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Yiyuan Ma
Amy Leonard
EWRT 2
De Anza College
May 4, 2019
Essay #1 Proposal
Fears and isolation
Introduction:
The existence of fear that is haunting the life of its possessor is a common problem in
society. Individuals are full of fear about their future and the wellbeing of those that they love. It
is uncommon to have a society where individuals are living in the absence of fear. The movie the
monsters is an illustration of the fear of human being possess when the lives of those they love
are in danger. Moreover, individuals are inclined to alienate from the people they love due to fear
of hurting them. Behaviors of an individual depict the type of a person. In the film, Kathy, a
drunkard, and abusive parents are worried about the safety of her daughter. Kathy is determined
to drive her daughter to the father’s place, away from her since she cares about her safety.
Understanding the influence of fear in our lives is essential to our wellbeing. This research
project will provide an overview of how fear is portrayed in the film and how it relates to our
lives. In addition, it will provide consequences associated with the feeling of fear as highlighted
in the film (Annas & Elias. Pp. 98-101)
Issue:
The ability to control our fears is a growing topic. The contemporary society is chained in
a series of problems that invite fear, remorse, and regrets. Individuals have endangered their lives
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hoping to keep the lives of those that they love from the implication of their fears. Fighting our
problems is a challenging task. At times, people end up giving up and giving in for the issues
affecting them. The effect leads to living unfulfilled lives. In reference to the movie, Kathy must
fight the monster within herself.
What your research paper will add:
The research aims to answer the following questions.
1.
What are the typical fears manifested in the film and exist in the current society?
2.
How to classify the fears for easier understanding
3.
What is the impact of fear in the lives of those surrounding us?
4.
What are the ways to fight the fear?
Types of Research:
The chief research method is a critical review and analysis of the film ‘the monster’. The
study will first review and analyze the characters involved, their traits, background, and impact
on the film. Based on the roles identified, the study will evaluate the relation between the
characters activities and the hypothesis of the study. Next, the review will identify instances
where individuals portray fear, and the consequences of their actions. In the second stage of the
study, literature concerning the topic will be reviewed to provide different perspectives on the
topic. Using journals, academic sources, and websites as a source of data, the research will
evaluate the current practices and behavioral practices related to the topic.
Conclusion:
The long-term goal of the research is to develop a clear and concise approach to the
management of fear. Managing our fears revolves around the process of identifying, classifying,
and defining ways to solve the problems in our lives. The objective of the current study is to
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provide a comprehensive review of the literature as well as practices relative to solving fears and
provide a framework for fear management. The following are sub-objectives of the research.
1.
Provide a comprehensive review of the film and instances manifested by fear.
2.
To develop methods of classifying fears for easier analysis, and understanding.
3.
To review the current practices and activities in the society exhibited by fear.
4.
Provide a framework to solve fears.
The outcomes of the study will be valuable to individuals struggling with addiction, fears,
and medical practitioners entitled to care for patients. The study will be an active tool for
healthcare professionals and the public (Phillips & John. P. 604).
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Work Cited
“Taming the monsters: Helping kids deal with their fears.” Paediatrics & child health vol. 6,3
(2001): 165-8.
Annas, George J., and Sherman Elias. "Thalidomide and the Titanic: reconstructing the
technology tragedies of the twentieth century." American journal of public health 89.1
(1999): 98-101.
Phillips, John. "On the Obstetrics of Dicephalous Monsters: With the History and Dissection of
a Case." Edinburgh Medical Journal 33.7 (1888): 604.
The Monster | Official Trailer HD | A24. (2016, October 6). Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbyCUdzR87Y
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Yiyuan Ma
Amy Leonard
EWRT 2
De Anza College
May 19, 2019
Source List with CARS Scores and Works Cited
Source List with CARS Scores
Research question: How to classify the fears for easier understanding?What is the impact of fear in
the lives of those surrounding us? What are the ways to fight the fear?
1. Technological tragedies.
CARS score: 15
Readability: 48.9
Quote: “The thalidomide tragedy of mid-century is much more recent than the Titanic tragedy,
but it already stands for all of the deformities and "monsters" that can be in advertently or
negligently created by modern medicine.”(pg.1)
Summary: This journal generally explains how human beings can create monsters through
modern medicine.
Note: This article is essential in my research as it shows that monsters are created by human
beings. It warns people from negligently using medicine.
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Work cited
Annas, George J., and Sherman Elias. " Thalidomide and the Titanic: reconstructing
theTechnology tragedies of the twentieth century. " American journal of public health
89.1(1999): 98-101.
