Changes In David Suzuki's 'Ancestors The Genetic Source'

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A human’s life is like a pendulum that can change at any given point of time. In the story Ancestors the Genetic Source by David Suzuki shows how individuals’ life can change in one moment. People in society can mold an individual’s life that could change at any given point of time. The two big factors that help to change a person’s life are: culture, and family. Furthermore an individual’s life can change at any certain point of time.
Family and culture can help change an individual’s life. When David Suzuki great grandparents moved to Canada from japan at the turn of the century they did not have any thing or any family with them. “Like so many immigrants, they left their homeland reluctantly.”* Sacrifices is another key aspect too David

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