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Is the Cure F or Death a Gift Or a Curse

Is the Cure F or Death a Gift Or a Curse. Task. Immortality is thought to be an unattainable goal. However, do to modern technology and scientific advancements, immortality seems to be a rational goal. But some see immortality as a curse.

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Is the Cure F or Death a Gift Or a Curse

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  1. Is the Cure For Death a Gift Or a Curse

  2. Task • Immortality is thought to be an unattainable goal. However, do to modern technology and scientific advancements, immortality seems to be a rational goal. But some see immortality as a curse. • Synthesize the following information from at least three of the four sources and incorporate it into a coherent, well-developed essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies the claim that immortality would hinder humanity Or that develops a position on the most important considerations society faces when developing a cure for death. • Make sure that your argument is central; use the sources to illustrate and support your reasoning. Avoid merely summarizing the sources. Indicate clearly which sources you are drawing from, whether through direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary. You may cite the sources as source A, Source B, etc. or by using the descriptions in parentheses. • Source A (Rich) • Source B (Pedro de Magalhaes) • Source C (Kurzweil) • Source D (Baloo)

  3. Source A • http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/magazine/can-a-jellyfish-unlock-the-secret-of-immortality.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

  4. Source B • http://www.senescence.info/physical_immortality_myths.html

  5. Source C • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f28LPwR8BdY

  6. Source D • http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/i/immortality.asp

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