-Genetically engineered humans-
In the essay "The Man on the Moon" written by George J. Anna’s writes about the super
humans that have been genetically engineered such as in the movie Attica and how the superior humans would be seen as a threat to the normal humans because they are genetically engineered that are able to do a better job than the rest. This has not only been seen in science fiction but also throughout our history.
The movie Attica is about Scientist generically engineering humans which means that unlike normal humans the superior or better humans will not have illnesses they take away those genes that they have been given by their either of their parents. One example from the movie Cattaca would have to be Vincent whom had an illness which was a heart condition since birth and in his society the doctors and scientist they estimated that he would only live for 32 years then he would most likely die. His parents wanted to be able to have a perfect son who would be named Anton. They decided to genetically engineer the son that they wanted to have that would not have the same illness as their older son Vincent. Both brothers did not hate each other but disliked one another because Vincent felt like he was put aside that he was not the perfect or even favorite child because of his condition. Anton on the other hand was the favorite son and was capable of doing anything unlike Vincent who was limited to something’s. Even though Vincent had an illness he wanted to be able to make his dream of becoming an astronaut come a reality but even with all the hard work he would put into it still was hard on him and on his body because of his heart condition so he was determined to do whatever it take in order to achieve his lifelong goal and dreams. He decided to find another way to get around his society because in this world everyone would get DNA tests or other test so that they can be given a job that they were capable of doing. In order to get around this system Vincent took on someone else identity Eugene a genetically engineered young men who had been in a car accident and was handicapped and was willing to help Vincent but with a cost that he had to help him financially. This was going to be a challenge for both of them if Vincent was going to take on Eugene identity he had to look like him so that they would not suspect not only that but Eugene had to provide him with his DNA and other bodily substances because he would get tested in the job to see if he had any illness. In this society the once that were in control were the Superior genetically engineered and advanced humans and the once that were not had to take the jobs that they did not like but had no say in this society.
One history example would be World War 2 in which the U.S was part of this war took place in Germany. At that time a German dictator named Hitler wanted to make his country the superior race but in order to do so he had to get reed of the less superior people basically anyone that was not German such as the Jews, gypsy’s, gay, handicapped etc. He wanted the perfect humans that did not have any illnesses. In order to get perfect humans Hitler would choose whom should marry whom so that they did not have disabled or ill children so that his people could prosper and completely take over the rest of humanity. Many Nazis would kill or send the less superior people to concentration camps where they would force to do labor work, become slaves, even got tortured before they were exterminated. This made many people that did not agree with what was going on very angry they wanted to stop this which caused a lot of nations to get involved before Hitler and His Nazis do anymore harm or damage he had to be stopped otherwise he would continue to take over other countries and kill every person that did not meet his expectations. In my opinion I believe if there was to be a superior race would try to eventually take over the less superior race because they consider themselves to be better than the other. All of this could eventually cause both sides to fight until a winner is declared.
In conclusion even in today’s society scientist are trying to genetically engineer people so that they have less illness and can live longer. Even though it may sound as a good idea it can also be a bad idea because both side will want to destroy one another in order to achieve total control over the other like it has happened in our past history or it could become a society like Cattaca where both sides work together to make a better world.
In the essay "The Man on the Moon" written by George J. Anna’s writes about the super
humans that have been genetically engineered such as in the movie Attica and how the superior humans would be seen as a threat to the normal humans because they are genetically engineered that are able to do a better job than the rest. This has not only been seen in science fiction but also throughout our history.
The movie Attica is about Scientist generically engineering humans which means that unlike normal humans the superior or better humans will not have illnesses they take away those genes that they have been given by their either of their parents. One example from the movie Cattaca would have to be Vincent whom had an illness which was a heart condition since birth and in his society the doctors and scientist they estimated that he would only live for 32 years then he would most likely die. His parents wanted to be able to have a perfect son who would be named Anton. They decided to genetically engineer the son that they wanted to have that would not have the same illness as their older son Vincent. Both brothers did not hate each other but disliked one another because Vincent felt like he was put aside that he was not the perfect or even favorite child because of his condition. Anton on the other hand was the favorite son and was capable of doing anything unlike Vincent who was limited to something’s. Even though Vincent had an illness he wanted to be able to make his dream of becoming an astronaut come a reality but even with all the hard work he would put into it still was hard on him and on his body because of his heart condition so he was determined to do whatever it take in order to achieve his lifelong goal and dreams. He decided to find another way to get around his society because in this world everyone would get DNA tests or other test so that they can be given a job that they were capable of doing. In order to get around this system Vincent took on someone else identity Eugene a genetically engineered young men who had been in a car accident and was handicapped and was willing to help Vincent but with a cost that he had to help him financially. This was going to be a challenge for both of them if Vincent was going to take on Eugene identity he had to look like him so that they would not suspect not only that but Eugene had to provide him with his DNA and other bodily substances because he would get tested in the job to see if he had any illness. In this society the once that were in control were the Superior genetically engineered and advanced humans and the once that were not had to take the jobs that they did not like but had no say in this society.
One history example would be World War 2 in which the U.S was part of this war took place in Germany. At that time a German dictator named Hitler wanted to make his country the superior race but in order to do so he had to get reed of the less superior people basically anyone that was not German such as the Jews, gypsy’s, gay, handicapped etc. He wanted the perfect humans that did not have any illnesses. In order to get perfect humans Hitler would choose whom should marry whom so that they did not have disabled or ill children so that his people could prosper and completely take over the rest of humanity. Many Nazis would kill or send the less superior people to concentration camps where they would force to do labor work, become slaves, even got tortured before they were exterminated. This made many people that did not agree with what was going on very angry they wanted to stop this which caused a lot of nations to get involved before Hitler and His Nazis do anymore harm or damage he had to be stopped otherwise he would continue to take over other countries and kill every person that did not meet his expectations. In my opinion I believe if there was to be a superior race would try to eventually take over the less superior race because they consider themselves to be better than the other. All of this could eventually cause both sides to fight until a winner is declared.
In conclusion even in today’s society scientist are trying to genetically engineer people so that they have less illness and can live longer. Even though it may sound as a good idea it can also be a bad idea because both side will want to destroy one another in order to achieve total control over the other like it has happened in our past history or it could become a society like Cattaca where both sides work together to make a better world.
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