homework

2-3 pages response/ research paper on Eugenics.

information :

Understanding Controversial Issues   Folder in Resources

Directions:

Read and view the resources.  Take notes or annotate as necessary.

What to annotate:

Unknown words

Note the overall premise of the article (underline)

Viewpoints of the text

Noted events

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Eugenics in America    See Resources

Links to the paper resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaH0Ws8RtSc (War on the Weak: Eugenics in America)

http://www.pbs.org/inthebalance/archives/ourgenes/could_we.html (Could We? The History of Genetics in America) 

The third resource is separate.   It is in Resources: War on the Weak

Optional Resources:

http://www.iupui.edu/~eugenics/

For positive uses see future subheads (bottom of page) on this site http://www.onelife.com/ethics/eugenics.html