Objective: · What elements are involved in the notion of love and relationships?  · Please base your answer from the book above. Points possible: 20 Due date: Initial Post is due Thursday 1. After reading the information in Knox ch 4 and reading the Making the Connection article at the beginning of this Module on canvas , what new information did you find about love in respect to relationships? How does it coincide with your views? Please write your view but you must add comments from the text to compare and contrast your personal view. Write briefly what you have found.  (fyi: here is the Making the connection link again): https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/02/pick-life-partner.html (Links to an external site.) 2. Watch the video and listen to the words of Tina Turner. Look at the pages in Knox-92-95 and think about the implications of the Dark side of love. Write one paragraph about this issue using citations and terms from the Knox text-How is love a context for problems p. 93) (choose one of the problems mentioned and explain briefly). 3. Discuss the Romantic love vs realistic love. 4. Discuss the various love styles. 5. Discuss the Love triangle: who developed it, what does it encompass, and give your viewpoint on whether it works within any of the relationships you have encountered. (Remember to cite the pages and when giving your view draw from quotes or ideas from the text and cite them as well). Module 3 Assignment Stem Cells (20 points) BACKGROUND: In this module we will be studying our cells and the ways they are differentiated to perform specific tasks.   One of the most controversial and misunderstood fields of research is the use of stem cell to cure diseases. Much of the scientific community feels that stem cell research is extremely promising and may lead to the prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases. Others contend that stem cell research is unethical because it uses cells extracted from embryos that are destroyed in the process. Support for stem cell research in the United States has also been clouded by the personal beliefs of elected officials.  In July of 2001, President George W. Bush limited federal funding of embryonic stem cell research to 60 existing embryo stem cell lines "where a life-and-death decision has already been made." Then on March 9, 2009 President Barak Obama signed an executive order overturning the bans imposed by the Bush Administration. He stated "Promoting science isn't just about providing resources, it is also about protecting free and open inquiry. It is about ensuring that scientific data is never distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda and that we make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology.” Several Congressmen introduced H.R. 873, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009 which intended to provide governmental oversight by regulating the use of stem cells that meet the following requirements: (1) the stem cells were derived from human embryos donated from in vi ...

1. Objective:
· What elements are involved in the notion of love and
relationships?
· Please base your answer from the book above.
Points possible: 20
Due date: Initial Post is due Thursday
1. After reading the information in Knox ch 4 and reading the
Making the Connection article at the beginning of this Module
on canvas , what new information did you find about love in
respect to relationships? How does it coincide with your views?
Please write your view but you must add comments from the
text to compare and contrast your personal view. Write briefly
what you have found. (fyi: here is the Making the connection
link again): https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/02/pick-life-
partner.html (Links to an external site.)
2. Watch the video and listen to the words of Tina Turner. Look
at the pages in Knox-92-95 and think about the implications of
the Dark side of love. Write one paragraph about this issue
using citations and terms from the Knox text-How is love a
context for problems p. 93) (choose one of the problems
mentioned and explain briefly).
3. Discuss the Romantic love vs realistic love.
4. Discuss the various love styles.
5. Discuss the Love triangle: who developed it, what does it
encompass, and give your viewpoint on whether it works within
any of the relationships you have encountered. (Remember to
cite the pages and when giving your view draw from quotes or
ideas from the text and cite them as well).
Module 3 Assignment

2. Stem Cells (20 points)
BACKGROUND:
In this module we will be studying our cells and the ways they
are differentiated to perform specific tasks. One of the most
controversial and misunderstood fields of research is the use of
stem cell to cure diseases. Much of the scientific community
feels that stem cell research is extremely promising and may
lead to the prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases.
Others contend that stem cell research is unethical because it
uses cells extracted from embryos that are destroyed in the
process.
Support for stem cell research in the United States has also been
clouded by the personal beliefs of elected officials. In July of
2001, President George W. Bush limited federal funding of
embryonic stem cell research to 60 existing embryo stem cell
lines "where a life-and-death decision has already been made."
Then on March 9, 2009 President Barak Obama signed an
executive order overturning the bans imposed by the Bush
Administration. He stated "Promoting science isn't just about
providing resources, it is also about protecting free and open
inquiry. It is about ensuring that scientific data is never
distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda and that we
make scientific decisions based on facts, not ideology.”
Several Congressmen introduced H.R. 873, Stem Cell Research
Enhancement Act of 2009 which intended to provide
governmental oversight by regulating the use of stem cells that
meet the following requirements:
(1) the stem cells were derived from human embryos donated
from in vitro fertilization clinics, were created for the purposes
of fertility treatment, and were in excess of the needs of the
individuals seeking such treatment;
(2) prior to donation, it was determined that the embryos would
never be implanted in a woman and would otherwise be
discarded; and
(3) the individuals seeking fertility treatment donated the

