Write a summary of the controversy and ethical issues of current events within the last one to five years in bioethics.

Bioethics
is an area in which new technologies have led to many recent controversies. As changing medical
technologies allow people more choices and control over their lives, new ethical issues
arise.

One important area of controversy over the past five years has been
euthanasia and end-of-life care. Advances in medical technology make it increasingly possible to
prolong life in cases where that would have been impossible in the past. Many people, however,
argue that just because it is possible to prolong life does not necessarily mean that prolonging
life at all costs is the right choice. Many countries and regions either have or are discussing
right-to-die legislation and how various procedures, such as resuscitation, should be a subject
of discussion, rather than automatic.

Gene editing technologies such as
CRISPR and advances in cloning raise the possibility of "designer babies" or of
creating babies simply to serve as a source of transplant organs. These both have obvious
ethical implications. Early genetic testing of embryos raises the specter not just of
sex-selective abortions (already a problem in China, for instance) but of eugenics.

The increasing numbers of extremely expensive treatments also raises the ethical issue
of resource allocation. Whether insurance schemes (public or private) should pay for very
expensive treatments, especially those with modest success rates, is a major ethical
issue.

Another increasingly important ethical issue is organ donation. One
area of debate is whether one should be required to opt in or opt out of organ donation,
especially in light of a shortage of organs.

Finally, as the age of the
viability of fetuses continues to decrease, controversies continue to swirl around the issue of
abortion.

What can be inferred about Odysseuss leadership style by analyzing his approach to his crew while they are on the Island of the Cattle of the Sun?

In book 12
of the Odyssey, the enchantress Circe warns Odysseus of a number of dangers
he will encounter during his long trip home. Among them are the Sirens, the straits of Scylla
and Charybdis, and Helioss cattle on the island Thrinacia, of which Circe warns,

if you harm them, then I forewarn you of the destruction both of
your ship and of your comrades; and even though you may yourself escape, you will return late,
in bad plight, after losing all your men.

Odysseus and
his crew reach the island exhausted from their many perils, but Odysseus immediately tells his
crew they should continue, relating to them,

how carefully
Circe warned me to shun the island ... for it was here, she said, that our worst danger would
lie.

His second-in-command, Eurylochus, calls him cruel
and made of iron, saying the men are worn out and need to rest for one night before they set
sail in the morning. The men approved his words, and Odysseus sees no recourse but to relent
that heaven meant us a mischief, but still making his men swear not to kill any of Helioss
flock.

The next morning, the sea is impassable and remains so for a whole
month, until Odysseus and his crew run out of food. Odysseus consistently reminds his crew of
their oath, and even prays for thembut he falls asleep while doing so, during which time the men
slaughter some cattle and begin to feed. Shortly afterwards the sea becomes passable again, the
crew sets sail, and they are all drowned in a tremendous thunderstorm.

At
this point in the poem, Odysseus seems to be a man resigned to the workings of fate. One might
expect him to try to force his men to leave the islandsimilar to how he clasped the mouths of
his fellow warriors shut inside of the Trojan horseor trick them into leaving the island of
their own accord, a tactic often utilized by one of Western literatures most reliable
tricksters. Instead, he attempts to lead his men on the island of Thrinacia with piety: through
humility, oaths and prayer. It is unsurprising that Odysseus has turned pious by this point in
his personal journey. After his own display ofin boasting his name to the Cyclops Polyphemos,
Poseidon turned against Odysseus, who seems now to have learned his lesson. Odysseus seeks to
fulfill every prophecy and undergo every trial for the rest of his journey.

One darker reading of Odysseuss conduct on Thrinacia is that he has ceased to care
about the lives of his crew. It is important to remember that this portion of the
Odyssey is being narrated by Odysseus himself. It would come as no
surprise, therefore, for the wily king to paint himself in the most pious light possible. The
question might not be what we can infer about Odysseus the leader, but rather if we should trust
Odysseus the narrator.

How is Winston's telescreen different from most?

In1984,
the telescreen is the Party's most valuable tool in the monitoring its citizens.  The
telescreen's purpose is two-fold, for it allows the Party to keep a close eye on its subjects
and unleash...

What are the Pros and Cons of the 2012 Presedential election? What are some major Pros and Cons of OBAMA becoming president again. What are some major Prosand

The election in
November presents the country with two clearly different candidates:  one who wants a bigger
government and one who wants a smaller government.  The cons of re-electing President Obama
include that he does not have a plan for helping our country out of our economic woes.  Instead
of bringing our country together he is dividing us.  He does not tell us his plans for the
country, he only bashes his opponent.  He came to be President without any real management or
political experience.  The President's job is not a place for on-the-job training.  However, our
country voted him in and we should respect his position.  It is unfortunate that under his
leadership unemployment and underemployment has risen, the number of people on food stamps is at
an all time high, our national debt has soared, and internationally, and the U.S. has lost
respect from other leaders (recently shown in a poll and by the actions of other
countries).

I would disagree with the poster that...

In Animal Farm, does power lead to corruption and exploitation?

In , power almost always leads to corruption and exploitation, and
we see evidence of this in both humans and animals.

Through the character of
Mr Jones, for example, we find that his successes as a farmer have done little to soften his
feelings towards the animals. When he loses a lawsuit, he becomes miserable, turns to alcohol
and begins to mistreat the animals. This reaches ain Chapter Two when he leaves the animals
hungry all day and they revolt against him. Arguably, had he not abused his position and given
in to...

In The Lovely Bones, what did Mr. Harvey cut Susie's body up with? A straight razor? A knife?

The
torturous and murderous Mr. Harvey cuts up
young Suzie's body with a knife. He dismembers her in
order to hide her body.
The rape and murder of Suzie is made all the more horrific by the

dismembering of her body, as Harvey slices her body with a knife. He violates her in
life thrugh
rape and in death through the dismembering of her corpse, and
this makes her murder even more
particularly gruesome. Harvey mistakenly
leaves her elbow behind, which is an immensely blatant
mistake for a serial
killer to make. Due to his carelessness, a neighborhood dog finds the poor

girl's elbow, and this eventually leads to an intense and complicated investigation into
Suzie's
death. If Harvey had not cut up her body with the knife, it is
possible her death would have
remained a tragic
mystery.

Define hubris and describe which actions of Oedipus and Jocasta demonstrate hubris in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.

A short
definition of the wordis generally presented in two words: excessive pride. In the literary
world and the world of the Greeks, this was also true but had one added element. This overblown
pride was the very thing that caused the character's downfall. So hubris might be defined as
excessive pride which causes one to fall from a high place, often taking others down, as well.
Of course this is exactly what happens to bothandin by , and neither of
them can blame anyone other than themselves.

Jocasta's two primary displays
of hubris are connected and are also the cause of her eventual shame and death. First, we learn
that Jocasta and Laius received an awful prophecy about their son: he would one day kill Laius
and marry Jocasta. Of course this is unacceptable to the couple and Jocasta cruelly sends her
son away to die a painful death in an effort to thwart the plans of the gods. Of course thinking
that one can outwit the gods is the supreme...

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