What is most concerning about Watson is his complete naivety about the potential dangers of interjecting new genetic sequences into living beings. This is probably one of the biggest ethical issues ever faced in science, and Watson can’t be bothered with that. He sees no downsides on making people better looking, and smarter. He balks at people who are reserved about taking evolution into our own hands and says, “Hey, what’s the big deal?” It sounds pretty good at first, until you realize taking our evolution into our own hands, imperfect, human hands, may not be the dream come true Watson is selling it to be. What exactly are we dealing with as we broach this new world of genetic engineering?
A literary tool that was revolutionized and mastered by Mark Twain. He used it prolifically in the writing of Huck Finn, and as such is a great tool for teachers to explain satire. Huck Finn is actually one massive compilation of satire because it pokes fun at the institution of slavery throughout and portrays all white southerners as “drunkards, murderers, bullies, swindlers, lynchers, thieves, liars, frauds, child abusers, numskulls, hypocrites, windbags and traders in human flesh,” as Russell Baker, writer for the New York Times once wrote. Twain also used irony in his writing. One of the greatest examples of irony ever is the “crisis of conscience” scene, when Huck decides to “do the right thing” by social standards of the time period, and write to Miss Watson to reclaim her “property” Jim.
“Chances are, the genius representing you in the legislature won’t score 50 percent on the above test” (Moore 132). In a deeper outlook his sarcastic tone shows that he is confident enough about his argument to make jokes about it. He almost makes the reader feel like an “idiot” themselves for not knowing about the predicament our nation is in before reading his argument. Moore’s sarcasm is another way of being bumptious and knowing his stand on the argument is the right one and to push his audience to agree as well. Moore’s excerpt is well-structured from beginning to end.
Also, I feel that Mark Twain chose to make Huck Finn the better person morally because there was a stereotype back then that poor people just couldn’t be as “good” as rich people. But by the simple act of making Tom Sawyer a member of distinguished society and dumbing down the Tom Sawyer character, he can insert his own beliefs and say that you don’t have to be rich to be a good
Austin Main Mr. Borges Philosophy of Ethics February 20, 2012 Report on Book II of The Republic by Plato In Book II of Plato’s The Republic, the Socrates points out the way he sees fit in the concepts of justice. He believes solely that he is correct and no longer wants to make due of the discussion, but Glaucon explains his theories about the three classes of levels of goodness. The first level of goodness, being those things we only find good in their consequences. These things could be studying, investing in stock markets, mowing the lawn, or impregnating your wife. The second level of goodness consists of those things that we find pleasure in themselves.
Ashlynn Burks Professor Fisher Psychology 170 30 August 2014 Misuses of Theory First off, the definition of theory from a dictionary is a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction. I think that people misuse the word theory because they think that theory and hypothesis go hand-in-hand which is totally not the case. The first example of how people misuse theory is in the film “Mean Girls”. The lead actor Cady Heron said that she had a “theory” that if Regina George cut off all her hair she would look like a british man. It is very clever, don’t get me wrong but she used it way out of context.
He rarely, if ever, contributes to the solution, content to simply listen to Holmes explain everything. Early in “The Adventure of the Dancing Men,” Holmes displays his mastery of the art of deduction to Watson, and obviously is glad to show off. Watson describes Holmes’s lecture as being said “with the air of a professor lecturing his class”; Holmes explains the “absurdly simple” chain as if he is imparting a great knowledge upon those whose intellects could not possibly match his own. Holmes’s very next action is to present Watson with a note he knows the doctor will not be able to decode. In another story, Watson himself remarks on Holmes’s attitude towards other people.
In this essay, David L. Smith is an apologist for Mark Twain, defending and even praising The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He particularly highlights and appreciates the subtle jabs at antebellum society that Twain delivers in his depiction of the “negro” Jim. The persona of the speaker is clearly the author himself, stating his own defense of Twain’s work. The speaker comes from a modern viewpoint, 1984, yet considers, in his argument, the “overwhelming and optimistic consensus” that reigned in 1884. He defends and speaks for not only Twain but also “Melville, J. W. DeForest, and George Washington Carver,” all other writers who did not conform to the standard portrayal of blacks as the unintelligent, insensitive, inconsiderate individuals Jefferson painted them to be.
James Traub seems to agree with Gardner in his essay, “Multiple Intelligence Disorder.” After much thought, I find that Gardener has a very “Darwinian” view point on the theory of multiple intelligences, and in this essay I will show that I agree with Gardner, and that Traub further assists him in the theory of multiple intelligences. Gardner claims, in his essay, that every human is intelligent” and that IQ tests can only asses a few of our intelligences, since his theory is based on a “term of value and not a crisp concept.” He explains by stating that from this view point of intelligence is a “general ability that is found in varying degrees in all individuals.” The author, of the “theory of multiple intelligences”, finds that all humans are intelligent, that there are many different combinations of intelligence in all people. Basically saying that we all have different set abilities, talents or mental skills. Look at it this way, Gardner explains that intelligence is being able to handle any problem-solving situation. He says that the statement listed above is the “key to success in problem-solving.” In other words, The author is putting together that all humans have the need to problem solve using their talents or mental skills.
It is clear that the physical Universe, including life on Earth, is an evolutionary process. Darwin's Theory of Evolution is but just one theory as to how this process occurred with regard to the evolution of 'life' on this planet and is considered by most educated humans to be a self-evident fact, yet rather surprisingly careful scrutiny reveals a dearth of empirical scientific evidence to support it. If there were ever a case of "never letting the truth get in the way of a good story" then this would appear to be such a case. The following essay outlines the manifest shortcomings associated with Darwin's Theory of Evolution and is written to promote thought and discussion about this issue. DARWIN'S THEORY OF EVOLUTION postulates that 'life' 2 on Earth arose from non-living matter entirely by way of some unknown, 'unconscious', mechanistic, natural process on a pre-biotic earth and then proceeded to evolve into more complex life forms almost exclusively by way of a random mutation and natural selection process, 3 and all occurring without the involvement of an over lighting consciousness or 'creator'.