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When Michael lan Campbell, a would be actor, was brough before a jury on charges of threatening to “finish wha began” at the columbine High School shootings, his defense was a novel one : Internet addiction. According to his lawyer, who put forward the legal theory. Campbell was to immersed in the work of the internet that the could not telt fact from fiction, his threat, said his lawyer, was a virtual one, and not made with criminal intent (Janosfsky, 2000) Read the rest of this entry »

As he chats with the young mother, the doctor flicks a cotton swab into the mouth of her infant son, he inserts the sample into a machine, which extracs DNA from the mucus cells and compares it with the genetic material on a dime – size chip. Minutes later a computer printer begins to spit out a list of the infant’s genes. Fortunately, all but a few of the genes are labeled “normal”. It is those few that the doctor discusses as he explains the result to the mother. “You son’s genetic inheritance is generally good, “ he says, “but he is somewhat predisposed to skin lesions. So starting right away; he should be protected againts excessive exposure to the sun. “and the doctor warns, “he may well be susceptible to cardiovascular disease later in life. To lessen his risk, after about age two he should be lifelong low – fat, high – fiber diet.”

Jaroff, 1663, p.24) Read the rest of this entry »

The two eight – graders in a classroom in New York City’s Spanish Harlem can baredy.

Suppress their giggles. You are sitting on a stalled, crowded bus, their theacher tells them. Start up a conversation. Esther, pattie and ponytailed, begins. Well, this bos is really crowded. Yeah, says luis, i can’t wwait to get outta here… Im gonna suffocate. Pause Esther : Nice day isn’t it? Where are you going? Luis : to take my firlfriend to the movies. Esther : I have a date too. Painful pause, Luis : The bus is certainly… stopped. The class cracks up, and the two scamper back to their desks (Van Biema, 1996). Read the rest of this entry »