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GATTACA

I don’t remember the exact date it was, but about two weeks ago, SPSU held a blood drive in the student center. Seeing how I had never given blood before, I was apprehensive to step into the auditorium to check out the scene…but I did, and 40 minutes later, due to my small veins, I had filled a one pint bag with my blood. As I enjoyed my juice and cookies afterwards, I was proud of the fact that my blood could be used to help save a life! Even more satisfying was the fact that my blood, being O Positive, could help anyone, no matter the race, creed, gender, religion, or any other number of factors that differentiates me from another human being.
However, if I had been living in the world of Gattaca, this blood may have been used for a very different reason. My blood could have been used to determine whether I would have been smart enough to get into college and write this paper in the first place. Set "in the near future," GATTACA depicts a society which has placed all...

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