3. embryos with written informed consent and received no
financial or other inducements.
The bill never became law during the last Congressional session
so it had been cleared from the books and was reintroduced in
2011 as HR2376 and HR2433 in 2013. It also includes language
that prohibits use of federal funds for human cloning which is
defined as "the implantation of the product of transferring the
nuclear material of a human somatic cell into an egg cell from
which the nuclear material has been removed or rendered inert
into a uterus or the functional equivalent of a uterus."
Recent advancements in using Induced pluripotent stem cells
may put this ethical debate on hold. As you will read, this
technique does not require embryonic stem cells. Yet
embryonic stem cells may still be needed for research as they
represent the gold standard to which induced stem cells are
compared. And might there be new ethical dilemmas in the use
of these induced cells which theoretically could become an
embryo?
YOUR ASSIGNMENT:It is not clear yet if a new executive
order by our current president will bypass the one that Obama
put forth. So you will be developing a letter to your
Congressional representative to convince them to either pass or
not pass HR 2433, the Stem Cell Research Advancement Act of
2013 which would allow funding for embryonic stem cell
research. Your essay should be backed up with evidence from
the materials provided.
Consider this overarching question: Could stem cell research
hold the promise to cure disease?
Step 1: REFLECT
Think for a moment. What do you know about stem cells?
Step 2: RESEARCH
Start by exploring this older but relevant video which gives you
a background of the stem cell debate.NOVA program
Make sure you watch Stem Cells Breakthroughs (Links to an
external site.) featuring work by Shinya Yamanaka,who won a

4. Nobel Prize for using induced pluripotent stem cells.In this
documentary video
you will learn how this technology is being used to treat disase.
Learn about stem cell basics here (Links to an external
site.) and explore the similarities and differences between
embryonic (pluripotent) and adult (multipotent) stem cells.
Two diseases that have been the focus of stem cell treatments
are macular degeneration (AMD) and ALS.
Contrast the following stem cell approaches to treat macular
degeneration:
Neuronal stem cells
induced pluripotent stem cells (Links to an external site.).
Here's another study using induced pluripotent stem cells
(ips) (Links to an external site.).
ALS money from ice bucket challenge DOES support great
research! Check out this research being done for ALS to use
the patient's own adipose stem cells (Links to an external site.).
Finally, explore how multipotent stem cells are used to treat
burns (Links to an external site.) or forjoint repair
Are you starting to see the difference between multipotent adult
stem cells, and pluripotent embryonic stem cells and induced
pluripotent stem cells?
Step 3: WRITE (20 pts.)
After reading all this (including links that you are finding and
the Powerpoints in Module 3) and educating yourself on stem
cell research,what do you think about stem cells now?
Write a one page report (minimum of 450 words) in the form of
a letter to your Congressional representative to convince
him/her whether or not they should pass HR2433 to allow
funding for embryonic stem cell research Support your
argument with details obtained from your research which

5. demonstrates an understanding of the properties of stem cells
and the difference between embryonic and other types of stem
cells.
Here are some guiding questions to help you develop your
perspective. DO NOT just answer these and submit this as your
report. Rather use these questions to think more deeply about
the topic as you gather evidence for your point of view:
1. What are the benefits of embryonic stem cells over other
types of stem cells?
2. Should the uncertainty of scientific studies influence whether
scientists should be able to conduct such research?.
3. Who should have jurisdiction over stem cell research (the
federal government, individual states, scientists, independent
agency or the public ?)
4. Is it wise to continue research on all types of stem cells since
we don't know which type will be the most useful?
The position you take does NOT influence your grade!
Supporting evidence, however, does.
Use any word processing software to write the report and then
run a spell-check before posting it. Do not copy directly from a
web-page as that would be considered plagiarism! See Rubrics
in Course Information)
Step 4: POSTIn order for this assignment to be graded it has to
be submitted to the Module 3 Discussion Board AND here, to
Module 3 Assignment for scanning by TurnItIn.
Step 5: DISCUSS (5 pts.)
Visit the Discussion Page and read the posts from your
classmates. Be sure to read papers of classmates sharing the
same view and of those who posted an opposing opinion . Did
they bring up a point of view you had not thought of? Did their
argument make sense? This is a controversial subject and I
know students will have strong views so PLEASE be
considerate and respectful of all opinions. There is no right or
wrong answer. I am looking, as always, for critical thinking.
Question evidence and conclusions, evaluate how the

6. information was obtained but do not attack the presenter or
appeal to emotions.
If you need to print these directions out first, feel free to do so.