ENG101 essay 1000 words

PARAGRAPHS

COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS

TYPE OR WRITE YOUR OUTLINE HERE

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

· General topic

· Specific topic

· Introduce your source

· BIG QUESTION: see the Essay 3 Assignment.

· THESIS STATEMENT that answers the Big Question.

General Topic: ethical/social issues** raised by advances in genetics science.

The “Specific Topic” section of this paragraph can include the following information:

1. This essay focuses on advances in gene editing in human embryos, specifically, the case of the twin baby girls born in China.

2. The WHO has formed a committee to create guidelines for the editing of human genes.

3. In this essay, you are reporting to the committee on The Dalai Lama’s article “Ethics and the New Genetics.”

SECTION #1: 1 or 2 paragraphs

The Dalai Lama’s perspective:

His general ideas and principles about the ethical issues raised by rapid advances in genetic science.

His specific thoughts about “interference with the reproductive process.”

· APPLICATIONS (what could this science be used to do?)

· PROS AND CONS

· CONSEQUENCES on “social, political, and ethical levels.”

The Dalai Lama talks about some GENERAL ISSUES that involve any type of genetic research.

He also addresses the ethical and social implications of the SPECIFIC type genetic science that you are discussing in this essay. He calls this “interference in the reproductive process,” but he is talking about making genetic changes in human embryos.

TOPIC SENTENCE + QUOTATIONS/PARAPHRASES

SECTION #2: 1 or 2 paragraphs

Your final proposal to the WHO committee. Use your analysis and understanding of The Dalai Lama’s argument in order to answer these questions:

· Should the WHO mandate a moratorium (a freeze) on all research and experimentation that involves editing genes in human embryos, for any purpose? Explain your answer.

· Even if you recommend a moratorium, other members on the committee might disagree with you, believing that the WHO should not put a stop to the genetic modification of human embryos. If this research is allowed to continue, what guidelines and restrictions should be put in place? Explain your answer.

In this paragraph, you should interpret The Dalai Lama’s position and apply it to answering the BIG QUESTION for Essay 3.

According to The Dalai Lama: What should our “ethical response” be to new genetic applications such as CRISPR? What guidelines does his article offer?

The Dalai Lama’s GUIDELINES can be specific to the case of genetically changing human embryos or more general, for addressing the fast pace of development in all genetic science (see the final section of his essay: “In a nutshell…”

If you disagree with The Dalai Lama or you want to add something that he does not discuss, you can include this after you discuss The Dalai Lama’s position. Think of this as a kind of COUNTER-ARGUMENT to The Dalai Lama.

TOPIC SENTENCE: this can the same or similar to your thesis statement because, in this paragraph, you are explaining your answer to the BIG QUESTION.

CONCLUDING PARARAPH