2. Frankenstein Cat
CARS score: 19
Readability: 60.75
Quote: “As I venture from bucolic barnyards to a “frozen zoo” where scientists are storing DNA
from the planet’s most exotic creatures, I discover how we can use cloning to protect
endangered species, craft prosthetics to save injured animals, and employ genetic
engineering to stock farms with disease-resistant livestock. Along the way, we meet some
of the animals that are ushering in this astonishing age of enhancement, including sensorwearing seals, cyborg beetles, a bionic bulldog, and the world’s first cloned cat.”(Athens)
Summary: According to the author, with science, clones can be created from original species to
protect endangered species and to create disease resistant animals.
Note: The author tries to shine light on the aspect of solving extinction and diseases with science
particularly genetic composition alteration.
Work cited
Anthes, Emily. Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts.
ScientificAmerican / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
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3. CARS score: 21
Readability: 68
Quote: “Parents of children with genetic conditions or impairments stand in a unique position
with regard to choices and dilemmas posed by prenatal screening and testing options
offered to at‐risk parents as a means to a ‘healthy’ baby.”
Summary: Choosing to avoid the condition of choice appears to be a strategy of responsible
parenting that emerges from ambivalence towards the options presented by reproductive
technologies.
Note: Alzheimer’s Prevention Register is a respectable organization fighting the
Alzheimer’s disease. The articlepoints at the role of genetics in the disease, which wouldserve as
evidence for my essay.
Work cited
BAI Beacon - Family and Community Services. “The Role of Genetics: Will I get Alzheimer’s
disease?” Alzheimer’s Prevention Registry, 1 June 2017, www.endalznow.org/news/therole-genetics-will-i-get-alzheimers-disease. Accessed 4 Nov. 2018.
4. CARS score: 19
Readability: 68
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Quote: “The use of CRISPR to modify human embryos has prompted a healthy debate on the
ethics of human genetic technologies. This tool is controversial, in part, because changes
that are made to the embryo could be passed down to future generations”
Summary: This article shows how possible it is to alter the human genetic composition of an
embryo to make it stronger. It says that there is a high chance of these embryos passing
the genetic changes to the future generations. Which poses the question whether it is
ethically right, or are we just creating monsters with science?
Note: The article is very important as it explains the controversy between science and ethics.
Work cited.
Baylis, Francoise. “Opinion: Genome Editing of Human Embryos Broadens Ethics Discussions.”
The Scientist, 10 Oct. 2017, www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/opinion-genomeediting-of-human-embryos-broadens-ethics-discussions-30768. Accessed 14 Nov. 2018.
5. CARS score: 13
Readability: 51
Quote: “Ms. Anthes talks about one example: "One lab in China is even tackling the human
genome by way of the mouse genome. There, researchers are randomly disabling mouse
genes one at a time, in order to identify the function of each gene. By essentially
throwing darts at a genetic dartboard to see what happens, the researchers have filled
45,000 mouse cages with mutant mice." Oh my. And, we know mice display empathy for
other mice in pain.”
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Summary: According to the author, it is not safe to use science to create mutant species.
Note:A critic of bioengineering, Marc Bekoff, cautions that bioengineering might gowild and
lead to scientific and ethical disasters.
Work cited.
Bekoff, Marc. “Humanity in the Age of Frankenstein's Cat (Op-Ed).” Live Science, 15 Nov.
2013, www.livescience.com/41265-is-animal-bioengineering-ethical.html. Accessed 16
Oct 2018
6. CARS score: 32.5
Readability: 65
Quote: “This sea monster is real. It lurks in the freezing black depths of underwater canyons.
Nearly 50 feet long, it hunts with its long arms and tentacles. This famed member of the
cephalopod group has a history of frightening fishermen, starring in fictional adventure
tales, and keeping scientists guessing.”
Summary: This book gives and depicts an overview of how a monster looks like especially an
aquatic one and how it hunts prey.
Note: This source is very important since it shows what to look for when searching a monster.
Work cited.
Cerullo, M. M., & Roper, C. F. E. (2012). Giant squid: Searching for a sea monster. North
Mankato, Minn: Capstone Press.
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7. CARS score: 14
Readability: 54.5
Quote: “He'd had a nightmare. Well, not a nightmare. The nightmare. The one he'd been
Having a lot lately. The one with the darkness and the wind and the screaming. The
onewith the hands slipping from his grasp, no matter how hard he tried to hold on.”
(Page 3).
Summary:This article illustrates that monster aspect in a dream which causes nightmaresandthe
fear it instills in the character in the book.
Note: The author tries to show that monsters are dangerous animals and can cause harm to the
human beings.
Work cited.
Davenport, Basil, and Clifton Fadiman. Famous Monster Tales. Princeton, N.J: D. Van
Nostrand, 2018. Print.
