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Final Writing Reflection

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For the final writing assessment of this college course I had the opportunity to write about a topic that both greatly interests me, but will also serve me in my future. Through the art of argument I was able to establish how I felt about bioethics, and hopefully convince readers that it’s not something to only fear, but be excited about. During the writing of this argument I was able to utilize many of the writing skills and tactics that I learned about writing and forming an argument. I truly feel that writing this paper has given me insight on the value of a supported argument and allowed me to sharpen my researching and persuasion skills. When it came to choosing a topic I initially had trouble finding something both gripping and heavily studied. Since I am currently planning on studying biomedical engineering in college, I thought it’d be useful to look into bioethics. At the suggestion of my AP Biology teacher I decided to focus on the revolutionary technology in genetic engineering: CRISPR. I knew that this would be a great topic since it was both very interesting to me, as well as the fact that I didn’t know very much about it. Since I had practically no preconceived notions on the subject, I was able to conduct my research without favoring one side of the argument or another. This made making a claim fairly simple since I felt it was based off fact and meticulous studying. During the research portion of the paper, I decided to implement some of the strategies

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