My Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcnCfWESVeY
Process: To be honest this wasn’t my original plan. I ended up making a video that raies awareness about ACL tears and used NBA players injuries to show the injury. It’s probably not my best work but I’ve never used imovie before, but overall it was a fun process.
Lukasz you stole my idea. Music from the 90’s was the best! I can’t believe how dumb music is getting. I mean I appreciate almost all types of music but I’ve been missing the old school jams. I thought this video shows how R&B has evolved so much, and how it’s become so bad now.
As we all know the elections are coming up soon and for most of us it’ll be our first time voting. I think its disappointing that most of us have this “I don’t care” mentality. I think its our job to stay informed about each candidate and make a decision about who we should vote for. It is our future that’s at stake.
Personally I don’t know who I’m going to vote for and I think politics are annoying. But at the same time I realized how big a role in politics on the economy as well, and since most of us our looking to go into business we should definitely stay involved.
When I first purchased the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, I didn’t know what to expect. I assumed it would be just another boring book. But as I continue to read I’m drawn to her story. Her journey, her struggle’s, and her strength amazed me. Henrietta remained very strong from what I’ve read so far. It was also interesting reading about the difficulties she faced due to her race which made this whole process so much harder.
A main aspect of this book is the idea that her cells were taken without her consent. Henrietta wasn’t given credit for this discovery until much later on and well after she died. This is something that’s enforced today that the patients knowledge of what the doctors doing to their body, which is why consent forms are presented to each person. I think this was a huge step for medicine and the patients rights. This rather new documentation makes sure the patient is fully aware of whats happening to him/her.
I think
The first draft for the paper was really hard for me. I couldn’t think of a thesis so basically I just started writing about the stories, summarizing them. Personally I think it’s going to take a while for me to get better at the writing process and be able to formulate a decent paper. Even after this draft I feel like writing the final copy is going to take forever.
Is Human life worth more than that of any other creature on the earth? To be honest before reading this commentary I would say no, that killing one species to save us was completely wrong. But in the second commentary by Willard Gaylin I find myself questioning what i once believed. When he says “Would you sacrifice a chimpanzee for a child’s life?” It made me think. I definitely would sacrifice one chimpanzee for another child’s life. But when does that ratio get out of hand? Would it be ok to sacrifice a hundred chimpanzee’s for a hundred children lives? What about a hundred chimpanzee’s for 50 children lives. After reading and thinking about it, I have no idea. On paper it seems horrible to sacrifice another species for humans, but practically speaking if it were my child I would make the sacrifice.
In this specific case I think there is a couple of more factors that come into play when making the decision of whats right and wrong. I think the fact that the chimps are on the verge of being extinct plays a huge role in that humans should look to perserve the species. Another important point of information is how well this procedure has been perfected, has it been modified enough to work properly or is it still in the testing stage. In order for this to be in affect it must be perfected or close to it. When it comes down to it I dont think this procedure should be allowed unless they find a way to use a species thats not endangered and they perfect the procedure.
Bioethics is the ethical issues that deal with certain biological advancements, whether it’s technological or treatments. It is the opinion of what is right and what is wrong when it comes to medical issues and human beings. For example types of treatments and ways of receiving that treatment. The brochure discusses how UNESCO attempted to set up a “Declaration on Bioethics.” To be honest I respect what they’re doing and think it’s somewhat necessary, but when it comes down to it certain things can’t be decided by this conference. Some issues must be decided by the individual person. The brochure talks about consent which I think is a huge part of bioethics. For example if a person is sick and needs treatment, the doctor should approach the person with all treatment option, and from there the person should be able to decide which he or she would choose, after hearing all the options and all the risks. Bioethics is very relevant to present day especially with all the advancements of medicine and its our job to decide what we think is morally right and wrong, and to respect others morals as well.