log 5B

I read “It’s a Girl!” in the Apocalypse and I found two hot spots. The first host spot I found is located on page 363. It reads “Many Chinese couples opt for an abortion of a female fetus if they lose the natural- reproduction lottery by not conceiving a boy notes ethicist R. Alta Charo of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.” I chose this as a hot spot because I was appalled when I read this sentence. I know that in China, a while ago, if a couple conceived a girl, they became very upset and would somehow try to get rid of their child. Couples sometimes were so dead set on having a baby boy that they would sometimes steal other peoples’ children in order to have a son. They would kidnap him when he was young and raise them as their own. I was not aware that this kind of thing was still going on in China. I thought that it was old news. After reading this essay, I assume that the Chinese still favor having a boy over a girl. I do not understand this tradition. It seems cruel to me. A child is a child. Just because it is a girl should not make a difference. If you are unable to conceive a baby with the sex that you prefer, does not mean you should abort the pregnancy. I believe this for no matter what sex it is, whether it is a boy or a girl.
The second hot spot that I found in “It’s a Girl!” is located on page 364. It reads “Sex ratios and sexism aside, some ethicists worry about a culture where parents are driven to pick out and of the traits of their unborn children.” I chose this as one of my hot spots because whenever I hear about this type of thing, I wonder about people wanting to create the “perfect baby.” If or when doctors discover a way to genetically alter the genes of a human being, I believe that it could be beneficial, but also dangerous. It would be life-changing if there was a way to be sure that your child was going to be a healthy baby, and not have any fetal diseases or deformities. I believe that if a couple decided to use the doctors for this reason, it would be acceptable. But once they go a little bit further and chose to decide what hair color the baby has, I think they have gone too far. A baby should be a creation of the mother and fathers genes, it should be natural.
I read “Why We Should Go To Mars,” and I found two hot spots. My first hot spot is located on page 390. It reads “It appears now that life can exist anywhere there is water and some minerals.” The author says this in order to make us believe that it is possible that life could exist on Mars. I did not know that this was the case. I believe it, but I think that the author is just trying to convince us to go to Mars. I am confused as to why this would even be in the Apocalypse book. It is not like it is even written that well. It does not make much sense; it is just talking about why we should go to Mars. I am sure that many people believe that we should go, but I do not understand why this essay made it into the book.