Viewpoints." ReligiousTolerance.org by the Ontario
Consultants on Religious Tolerance. 10 Mar. 2009. Web. 27 Sept. 2010.
This unbiased article addresses the controversy surrounding further advances in stem cell research. The article begins with an overview of stem cell research and then states the moral, ethical, and legal issues involving the research. A brief summary of recent political activity involving stem cell research concludes the article.
The scientists in Brave New World found the ability to clone human embryos and change them before birth. This is much like what scientists are hoping to accomplish today. They hope to be able to someday clone humans and be able to create organs to use in patients in need of organ transplants. "Brave New World" is almost a future United States where stem cells are used frequently.
Tan, Cheryn. "Can People Learn While Sleeping?: Studies Proving and Contradicting
Hypnopaedia." Suite101.com: Online Magazine and Writers' Network. 21 May 2009.
Web. 28 Sept. 2010.
http://www.suite101.com/content/can-people-learn-while-sleeping-a119505.
This article provides a brief overview of scientific studies proving and contradicting the theory of hypnopaedia.
Hypnopaedia is a main theme in Brave New World. Scientists learned how to use the process of sleep teaching to condition humans to be content in their social classes. This eliminated the desire of humans to move up the social ladder in life. This article discusses if the studies done in the early 19th century show that hypnopaedia has the potential to create a dystopia as in Brave New World.
Robertson, John A. "Embryo Stem Cell Research: Ten Years of Controversy." Journal of
Law, Medicine, & Ethics 38.2 (2010): 191-203. Academic Search Elite.
Web. 28 Sept. 2010.
Robertson's article addresses the controversy surrounding stem cell research. He goes into detail about both sides of the ethical argument of stem cell usage. He also writes about the political implications of the controversial topic, such as the bans on funding passed by presidential administrations as well as the recent lift of the ban by president Obama.
The scientists in Brave New World have found the ability to make one human embryo into hundreds of identical embryos. This without a doubt would require stem cell research to accomplish. This adds to the moral debate of using unwanted or discarded embryos to form stem cells for medicinal and scientific purposes.
McVay, Douglas. "Marijuana Legalization: The Time Is Now." DRCNet Online Library of
Drug Policy. 1991. Web. 06 Oct. 2010.
McVay supports the legalization of marijuana in his article. He first addresses the issues with the current system of hunting marijuana users. McVay claims a system of "civil regulation, taxation, and control" would be in the best interest of the United States. The article then points out four major concerns that any bill or motion to legalize the drug would have to address. Each concern also has an possible solution provided by McVay.
Soma, a mind-altering drug, plays a major role in Brave New World. This drug is widely used by all citizens and provides a way for people to escape from the emotions of the real world. Marijuana and soma a very similar. They both offer the high of drugs but, for the most part, do not hinder a person in any way. Brave New World could even be considered a futuristic United States, where Marijuana is legal.
Staff: U.S Department of Energy Genome Programs. "Cloning Fact Sheet."
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. U.S. Department of Energy Genome
Programs, 11 May 2009. Web. 06 Oct. 2010..
The U.S. Department of Energy Genome Programs' article gives a brief overview of cloning in terms that most educated people can understand. A history of what animals have been cloned is given as well as a short discussion on the possibility of human cloning.
Tan, Cheryn. "Can People Learn While Sleeping?: Studies Proving and Contradicting
Hypnopaedia." Suite101.com: Online Magazine and Writers' Network. 21 May 2009.
Web. 28 Sept. 2010.
http://www.suite101.com/content/can-people-learn-while-sleeping-a119505.
This article provides a brief overview of scientific studies proving and contradicting the theory of hypnopaedia.
Hypnopaedia is a main theme in Brave New World. Scientists learned how to use the process of sleep teaching to condition humans to be content in their social classes. This eliminated the desire of humans to move up the social ladder in life. This article discusses if the studies done in the early 19th century show that hypnopaedia has the potential to create a dystopia as in Brave New World.
Robertson, John A. "Embryo Stem Cell Research: Ten Years of Controversy." Journal of
Law, Medicine, & Ethics 38.2 (2010): 191-203. Academic Search Elite.
Web. 28 Sept. 2010.
Robertson's article addresses the controversy surrounding stem cell research. He goes into detail about both sides of the ethical argument of stem cell usage. He also writes about the political implications of the controversial topic, such as the bans on funding passed by presidential administrations as well as the recent lift of the ban by president Obama.
The scientists in Brave New World have found the ability to make one human embryo into hundreds of identical embryos. This without a doubt would require stem cell research to accomplish. This adds to the moral debate of using unwanted or discarded embryos to form stem cells for medicinal and scientific purposes.
McVay, Douglas. "Marijuana Legalization: The Time Is Now." DRCNet Online Library of
Drug Policy. 1991. Web. 06 Oct. 2010.
McVay supports the legalization of marijuana in his article. He first addresses the issues with the current system of hunting marijuana users. McVay claims a system of "civil regulation, taxation, and control" would be in the best interest of the United States. The article then points out four major concerns that any bill or motion to legalize the drug would have to address. Each concern also has an possible solution provided by McVay.
Soma, a mind-altering drug, plays a major role in Brave New World. This drug is widely used by all citizens and provides a way for people to escape from the emotions of the real world. Marijuana and soma a very similar. They both offer the high of drugs but, for the most part, do not hinder a person in any way. Brave New World could even be considered a futuristic United States, where Marijuana is legal.
Staff: U.S Department of Energy Genome Programs. "Cloning Fact Sheet."
Oak Ridge National Laboratory. U.S. Department of Energy Genome
Programs, 11 May 2009. Web. 06 Oct. 2010.
The U.S. Department of Energy Genome Programs' article gives a brief overview of cloning in terms that most educated people can understand. A history of what animals have been cloned is given as well as a short discussion on the possibility of human cloning.
Bokanovsky's process of budding, critical to the society in Brave New World, is basically an advanced form of cloning human embryos to produce massive amounts of identical twins. If the human cloning discussed in this article ever becomes possible, I believe that Bokanovsky's process could be feasible. This would create a plethora of moral, ethical, and political debates all over the world.
