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Many people

{have heard of genetics test,

but

how many people actually know what the consequences of having a genetics test is?}

 

Genetics testing can reveal information

 

that can influence the{ lives of the patient

and

the lives of their family members. }

 

The relevance and accuracy of genetics testing is an important factor in determining whether we should continue with the risk of getting a genetics test.

 

To understand the risks of getting tested, several factors of the test have to be evaluated, the accuracy of genetics testing, what the results can reveal, and psychological effects of having a genetics test.

 

In evaluating these items, we can present to governmental agencies

the importance of regulating the {use of genetics tests

and

       having protocols for testing facilities.}

 

In testimony by Dr. Kathy Hudson, director of Genetics and Public Policy Center,” The information provided by genetic tests is used to make profound, sometimes life-and-death, decisions. It is therefore imperative that this information be accurate and reliable and relevant to a patient’s health.”

 
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1. The relevance of genetics testing is the issue that has to be evaluated. Items that are evaluated are the accuracy of genetics testing, what the results can confide, are the results themselves relevant, and psychological effects of having a genetics test. 

2. Recipient would be the science community and the article would be published in a science journal, probably in the reviews, not the journal section.

3. Scholars and scientists

4. Constraints would be the length since it is only a review of genetics testing. The supporting details has to be relevant since most readers would have a doctorate or are in the process of getting thier degrees.

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Thing: an apartment (one-room studio)

Poor audience

  1. amount of rent
  2. closeness to public transportation
  3. cleanliness/general condition
  4. maintenance
  5. size
  6. security
  7. light and view
  8. quiet surroundings
  9. convenience of trash disposal
  10. parking facilities

 

Student studying

  1. amount of rent
  2. closeness to public transportation
  3. security
  4. cleanliness/general condition
  5. light and view
  6. quiet surroundings
  7. size
  8. maintenance
  9. parking facilities
  10. convenience of trash disposal

 

Institution

Commuter

  1. tuition
  2. closeness to home
  3. variety of curricula offered
  4. adequacy of parking space
  5. number of nationally famous scholars on faculty
  6. male/female ratio
  7. beauty of campus
  8. reputation of sports team
  9. closeness to urban center
  10. adequacy of dorms

 

Living on campus

  1. tuition
  2. variety of curricula offered
  3. adequacy of dorms
  4. closeness to urban center
  5. beauty of campus
  6. reputation of sports team
  7. male/female ratio
  8. number of nationally famous scholars on faculty
  9. adequacy of parking space
  10. closeness to home

 

Person: a lecturer

Students or younger audience

  1. clear speaking voice
  2. enthusiasm for subject
  3. sense of humor
  4. uses PowerPoint effectively
  5. good organization
  6. command for material
  7. writes clearly on board
  8. well-dressed

 

Professionals

  1. clear speaking voice
  2. well-dressed
  3. good organization
  4. command for material
  5. enthusiasm for subject
  6. uses PowerPoint effectively
  7. writes clearly on board
  8. sense of humor

 

Ethcial or legal problem: Use of DNA tests

  1. patient privacy
  2. accuracy of tests
  3. relevance of tests
  4. protocols to regulate testing facilities
  5. impact on future studies of DNA
  6. fairness to subject tested
  7. fairness to scientists
 
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1. She uses I in the beginning to explain misunderstood statements made in her last article. The "I" states her position on the issue but profuse use of it in the intro causes the reader to question her ability to accept opposing points of view.
     "I" was also used in the second paragraph to define herself into a group of "Typical Black Everywomen". She uses this to place herself in a more common position as the group identified. Along with this "I", she uses "You" ask the other group of "Typical Ungendered Whitr Person".
     The use of "I" is also spread out in the beginning sentences of each paragrach to state her point of view. She states what she feels to bring up the problems that she sees as a prospector. She uses the "I" to convey what her thoughts are.

2. The author uses questions to quiestion the tactics of the US CIA. The questions that are used is usually in the rhetorical form asking the audience "Is this Right?". In her body paragraphs, most questions are used agaist the US CIA and asking if what they are doing to protect the country the correct way.

3. THe writer tries to construct a group that opposes the tactics of the US CIA and government, but throughout the whole article, the personal "I" is used to voice her own ideas that she loses the audience. Instead of sounding concerned, her form of speech sounds like she's criticizing more than asking for opinions of the readers. The way she wrote actually gave me a negative feeling about her as a a writer. This, however, may appeal to those that have been persecuted for the way they look or just becuase of the race they are.

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This is the breakdown of the introductory paragraph in my issue letter revised:

1.The Human Genome Project started a revolution in the world of science. The newly developed techniques to map genes started the mission to unravel the human genome in 1911. 
2. Many fields that have been around for thousands of years was impacted by major discoveries of the human genome project, a field that just started less than a century ago. 
3. The world of genetics have made advancements towards medical technology, pharmaceuticals, agricultural developement, and even developed new industries of biotechnology and many more that affect the lives that we live. 
4. In the light of newly acquired knowledge, the responsibilities of professionals who handle the information have been increased.
5.The information that can be provided by the human genome has become a pre-history of medical records. 
6.Instead of recording the medical illnesses a person has had in the past, it can document the illnesses a person is pre-dispositional for. 
7.The new findings of how to manipulate genetics has also provided new stands to further research the extent of using genetics as a template. 
8.The ways that this information can be used effects more than the daily lives of all who have had a genetics test; it can also affect the ethics of the professionals who can acquire this knowledge. 

I found an article by Richard Lederer on http://www.jewishworldreview.com/richard/lederer011807.php3?printer_friendly.
This article uses the word "dog" and explains how we used the word consistently throughout time to describe a person's actions or attitude. 

