Brownlee, Shannon. "Designer Babies." Washington Monthly 34.3 (n.d.): 25. Science Reference Center. Web. 29 Mar. 2012.

Lists the pros and cons of having the choice to design babies.  pros are explaining that it can help families that are prone to having a kid with a disease or defect so then they can have a child with out problems.  Another positive is the science side and how advanced biotechnology is getting.  Cons is mostly saying how un-ethical this process is, and how it can affect the human race and its future. 

"Designer Babies: Creating the Perfect Child." CNN. 30 Oct. 2008. Web. 09 Apr. 2012. http://articles.cnn.com/2008-10-30/tech/designer.babies_1_designer-babies-perfect-child-genetic-screening?_s=PM:TECH.

CNN is describing how you can take certain genes such as a non-bearing disease gene for their child, or someone not pron to obesity.  Also how they tested embryos on animals first, and the genes that you can pass on for human traits.

Masci, D. (2001, May 18). Designer humans. CQ Researcher, 11, 425-440. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/

In this article it's discussing the most recent advances in biotechnology.  Also it is saying how much closer altering the genetics of human beings is getting much closer to being real.  At first scientist have tried altering genetics in food, then on to animals.  Then they discovered that it contracts cancer and other possible diseases.  Also the scientist have thought about how this can affect the future and how it can affect other animals and our food resources after genetically altering the animals, and using natural selection, and cross breeding animals.  Some could already have a disease in their tissue and it could just cause a lot of new diseases in the future. 

References.Begley, S. (n.d). Designer Babies. Newsweek, 132(19), 61.

Talks about the science behind altering the genetics and choosing traits to benefit others.  By altering genetics they mean they can take a certain gene out of any cell to have that certain trait.  When they do that they take a needle and stick it in the middle of that specific cell and put it into the embryo for the child.  They can do that with multiple genes and put it in the embryo.   

Schibeci, R. (1999). Designer Babies? Teacher Views on Gene Technology and Human Medicine. Research In Science And Technological Education, 17(2), 153-64.

After reading this article I learned that most science teachers are very happy about the idea of designer babies.  This is because science has become so advanced that they can alter, choose traits in a child if need be.  It doesn't talk about the moral/ethical side to it, but they're just making a point that science has advanced so much, and they are proud to talk about it and teach it to others. 

Topic~Designer Babies
What problem is this topic addressing?  It's basically saying that they need to try to make the perfect child.  If they weren't designed with what genetics/characteristics that they wanted.  i believe they wouldn't really love their OWN child.  Some people may say that it's just like what adolph Hitler did with the jews. 

Designer babies, are they really that great?  What if everyone in the world ended up designing their own babies.  Everyone would be in total compition with eachother, since everyone is very talented or good looking.  I don't think it is an ethical thing to do, the world would be total chaos if designer babies get big and more into the media with a positive light to them.  There is also a good side to it, but the negatives outweigh the positives in this case. 

Out of the five topics he posted on skyward i would like to talk about education, and psychology.  In the future i would really like to become an art teacher so i can teach younger kids the art of expression, ways to take your mind off of things.  It gives younger kids a sense of excitement, relaxation, and CREATIVITY.  A lot of people in this world don't creativity in schools because they aren't "learning" anything.  I would also love to major in psychology because i love learning about how the mind works, and what goes on in the brain. 

Speaker:  I really enjoyed the speaker that came in to talk about all of his experiences.  It seemed he still can't get over what had happened while he was out fighting.  To this day he still goes to counseling when he needs to because of his ptsd.  When he spoke it came from the heart and it wasn't some fake story that you hear daily i liked hearing it from someone who has "been there, and done that".  His story was really inspiring, and courageous.  I appreciate what he has done for us. 

Greetings from the Flip Flop Soldiers:  In this book the ANA used tons of tools like; knives, guns, goggles, and clothing to protect themselves from the enemies.  The term "flip flop soldiers" means that they trained with outfitted flip flops and that is how they got that name. 

First Combat:   During Tuppers first mission he realized that it was a lot different then he thought it would be.  I learned about a thing called "shoot and scoot" that is a type of combat that means shooting while driving.  His first mission he got a radio call from the Taliban, and so they got prepared by driving the Humvee and motorcycles (mostly went to hot rural areas). A few chapters later he talks about how he almost died while in combat and how he had to give one of his fellow partners first aid, and how difficult it was to do. 

BLOG #7-Feb
Fallen Soldiers Go Home:  When a soldier is killed in combat they are usually found and cleaned off.  After they find the body it is then put in bags, sent over to the morgue.  The professionals would vacum out any excess water or anything that got into the bags.  Then they would take off all of their personal items they were to be carrying/wearing at the time, and clean them head to toe.  If all that goes well someone would put that person in a metal box and send them over states with a transporter from the military (someone who worked with deciesed).  While that is happening the transport soldier has to verify the box every time it leaves and would carry those personal items like; watches, necklaces, and keychains etc.  When all that is done and they made it to the deciezed persons hometown they have a correct military burial.