While reading chapter 7 of They Say I Say, one helpful hint I came across was a template to incorporate both the question of “so what?” and how it relates to the question of “who cares?” The template was “Although X may seem of concern to only a small group of Y, it should in fact concern anyone who cares about Z.” I found this helpful because it is a straightforward template that I can incorporate into my next draft,…
In order to prevent any one individual from holding too much power in terms of genome editing there must be regulations. With so much uncertainty on the effects of genetic editing, both short and long term, it is vital that we do not take the new technology and run with it, but instead proceed with necessary caution. Karen Yeung, Professor of Law, Ethics and Informatics at the University of Birmingham states that, “the Council have recommended genome editing should only…
Humans with too much power cross lines without thinking and try to fix the atrocity after. Of course, many will probably disagree on the grounds that some power is necessary for control and structure. In many instances, people with specialized knowledge have specialized jobs that they can use their knowledge for. In the case of genome modification, the specialized knowledge is knowing how to use the technology and how it works, while the people with this knowledge are scientists. On…
Comment: MLA format! 24 September 2021 My MLA format for the date at the top of the paper was incorrect. It should have been 24 September 2021 instead of 9/24/21, which is what I had put. I agree with this comment. I know that I was very concerned with going over the details in my paper and overlooked editing the headings. Next time, I will make sure I check everything more thoroughly.
In terms of genetic modification technology, the Dalai Lama is calculative. He recognizes and emphasizes the gravity of how much power humans with this new technology hold, and how it could greatly change life on Earth. There are many benefits to genome alteration, including the ability to move beyond biochemical models of therapy to genetically based models and the ability to treat and predict genetic diseases. In addition to this, there is the possibility of therapeutic cloning, which is the…
I agree with the Dalai Lama’s claim that “the higher the level of knowledge and power, the greater must be our sense of moral responsibility.” This basically means that with power, we must be careful. To add to the Dalai Lama’s claim, I think that it is human responsibility to know when we are too powerful. By having the ability to change genomes, potentially design babies, and predict illnesses it can lead to further discrimination in the future generations. Even…
While Yoshino’s idea of the “New Civil Rights” being in the hands of ordinary people is true, the most important step to reach a society where everyone is equal is learning how to talk openly and be “voluntarily vulnerable,” as Hallward puts it.
I think you know you are free when you feel that you can be who you are with nothing standing in your way. Obviously there are more concrete objects to show freedom such as laws protecting our rights and not being in a jail cell. The abstract ways you can be free include being free from your own mind, being free from standards, norms, stereotypes, and microaggressions. While many places in the United States seem free in concrete terms, many…
Everyone covers to hide a disfavored identity in order to better fit the mainstream culture. The biggest problem is that, despite Americans’ fervent efforts towards multiculturalism, people in society still feel the need to hide who they truly are to be accepted fully. For example, in Kenji Yoshino’s article he presents many famous people, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who covered. Yoshino states that “I doubt any of these people covered willingly. I suspect they were all bowing to an unjust…
