Sts-finally

• Aristotle


  Ancient Greek philosopher who said that it is only by observation of the external world that one can truly understand what reality is all about. Change is a process that is inherent in things. Along with all other entities in the world, we start as potentialities and move towards actualities. The movement entails change.
• Aristotle: '"Happiness depends on ourselves."'
• Eudaimonia


  Aristotle's central purpose of human life and a goal in itself. It depends on the cultivation of virtue and requires fulfillment of physical and mental well-being.
• Aristotle claims that all the things that are ends in themselves also contribute to a wider end, an end that is the greatest good of all or the term eudaimonia.
• Stoic


  Happiness is triangular
• Aristotle: '"Every human person aspires for an end. This end is happiness or human flourishing. And no one resists happiness because we all want to be happy."'
• Anonymous: '"One must find the truth about what the good is before one can even try to locate that which is good."'
• Ernest Agyemang Yeboah: '"Life is good! It is only our thoughts, choices and actions towards the situations we meet in life each moment of time that makes life look bad! The same bad situation in life that makes one person think badly inspires another to do a noble thing! The same good situation in life that makes one person feel so good to get into a bad situation inspires another person to create another good situation because of the good situation. It is all about thoughts, choices and actions! Life is good! Live it well!"'
• Materialism


  Democritus and Leucippus led a school whose primary belief is that the world is made up of and is controlled by the tiny indivisible units in the world called atomos or seeds. The world including human beings, is made up of matter and there is no need to possess immaterial entities as sources of purpose. Atoms simply come together randomly to form the things in the world. As such, only material entities matter. In terms of human flourishing, matter is what makes us attain happiness. The material things we possess give us ultimate happiness.
• Hedonism


  End goal of life is acquiring pleasure (always been the priority). For them life is obtaining and indulging in pleasure because life is limited. Pleasure gives meaning to their life without thinking of the future. The mantra of this school of thought is the famous, "Eat, drink, and merry for tomorrow we will die."
• Stoicism


  Epicurus led the school of thought of stoics. To generate happiness, one must learn to distance oneself and be apathetic (apatheia), precisely means to be indifferent. They believed that they can do things at their own and believe that happiness can only be attained by a careful practice of apathy.
• Theism


  Most people find the meaning of their lives using God as the fulcrum of their existence. The Philippines is witness to how people base their life goals on beliefs that hinged on some form of supernatural reality called heaven. The ultimate basis of happiness for theists is the communion with God.
• Humanism


  Espouses the freedom of man to carve his own destiny and to legislate his own laws, free from the shackles of a God that monitors and controls. Man is literally the captain of his own ship. Scientists eventually turned to technology in order to ease the difficulty of life. Scientists of today are ready to confront more sophisticated attempts at altering the world for the benefit of humanity. Some people now are willing to tamper with time and space in the name of technology.
• Relationship of Science and Technology

  The movement towards good life, one of the highest expressions of human faculties, allow us to thrive and flourish if we desire it, may corrupt a person, can help an individual to be out of danger, accompanying it with virtue.
• Heredity


  Can be found on our genes, which is the sequence of our DNA -> RNA -> protein
• DNA -> RNA (Transcription)


  RNA -> Protein (Translation)
• Mutation


  Incorrect DNA sequence and causes severe diseases
• Vectors


  Certain viruses that are used to deliver the new gene by infecting the cell / modified viruses to prevent causing diseases when used in people
• In Vivo


  Injected directly into a specific tissue in the body, where it is taken by individual cells
• Ex Vivo


  A sample of the patient's cells can be removed and exposed to the vector in a laboratory setting, then returned
• Germline Gene Therapy


  Modification of the genes inside germ (sperm or ova) -> zygote; for future generations to come
• Somatic Gene Therapy


  Confined to the individual being treated and are not inherited by future offspring
• Transduction


  When DNA is accidentally moved from one bacterium to another by a virus
• Transformation


  When a bacterium takes up a piece of DNA floating in its environment
• Potentially to be cured, prevented or treated by gene therapy

  • Beta Thalassemia
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Hemophilia
  • Sickle Cell Disease
• Potential risk or issues

  • Allergic reactions
  • Cancer
  • Damage to organs or tissues
• Pros of gene therapy

  • Could wipe out genetic diseases
  • Prevent genetic disorders in future generations for families who know they have it in their bloodline
• Cons of gene therapy

  • Dangerous and difficult process
  • When used in unborn children, not sure of effects (child doesn't have a choice)
  • Costly
• Climate System


  The interconnectedness of land, water, and other natural phenomenon
• Climate Change


  It is a change which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparative time periods. It is the slow increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere.
• Causes of Climate Change

  • Volcanic Eruption
  • Ocean Current
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Deforestation
  • Coal Mining
  • Burning of Fossil Fuels
  • Industrial Processes
  • Agriculture
• Effects of Climate Change

  • Extreme Drought
  • Rise in Sea Levels
  • Heavy Rainfall across the Globe
  • Flooding
  • Decline in Crop Productivity
  • Ecosystems are Changing
  • Rise in Temperature