Response to "Ultimate Therapy: Commercial Eugenics in the 21st Century"

I believe that using the technology we have to prevent potentially devastating diseases is the best way the technology should be used. If we can go in and take out a gene that causes breast cancer, then I think we should. I do not agree with customizing children though. I do not think that parents should be allowed to pick and choose certain characteristics of their children in order to fulfill their ideal child. I believe we are trying to create perfect human beings by doing this and that will never be possible. I think a parent should be happy and loving toward their children regardless of their appearance or how much intellect they have.

Response to Searching for Dummies by Edward Tenner (pg 569-570)

I do not believe search engines are making today's students dumber. Even though we can simply type in something in and have pages of information in front of us, we still need to sift through the information to see if it is accurate and true. When researching something, it is the student's responsibility to find a variety of information on the subject they are researching. This can require us reading many different websites and searching through various online libraries. If a student is learning accurate, true information, then I do not see why it matters if the information came from a compuer or a book. I personally would rather have to look through a bunch of websites rather then go through a bunch of books. Though I believe research through books is important, overall, I think search engines help a student retrieve important information in little time.