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In the name of science there are controversial medical advancements that many families and individuals can undergo. This can be seen in many different ways depending on the culture or society of the individual or family. A few of these controversial topics include, cloning humans, STEM cell research, and human embryo enhancement. Cloning in communities and to everyday people Cloning has been seen in many different ways, in different communities and amongst the people of those respective communities

Hwang (play) At first when I read the play I was surprised to complexity of both the characters. Benjamin is a Caucasian, Asian American, and Ronnie is a fully assimilated Asian American both have different ideas of race. Benjamin sees race as something we learn from our environment that we were brought up in and not just our looks. While Ronnie sees heritage as mostly the features we have and not just what we learn about our different cultures history. I have been mistaken for many different

it relates to – that we can best understand and evaluate the structure and social experiences of those who are forced into the out-group positions. This term can be further investigated through the analysis of text from M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang. It is through his parody of the opera Madama Buterfly in which Puccini pushes racial stereotypes through the actions of the character Cio

Western and Eastern lines, and we expect the nation-states to act accordingly. David Henry Hwang, author of M. Butterfly, describes the scenario through one of his characters, Song Liling, as “The West thinks of itself as masculine – big guns, big industry, big money – so the East is feminine – weak, delicate, poor…but good at art, and full of inscrutable wisdom – the feminine mystique” (Hwang 1988). Hwang lays out this relationship between the East and West as a relationship between man and woman

portfolio is that it allows them to communicate with their clients, regardless of time and distance. Both Connie Hwang and Lucille Tenazas are not only educators in the design area, but they are also the founders of their design studios. Hwang is currently the chair of the design department at San Jose State University and teaches graphic design. Additionally, she established Connie Hwang Design. Known as one of the AIGA medalists, Tenazas is a design professor and was the Founding Chair or the MFA

M. Butterfly is an award winning play written by David Henry Hwang in 1988. In this play, a young French diplomat by the name of Rene Gallimard, falls in love with a man whom he believed to be a woman, by the name of Song Liling. This play is based off of a real couple who's real names are Bernard Boursicot and Shi Peipu. Rene Gallimard sees Song Liling, for the first time at an opera show. After they begin seeing each other, he gives her the nickname of “his butterfly”. From there, their love grows

act, with the view of Oriental as an effeminate female with delicacy and subservient. As Song explains “The West has sort of an international rape mentality towards the East. (Act 3, Scene 1)” By creating a false image of Song’s gender precisely, Hwang brings another remarkable topic in this play, which is sexism. When Gallimard sees Song performing the dead scene from the opera Madama Butterfly, he cannot separate her role as a

The story “Trying To Find Chinatown” by David Henry Hwang explains how a couple of characters of the name Benjamin and Ronnie argue with one another about their race. Ronnie is Asian and Benjamin is Caucasian but he was adopted as an adolescent by Asian parents. In the search of Chinatown, Benjamin stumbles upon Ronnie as he was playing his violin on the side of the curb. Ronnie had his violin case open for strangers to drop money in, but he decides to fall to his knees when Benjamin confronts him

Catholics are absolutely against embryonic stem cell research. News is already talking about how the Catholics approve for stem cell research but inside of an interview with Catholic News Service Nancy O’Brien wrote: “Declaring that the stem-cell research does not present a conflict between science and religion, the U.S bishops overwhelmingly approved a statement June 13th calling the use of human embryos in such research “gravely immoral” and unnecessary” (O’Brien “Catholic News Service”). As you

Stem-Cell Research and the Media         Biomedical technology is getting much press due to the stem-cell debate.  A controversial topic in itself, with the President of the United States taking a stand on the issue for funding purposes, the topic has received even more press over the consequences resulting from President Bush's decision.  With the President's approval rating well over 80 percent since the September 11th attack, those who contest any of his decisions have been receiving feelings