 

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The emphasis on the paragraph I chose was to underline the fact that genetics testing is still a new concept and is not seen as a true medical procedure. The emphasis on the paragraph was not changed in the edits. Many of the edits I received was on making my sentences more fluent. There was a suggestion of splitting the paragraph into two sections instead on one to be more precise. It seems like the readers understood what the paragraph was stating but they did not understand what it was aiming for.

            The paragraph I chose was from the body pf my causal paper. This actually confused the reader due to no introduction to what the paragraph’s purpose was. A few comments that were written stated the confusion of whether the paragraph chosen was the introduction because they didn’t understand the purpose of it. This actually hindered the editors to focus on what was trying to be emphasized.

            Due to the confusion of the purpose of the paragraph, no major editing was done. If this was read with the introductory paragraph, the reader would understand what the point of the paragraph was.

 

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Anti “God”

 

The words, “under God”, were entered in the pledge solely for religious reasons and is unconstitutional. –Judge Alfred T. Goodwin

It feels like other than justice and patriotism, it is also promoting monotheism.

 

The words “under God” is a religious term and constitutes the endorsement of religion by the government, the word God does not appear anywhere in the Constitution that regulates the separation of state and church showing that the founding fathers also believe the word “God” should not be associated to any national representation or documents. – Michael E. Nolan

 

Separation of church and state is an ideal that was put forth by the forefathers to symbolize the freedom Americans should have and forcing religious words in national representations is violating the very freedom that was issued to the public. Saying the words doesn’t mean you believe God, so why push it on those who are not sincere.

-Mike Macauley

 

Pro “God”

 

Abolishment of the word, God or any other spiritual values may change the history of America from the national anthem to the president’s speeches ending in “God bless America”. This will impoverish public ceremonies stopping the use of prayers and soothing words towards an upper being.

 

Conception of separation of state and church has been blown out of proportion. The nation known for acceptance of diversity is restricting the very beliefs that represents the American tolerance and justice. –Jay Perry

 

The beliefs of the godless population is overbearing those beliefs that started the idea of a free country starting with the founding fathers of the United States. By banning religious objects and representations, the country is restraining the people who believe in God from expressing their views. – Darin Stratton

 

Currency in the US, all contain the words “In God we trust”. This brings up the idea of not being obliged to use US currency just because it refers to God like the Pledge of Allegiance.

–Angie Anderson

 

The population of Atheists are a minority compared to the majority of people who doesn’t have a problem with God. Because the majority believe in God, along with those who started the country, we should go along with the majority votes.

-Audrey Jagels

 

Why are atheists so afraid of saying the word God? Let those who believe pledge their allegiance.

-Ed Carlson

 

The line of argument missing is the proposal of what should be done in order to solve this disagreement between the two opposing groups. None of the responses to the article or the article itself proposes any solution to the problem of disagreements to the incorporation of religion to state representations in the future. Banning the words “under God” from the Pledge may lead to more problems in the future with all historical documents or relics that include spiritual values from being used.

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The context of the two paragraphs are similarbut the writing style is significantly different. The first paragraph was written with more passive verbs and more cohesive then the second paragraph. The second paragraph, although in fragments, contained more action verbs by stating straight out what the causes are that affect the issue. The first paragraph only states what needs to be done andsounds a lot more passive like suggestions. The first paragraph was thought out so the sentences were cohesive in that the ideas are linked in order of logic. The second paragraph are ideas that came up at that instance I was typing and are not linked at all to the previous sentences. They sound like it is a list I am making and is put in a paragraph form instread of bulleting it or numbering it. The first paragraph although not as convincing was coherent in what ideas were put forward.

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            One of the many causes that contribute to the lack of federal laws is the lack of guidelines genetics tests have to follow. Many issues relating to the privacy and use of genetics tests are only incorporated into other federal laws. Guidelines to genetics testing need to be unified. In many medical fields, the performance and results of each test requires consent by the patient, a record on the patient’s procedures are recorded, and an agreement to release the information is signed to be used by any practitioner or doctor. The guidelines for genetics testing hasn’t even been drafted compared to the multiple requirements written for a normal medical procedure. The basis of genetics testing has to be drafted in order for a unified federal law to be passed.

 

 

 

Genetics tests is a farily nerw procedure within the past century. The guidelines that regulates a gentics tests in very limited. Gentetics testing hascuased many ethical issue in by how it is used. The lack of federal laws in the US reflects how genetics testing is not ufied. The guidelines to perform and practice on genetic data has been regulated but vis very limited in the aviaable guidelines neede to redtrict thhow the imforamation is used.

 

 

Genteics testing need to be unified like how medical records area. The use of medical records are protected by many laws and guidelines. The

Assistance od medical precedures reqires many documentations to protexct the well-being of a erson’s medica data. Genetics testinf falls in the same category as medical procedures, The lack of laws is causing the use of genetics testing to be used in unethical ways. The tests are being used without consent of the patient for

 

Experiments or research ofof various new ideas. Unlike medical research, which requires consent, and proper agreements on the use of the tests perfornmed, gentics testing have very few guidelines that restrict the uncontrooabl euse of a person’s infprmaton. The ethics in the use of geteics tests are being put to the limits. The laws that do goverm genetics testing are usually incorporated into other laws that pre-exist. These laws may be the basis on whow the tests are governex, but until a law that pertains onl;y to genetoics tes, are made, athe use of geneticstest

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Unethical use of genetic tests results.

 

No federal laws governing the limits of use.

Bills still in congress relating to the use of genetics testing not passed

Bills are still being presented in congress but none of them have been made a federal law

Inconsistent laws in each state. No unified guidelines pertaining to use of genetics testing.

 

 

In appropriate use of genetics test results.

 

Inappropriate attainment of genetics test results.  

 

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