Objective: In a well-organized, thesis-driven essay of 5-6 pages, you will focus on the idea of human beings manipulating or accepting their natural life span. Smile. You have options! Yes!
Focus on reversing the aging process. Speculate. In the near future—20-30 years—what would happen if humans could live up to 150 years in relative comfort? This possible situation means that someone who is 90 years old might resemble and function like someone who is 45 years old. If some or all people had the option to live to 150-160 years old in relative comfort, should they? Some questions to think about in regards to option 1: How would marriage change? Would family dynamics change? What would happen to ‘the workplace?’ Would people live their lives differently because ‘the pressures’ of time have changed?
Please use textual evidence to support your claims. (Three sources per option/two quotes per source) Please use the MLA format when you are citing your sources.
A Works Cited page is required. Plagiarism of any kind will result in immediate failure—refer to the syllabus. (Times New Roman 12 point font/double spaced)
Link for MLA help: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ (Links to an external site.)
Plagiarism of any kind will result in immediate failure (see syllabus).
Times New Roman 12 point font/Double Spaced
Do not use contractions.
Do not use ‘I,’ ‘me,’ ‘you,’ or ‘we.’ (or any variation of these first-person personal pronouns)
1250-word minimum-this does not include the Works Cited page.
The essay is due on December 23rd. The essay must meet all the requirements. Late essays will be penalized 15%. Essays that do not meet the word count will not receive partial credit. The grade for an essay that does not meet the word count is a 0.
Reference materials:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/10/why-i-hope-to-die-at-75/379329/
https://www.popsci.com/ethics-living-longer/
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