8. CARS score: 22
Readability: 68.45
Quote: “CRISPR-Cas systems can be used to edit a genome through gene knockouts or
homology-mediated knockins to control transcription of exogenous or endogenous genes,
and to serve as an antimicrobial or antiviral immunization system.”
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Summary: According to the author CRISPR-Cas systems have enabled genome editing in
multiple industrially relevant species and provided genetic tools that were previously
unavailable.
Note: The author encourages CRISPR for the benefits it brings without considering the
consequences.
Work cited.
Donohoue, Paul D., RodolpheBarrangou, and Andrew P. May. “Advances in Industrial
Biotechnology using CRISPR-Cas Systems.” Trends in Biotechnology, vol. 36, no. 2,
2018, pp. 134-146. ProQuest, http://ezproxy.fhda.edu/login?url=https://ezproxy.fhda.edu:
2187/docview/2007534523?accountid=38235, doi:http://ezproxy.fhda.edu:2096/10.1016/
j.tibtech.2017.07.007.
9. CARS score: 13
Readability: 41
Quote: “Even though it’s focused on trying to improve people, it could have
negative consequences” (Koefler)
Summary: This article tries to explain that people could try improve themselves biologically but
end up facing negative consequences.
Note: The article is important as it encourages people to accept their bodies as they are instead of
alternating their biological composition and end up facing negative consequences.
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Work cited.
Doudna, Jennifer. “How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA.” TED. Sept. 2015.Lecture.
10. CARS score: 15
Readability: 42.9
Quote:“We can reprogram life if we could just have a global research group that studies failure
and its impact on people, businesses and communities.”
Summary: Juan a broad thinker bridges discipline to build a coherent look ahead.
Note: The author thinks about the profound changes that genomics and brain research will bring
about in business, technology, politics and society.
Work cited
Enriquez, Juan. “We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely.” TED. Nov. 2015. Lecture.
11. CARS score: 14
Readability: 43.2
Quote: “Gene editing tools are potentially both more precise and more accurate than current gene
transfer interventions; in addition, the discovery and development of the CRISPR/Cas9
system has made gene editing research considerably easier, faster, and cheaper. As a
result, long-standing debates about the safety, efficacy, affordability, ethical and social
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acceptability, oversight, and control of efforts to pursue human germline alteration and
enhancement have been rekindled.”
Summary: The recent development of CRISPR/Cas9 technology has rekindled the ethical debate
concerning human germline modification that has begun decades ago. This inexpensive
technology shows tremendous promise in disease prevention strategies, while raising
complex ethical concerns about safety and efficacy of the technology, human dignity,
tampering with God’s creation, and human genetic enhancement.
Note: The author feels germline modification is alteration of God’s creation and should not be
performed on human beings.
Work cited.
Heidari, Raheleh, et al. “CRISPR and the Rebirth of Synthetic Biology.” Science & Engineering
Ethics, vol. 23, no. 2, Apr. 2017, pp. 351-363. EBSCOhost, doi: 10.1007/s11948-0169768-z.
12. CARS score: 24
Readability: 67
Quote: “It’s a scary thing to think about developing distant recurrence and having metastatic
disease, but we have more to offer today than we’ve ever been able to offer before."
Summary:The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) is another respectable organization
fighting a disease with strong ties to genetic mutations, cancer. It provides agood amount
of information on breast cancer, which is one of the most commonly occurring forms of
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cancer. Furthermore, I may be able to use the story of the NBCF’s founder, Janelle Hail,
as a testament to how far science has advanced.
Note: The author is determined in the fight against breast cancer.
Work cited.
National Breast Cancer Foundation. 1991-2018, retrieved from www.nationalbreastcancer.org/
13. CARS score: 22
Readability: 72.99
Quote: “The use of CRISPR is to genetically engineer human embryos that will adversely impact
societal diversity by perpetuating “superior” human traits in terms of race, class, and
overall ability.”
Summary: According to the authors, CRISPR is the solution to creating superior and human
beings, which goes against law of nature.
Note: This journal is excellent discussion of genetic modifications in humans from legal
Standpoint with arguments both for and against.
Work cited.
Ossareh, Tandice. “Would You Like Blue Eyes with That? A Fundamental Right to Genetic
Modification of Embryos.” Columbia Law Review, vol. 117, no. 3, Apr. 2017, pp. 729766. EBSCOhost,
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ezproxy.fhda.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bsh
&AN=122621594&site=ehost-live.
14. CARS score: 17
Readability: 44.35
Quote: “…amalformedfetuswithtwoheads;calledalsobicephalusandderodidymus.”
Summary: This article shows that monsters exist in the form of malformation.
Note: This is an excellent discussion of genetic malformation that would lead to creation of
monsters. My research will benefit from it.
Work cited.
