the cloning issue. This is more professionally written and definitely gives a more educated and information source.
Lamb, Gregory M. “How Cloning Stacks Up” Christian Science Monitor, July 13, 2006, Thursday, Pg. 13
Lamb talks about how controversial cloning as a whole is and how extremely unlikely it’s success will ever be. He also discusses the huge battle over therapeutic cloning and how it doesn’t really seem to be making headway one way or the other. The best part about this source is the detailed list of chronological events that have affected cloning over the years. The author seems very neutral and the piece is extremely informative. The dates, quotes, and facts will be priceless to my paper.
Niall, Hugh “Cloning: Why We Need It” The Age (Melbourne, Australia), December 21, 2005 Wednesday, Pg. 15
Though the title of this article seems to differ from my point, it actually brings up all of the opposing arguments of its own side and therefore lays out all the answers. Niall attempts to explain all the advantages cloning could have in curing diseases, but ends up spending most of his time explaining what people have problems with, and not seeming to defend his side in any way. This article gives concrete reasoning behind the downside of cloning and shows many examples of legislation and political acts that are attempting to fight it.
Kerridge, Ian; Schofield, Peter; Skene, Loane “Five myths of therapeutic cloning” Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), November 27, 2006 Monday, Pg. 9
Kerridge shows that yet again success can lie within the opposition thorough his use of setting up the “Five myths of cloning” and stammering through the answers without giving any facts or even good reasoning to back it up. The inability to defend the counterexample is showing great fault in the logic behind it, and helping my argument in ways I could only have hoped for. And again, this article seems to be unprofessionally written and not exactly made for a high class newspaper. The intended audience would have to be people that know only so much about cloning and don’t care enough to read about facts and evidence when they can hear someone rant.
McDowell, Doctor Melaine “Double trouble; Put aside the myths and take a real look at clones” The Advertiser (Australia), July 29, 2006 Saturday, Pg. W02
This article has nothing but facts. It starts at a very basic level explaining the definition of the types of cloning and how each is done and then gives scientific descriptions of them. The facts are so concrete and yet unbiased that it gives a great basis for what cloning really is. And it tells it like it is, giving the examples of how cloning has been used to heal and help in the medical field, but has been vastly unsuccessful as far as reproduction. The best part about this article is the facts it gives that I have yet to see anywhere else, and that it is completely unbiased by politics, not even mentioning the popular opinion on this matter.
Caulfield, Timothy “Ten years after Dolly: the lessons” The Globe and Mail (Canada), February 21, 2007 Wednesday, Pg. A21
Caulfield really tries to show all of the controversy behind cloning. Though not really taking a side on the issue, he does show that cloning has been unfairly attacked in the media because people don’t understand and don’t know how to react. And while he does state recent events in cloning legislature, it comes down to the fact that nothing has really happened yet. Not much progress has been made. This article doesn’t give many facts, but does attempt to show the fighting. It is geared toward anyone who wants to know about current events in general, as it doesn’t focus on the science behind it.
College Population Flux
Kids these days have so much to deal with that it’s no wonder they are changing. The transition from little or no religion, liberals, or dropouts in a college environment to an overwhelming amount of them has been an astounding change. The reasons for these changes seem to be pretty clear-cut.
Alan Finder describes all of the different clubs, organizations, and classes that have sprung up within the realm of college religion. In his article, “Matters of Faith Find a New Prominence on Campus” he talks about he huge increase of students that pray, believe in God, and even major in religion. One of the theories behind this is that a generation that didn’t have a choice gave their children the right to choose religion.
In “Schools Divide Thought: The Liberal-Conservative Divide on College Campuses” it is said that this generation is far more liberal than any before it. Richard Just states that college kids are more liberal in the way they vote and organizations they join. Also, these groups are more extreme than ever, and the term ‘moderate’ is now an insult for those who aren’t active enough in there beliefs. The reasoning behind this is unclear, with the exception of the generation before them passing it on.
Money is becoming an increasing problem in college life, as David Leonhart tries to explain in “The College Dropout Boom.” The reason behind the fact that so many more kids are dropping out rather than making it through college is because the cost is too great. The price of college is continually rising and students of low income families just cant pay it off. Also, with class barriers and no breaks for those that need it, college can be rough. Modern expenses weren’t made for lower class citizens.
The world seems to be shifting. While the majority of youth seems to be turning towards open-mindedness in areas of religion and politics, there is one inevitable truth: money will always be equated to power and without it, it doesn’t matter how open-minded people are if they cant even get into college.
Alan Finder describes all of the different clubs, organizations, and classes that have sprung up within the realm of college religion. In his article, “Matters of Faith Find a New Prominence on Campus” he talks about he huge increase of students that pray, believe in God, and even major in religion. One of the theories behind this is that a generation that didn’t have a choice gave their children the right to choose religion.
In “Schools Divide Thought: The Liberal-Conservative Divide on College Campuses” it is said that this generation is far more liberal than any before it. Richard Just states that college kids are more liberal in the way they vote and organizations they join. Also, these groups are more extreme than ever, and the term ‘moderate’ is now an insult for those who aren’t active enough in there beliefs. The reasoning behind this is unclear, with the exception of the generation before them passing it on.
