Analyzing My Text's Cultural Setting

In this post below, I will be answering questions to perform a cultural analysis on the article "Genetically Engineered Babies?".

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"Genetically Engineered Babies" was written by Wynne Parry; she lives in New York and writes for LiveScience. This article was published on Feburary 19, 2013 and 8:03 AM, eastern time. It was published on LiveScience, which is based in New York, Utah, California and even France. However, this particular article was published in New York.

1. What values, ideas, beliefs and even laws of culture lay an important role in the text?

The author believes genetically designer a child is unmoral. This belief is what drives her argument throughout the entire article. The idea of "letting mother nature decide someone's destiny" is also relevant in this article because many believe genetic engineering of an embryo''s genes gives them no choice in the matter of characteristics. Finally, the idea that genetic engineering is unmoral because there is no guarantee of success is also apparent in this article.

2. Does the text address these beliefs directly or indirectly?

The text directly addresses these beliefs. The author includes subheadings of each category and provides direct examples and explanations of why designer babies are "unethical." In addition, the author consecrates her argument with facts and clear information.

3. What is the relationship of the text to its values?

The values present in this article are the backbone of the article's argument. Without explaining the values, the author would have no evidence to support her claims about the ethics of genetic engineering of human embryos. Without these beliefs, there would be no argument; therefore, they are crucial to the text.