Phillips, John. "On the Obstetrics of Dicephalous Monsters: With the History and
Dissection of a Case." Edinburgh Medical Journal 33.7 (1888): 604.
15. CARS score: 18
Readability: 52.5
Quote: “I feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm which elevates me to heaven, for nothing
contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose — a point on which the
soul may fix its intellectual eye."
Summary: This article describes the enthusiasm that individuals ought to have in order to
overcome their fears. According to the author of the story, the main character of the story
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gathered courage to overcome unknown creatures such as Ogopongo and Champ. This
was a sign of eagerness to overcome fears.
Note: This paper is significant because it enables individuals to encourage their personalities
whenever they are faced with challenges.
Work cited.
Radford, Benjamin, and Joe Nickell. Lake Monster Mysteries: Investigating the World's Most
Elusive Creatures. Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky, 2006. Internet resource
16.CARS score: 20.
Readability: 43.
Quote: “Mutations are present within all organism's genetic codes, and are generally harmless.
However, they can also be potential threats, proving to be dangerous and lethal.”
Summary: Mutations under certain conditions are dangerous. Furthermore, the cross the ethical
codes of the society.
Note: The author warns that mutations can be lethal.
Work cited
Vidyasagar, Aparna. “What Is CRISPR?” Live Science, 20 Apr. 2018, www.livescience.com/
58790-crispr-explained.html. Accessed 7 Nov. 2018
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Works Cited
Annas, George J., and Sherman Elias. " Thalidomide and the Titanic: reconstructing
theTechnology tragedies of the twentieth century. " American journal of public
health 89.1(1999): 98-101.
Anthes, Emily. Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts.
ScientificAmerican / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
BAI Beacon - Family and Community Services. “The Role of Genetics: Will I get Alzheimer’s
disease?” Alzheimer’s Prevention Registry, 1 June 2017, www.endalznow.org/news/therole-genetics-will-i-get-alzheimers-disease. Accessed 4 Nov. 2018.
Baylis, Francoise. “Opinion: Genome Editing of Human Embryos Broadens Ethics Discussions.”
The Scientist, 10 Oct. 2017, www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/opinion-genomeediting-of-human-embryos-broadens-ethics-discussions-30768. Accessed 14 Nov. 2018.
Bekoff, Marc. “Humanity in the Age of Frankenstein's Cat (Op-Ed).” Live Science, 15 Nov.
2013, www.livescience.com/41265-is-animal-bioengineering-ethical.html. Accessed 16
Oct 2018
Cerullo, M. M., & Roper, C. F. E. (2012). Giant squid: Searching for a sea monster. North
Mankato, Minn: Capstone Press.
Davenport, Basil, and Clifton Fadiman. Famous Monster Tales. Princeton, N.J: D. Van
Nostrand, 2018. Print.
Donohoue, Paul D., RodolpheBarrangou, and Andrew P. May. “Advances in Industrial
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Biotechnology using CRISPR-Cas Systems.” Trends in Biotechnology, vol. 36, no. 2,
2018, pp. 134-146. ProQuest, http://ezproxy.fhda.edu/login?url=https://ezproxy.fhda.edu:
2187/docview/2007534523?accountid=38235, doi:http://ezproxy.fhda.edu:2096/10.1016/
j.tibtech.2017.07.007.
Doudna, Jennifer. “How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA.” TED. Sept. 2015.Lecture.
Enriquez, Juan. “We can reprogram life. How to do it wisely.” TED. Nov. 2015. Lecture.
Heidari, Raheleh, et al. “CRISPR and the Rebirth of Synthetic Biology.” Science & Engineering
Ethics, vol. 23, no. 2, Apr. 2017, pp. 351-363. EBSCOhost, doi: 10.1007/s11948-0169768-z.
National Breast Cancer Foundation. 1991-2018, retrieved from www.nationalbreastcancer.org/
Ossareh, Tandice. “Would You Like Blue Eyes with That? A Fundamental Right to Genetic
Modification of Embryos.” Columbia Law Review, vol. 117, no. 3, Apr. 2017, pp. 729766. EBSCOhost,
ezproxy.fhda.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bsh
&AN=122621594&site=ehost-live.
Phillips, John. "On the Obstetrics of Dicephalous Monsters: With the History and
Dissection of a Case." Edinburgh Medical Journal 33.7 (1888): 604.
Radford, Benjamin, and Joe Nickell. Lake Monster Mysteries: Investigating the World's Most
Elusive Creatures. Lexington, Ky: University Press of Kentucky, 2006. Internet resource.
Vidyasagar, Aparna. “What Is CRISPR?” Live Science, 20 Apr. 2018, www.livescience.com/
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58790-crispr-explained.html. Accessed 7 Nov. 2018.
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