Money is becoming an increasing problem in college life, as David Leonhart tries to explain in “The College Dropout Boom.” The reason behind the fact that so many more kids are dropping out rather than making it through college is because the cost is too great. The price of college is continually rising and students of low income families just cant pay it off. Also, with class barriers and no breaks for those that need it, college can be rough. Modern expenses weren’t made for lower class citizens.
The world seems to be shifting. While the majority of youth seems to be turning towards open-mindedness in areas of religion and politics, there is one inevitable truth: money will always be equated to power and without it, it doesn’t matter how open-minded people are if they cant even get into college.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Sources for Proposal
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Topic Proposal: Cloning
It is a common scene in the science fiction movie genre of the possibility of clones. There are a handful of modern movies that deal with this issue in some form or another, but it is treated as a far-off fantasy concept. The truth of the matter is that many advances in cloning are taking place now and people may have already lost the luxury of letting another generation deal with it. The issue forcing itself into society no matter how hard people try not to think about it. The reason for this is the controversy behind it that rivals any problem that ethics have ever faced. While scientific advantages are numerous, religious or even ethics will fight to the death against it. Such an issue is extreme enough to be an “end-all, be-all” concept.
I intend to show that cloning can never be used. While there are a handful of advantages to it, such as having an unlimited supply of human organs and blood for medical use and medical advances, the faults are too great to ignore. The most prominent problem would be that we live in a religious world and cloning is not acceptable in many if any religious beliefs. But even outside of this, the amount of people in the world is steadily increasing as is, and cloning would only add to this. It could potentially be used as a WMD as far as cloning on a mass scale. Armies could be made from scratch.
This will be read by my classmates, who will hopefully enjoy my paper and possibly understand how cloning is not and will never be a possibility.
I intend to show that cloning can never be used. While there are a handful of advantages to it, such as having an unlimited supply of human organs and blood for medical use and medical advances, the faults are too great to ignore. The most prominent problem would be that we live in a religious world and cloning is not acceptable in many if any religious beliefs. But even outside of this, the amount of people in the world is steadily increasing as is, and cloning would only add to this. It could potentially be used as a WMD as far as cloning on a mass scale. Armies could be made from scratch.
This will be read by my classmates, who will hopefully enjoy my paper and possibly understand how cloning is not and will never be a possibility.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Smoking Ban "Brain Storming"
Cancer
allergies
asthma
second-hand smoke
public decency
its gross
pollutes public air
birth defects
constitutional rights
economy
loss of industry
allergies
asthma
second-hand smoke
public decency
its gross
pollutes public air
birth defects
constitutional rights
economy
loss of industry
Monday, October 8, 2007
My Message
I actually made four PostSecret cards, but my favorite one deals with a relationship. I was sent a picture in the mail from a girl that simply shows "I love you" written in the sand on the beach. It was from someone that I had a deep relationship with, or so she thought. On it I wrote, "I lied, there was a running bet to see how long we would be together." I used a picture directly from her because it felt a lot more real, and I enjoy how it shows the vulnerability of 'love'. The message I was trying to convey would be that anyone can fake a relationship if need be, and one better be sure the feelings are mutual. I dont think my classmates got it. They all made their's up and I felt like they were uncomfortable with my honesty. They didnt really say anything and we just kind of skipped over it. Whatever. Its the truth, I didnt like her.
Post Secret
This person tells it like it is. The author could really be anyone that likes Star Wars, which pretains to a large group of people. His audience is anyone that knows about Star Wars and also the tsunami victims. Its a pretty vague audience I know, but I dont see any specifics. The picture simply shows some stars in space, in reference to his preference of the two mentioned things. As for the claim itself, Joseph Stalin once said one thing I will never forget: "The death of one man is a tragedy, of millions a statistic." No matter if the people in question are fictional or not, this statement holds true. The media seems to forget the concept of death and will turn a single dying person into a hero and masses of corpses as nothing but a number. The evidence behind the authors claim can be found within any newspaper.
The Worst Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yGJVnOwxz0
Its commercials like this that perpetuate stereotypes of gender roles and subliminal sexual messages. The obvious audience is the male population, which are portrayed as super-masculine with their leather jackets, tatoos, and sports teams. The dissapointing news is that these videos do work for their intended audience because its expected for them to work. Its a never-ending cycle. The claim is that beer makes you cool and women will do provocative things around you when you drink it. There is absolutely no evidence to support that, but its still true. Why? Because facts dont make something true, the public opinion does.
Its commercials like this that perpetuate stereotypes of gender roles and subliminal sexual messages. The obvious audience is the male population, which are portrayed as super-masculine with their leather jackets, tatoos, and sports teams. The dissapointing news is that these videos do work for their intended audience because its expected for them to work. Its a never-ending cycle. The claim is that beer makes you cool and women will do provocative things around you when you drink it. There is absolutely no evidence to support that, but its still true. Why? Because facts dont make something true, the public opinion does.
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