Topic: American beauty standards are causing adverse on disenfranchised groups and Germ line experimentation is threating society by altering the gene pool.
Essence Black Women in Hollywood. (2014). Lupita Nyong'o Speech on Black Beauty Essence Black Women. [Video file] retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPCkfARH2eE
This is a speech given by a Mexican-Kenyan actress that discusses her struggle with trying to adhered imposable beauty standards society. She describes the way these standards have caused her question her own physical features in hopes to adhere to what the world says is beautiful.
Kiuru, M & Crystal RG. (March, 3 2014). Progress and prospects: gene therapy for performance and appearance enhancement. Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 15, (329-337). doi: 10.1038/sj.gt.3303100
This is a scholarly Journal was found using a ProQuest database search. It was written by two students at Cornell University of medicine. They provide a large amount of referencing which helps build their credibility. The article presents the different methods in which …show more content…
Despite being a scholarly source and the fact that there is a lot of research shown in the article there is a bias due to the lack of multiple viewpoints throughout the article. Due to recent developments in Molecular genetics there is concern that our society may re-experience the use of eugenics. This journal argues that eugenics is scientifically useful and can be used to move society forward. In an attempt to deeply analyze the true meaning of eugenics the author takes a look in to Germanys past with the practice of eugenics and the practices used by the Nazis. It also analyses the way the United States and its movement uses the concept of eugenics as a scare tactic. The main prongs presented here are government and
Essence Black Women in Hollywood. (2014). Lupita Nyong'o Speech on Black Beauty Essence Black Women. [Video file] retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPCkfARH2eE
This is a speech given by a Mexican-Kenyan actress that discusses her struggle with trying to adhered imposable beauty standards society. She describes the way these standards have caused her question her own physical features in hopes to adhere to what the world says is beautiful.
Kiuru, M & Crystal RG. (March, 3 2014). Progress and prospects: gene therapy for performance and appearance enhancement. Department of Genetic Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 15, (329-337). doi: 10.1038/sj.gt.3303100
This is a scholarly Journal was found using a ProQuest database search. It was written by two students at Cornell University of medicine. They provide a large amount of referencing which helps build their credibility. The article presents the different methods in which …show more content…
Despite being a scholarly source and the fact that there is a lot of research shown in the article there is a bias due to the lack of multiple viewpoints throughout the article. Due to recent developments in Molecular genetics there is concern that our society may re-experience the use of eugenics. This journal argues that eugenics is scientifically useful and can be used to move society forward. In an attempt to deeply analyze the true meaning of eugenics the author takes a look in to Germanys past with the practice of eugenics and the practices used by the Nazis. It also analyses the way the United States and its movement uses the concept of eugenics as a scare tactic. The main prongs presented here are government and