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Pros And Cons Of Genetic Engineering In Harrison Bergeron

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Period 5 Quarter 1 Final Essay by Anish Kashyap Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., The Monsters are due on Maple street by Rod Serling, and Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering in Humans by Matt Bird all show that a utopian society is destined to fail. The ways of life in each society show that utopian societies are destined to fail. In Harrison Bergeron, the society is destined to fail because everyone is the same and they have strict laws. In The Monsters are due on Maple Street, the neighborhood is destined to fail because people are prejudiced against others and people make illogical conclusions. The Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering also show that genetic engineering can lead to overpopulation and wars. First of all, in Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., everyone is the same and they have strict laws. In Harrison Bergeron, people are made to be the same by putting weights on strong people, making beautiful people wear ugly masks, and hindering smart people’s thoughts. In Jonas’ community, there is Sameness, which is making everything the …show more content…

For example, genetic engineering can lead to overpopulation by expanding the lifespan of humans. On the third page of Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering in Humans by Matt Bird, Bird states “Genetic Engineering’s ability to expand life has a drawback in that it can cause overpopulation. The Earth is already showing the strains of supporting too many people at once, and preventing natural death can have serious implications for employment, living space, food and energy sources and much more beyond.”In The Giver, the elders used genetic engineering to make everyone colorblind. In addition, genetic engineering can lead to wars. In Jonas’ community, Jonas rebelled against the elders by releasing his memories to everyone into the

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