Schindler Response
Schindler’s List is a movie based on a real life event that took place during World War Two; the film was directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Liam Neeson. Oskar Schindler is a member of the Nazi party. But he is different from his Nazi brethren; he decided to turn his munitions factory into a Jew sanctuary. Schindler risked everything in order to save the lives of over one thousand Jews from the Nazi death camps. He began a greedy man who wanted to do nothing but make money off of the war, but he later found compassion and made “Schindler’s List” which lists all of the Jews that Schindler requested to work in his factory. But he did not work them; instead he gave them refuge from the genocide and spent every penny he had on trying to keep them alive.
To me power means having control and command. If you have control than you have the power to do whatever you want. Goethe believes that to have power you must be able to take life. Schindler believes that to have power you must have money, he gets what he wants by spending his money. Goethe killed people with his power; Schindler used his wealth and power to save lives.
Schindler was a wealthy businessman before the war and was looking to only increase his wealth. But after witnessing the affect he had on one Jewish man’s life he had a change of heart and decided to give other Jews life saving jobs.
This film showed visually how bad the war really was. The image of
Stem Cells, New Technologies
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/08/01/scientists_
report_a_breakthrough_in_stem_cell_production/
What i learned from the article
Because of the controversy when dealing with stem cell research, reaserchers have begun to figure out new ways of obtaining these cells without involing human eggs and hard to find adult stem cells. "Researchers at Harvard and Columbia have generated embryonic-like stem cells using skin samples from an elderly ALS patient." (http://www.boston.com/news) Thanks to this new discovery it will be easier for researchers to get a hold of stem cells, and will accelerate the speed at which they can experiment. This research will then hopefully lead to further advancements in the stem cell field. The rearch also helps scientits by allowing them to compare "diseased cells to normal cells in a Petri dish, scientists hope to better understand what causes disease and test new drugs." (http://www.boston.com/news)
Questions this article raised
When was this new method discovered?
What is the difference between these stem cells and other stem cells?
Is there a difference at all?
Can we use these cells the same way embryonic stem cells could be used?
Helpful definitions
Petri Dish
Stem Cell, Dispute of Use
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/innovation/episode6_essay1.html
What i learned from the article
Controversy
There are three main kinds of stem cells, they are "embryonic stem cells, embryonic "fetal" germ cells, and adult stem cells" (PBS.org). The most commonly used types of stem cells are the embryonic and adult cells.Stem cells may be useful but many people disagree with the idea of using them to fix the human body. People that disagree with stem cell researchers question the ability to use stem cells safely. Others argue that the use of stem cells is unethical and the idea of using human stem cells to treat wounds should not be aloud. Stem cells may be capable of changing the medical field forever but some question if it is moral to go as far as using human embryonic stem cells to save lives.
Adult Stem Cells
Adult stem cells are unlabeled cells that are located throughout the adult body. The adult stem cells work the same as all other stem cells and can change into any desired cell. The reason why adult stem cells are not widely used is because they are hard to find and there are not very many of them in a body. There are many attempts being made to farm the cells. These cells are farmed in either the human body or a specially made cell culture.
Embryonic Stem Cells
Embryonic stem cells come from two different places. The cells are either taken from eggs left over from vitro fertilization, or are cloned using nuclear transfer.
Questions this article rose...
If the leftover eggs from vitro fertilization are donated to researches then why do people diasagree with the use of leftover or designated eggs?
What is unsafe about the use of stem cells?
why not just use nuclear transfer to avoid angering anyone?
Helpful definitions
Vitro fertilization
Moral
Cell culture
Ethical
Stem Cells and there origin
http://royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=1203
What I learned from the article
Stem cells may prove to be a cure for many of today’s most challenging diseases. Stem cells are capable of turning into any of the 300 types of cells that make up the adult human body. At some point in the near future stem cells may be able to replace damaged human tissue. Stem cells come from two places; they are either taken from "fertility treatments" or are taken from cloned human embryos. The cloned embryos are made specifically for stem cell research, these embryos can be made using very many different methods one method is "nuclear transfer". Nuclear transfer is when,” genetic material or DNA from a donor is inserted into an empty egg cell. After the resulting hybrid cell has been 'activated' (normally using an electrical pulse), it begins to divide, creating new cells and forming a cloned embryo."
Questions this article rose...
Why use stem cells from abortions when researchers could use stem cells from specially created clone embryos?
What other methods are there other than nuclear transfer?
How close are stem cell researchers to curing the diseases mentioned in the article?
Helpful definitions
Fertility Treatment
Embryo
Stem Cells, what do they do?
http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/
What i learned from the article
Stem cells have the capability to grow into any cell we want them to. Stem cells continually divide and can continue to do so until the targeted damaged cell is back to full strength. Stem cells can act as any cell in the body, and if used correctly may become a cure for many of today's mutations and diseases. This article taught me some of the capabilities of stem cells and ways we can put them to work.
Questions this article raised...
What are the other potential uses of stem cells?
When will stem cell treatments become widely available?
Why are stem cells not in use today?
Where exactly do they come from?
What proof do they have that stem cells will work in adult humans?