Thursday 28 April 2011

"The Man on The Moon" by George J. Annas

1. Discuss Annas' claims about holy wars from the era of the crusades to Columbus and labelling the enemy as "other." Why do you think religion is used in this way?

2. Discuss what was different about WW II and the process Nazis used to think of Jews as "other."

3. How could, according to Norman Mailer, the voyage of Apollo to the moon be either grandeur or madness? Discuss both possibilities.

4.Annas claims that our children, through genetic engineering, would become products subject to quality control and improvements, including destruction if they were defective. Discuss whether this is possible or far-fetched, and why

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