I have an essay, and I would greatly appreciate it if I got some criticism
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Progress must always be welcomed.
Write a unified essay in which you address the following:
Define 'progress' in an objective way. Explain why it could be argued that progress, as you have defined it, might not always be welcomed. Discuss, giving examples, the circumstances that influence whether or not progress should be welcomed.
Essay:
Progress can be defined as the ascension from a state of relative ignorance into one of higher awareness, as applied to a field of scientific, philosophical, technological or religious interest. However, in the broadest sense of the word, progress can be seen as anything's advancement in its path of development.
Such as the physiological and pathological processes that play out in bringing about terminal cancer. It can be argued that this type of progress which would entail the sufferer's demise, would not be welcomed. Conversely, on the onset of the disease, if the patient's suffering had reached a point where toleration was futile, the progression of the disease to the patient's life may indeed be welcomed. So it is important to recognise the differing attitudes to certain types of progress over time.
Had Einstein known that his huge scientific breakthrough of E = mc2, which outlines today, the fundamentals of the laws governing the way our universe functions, thus proving to be a valuable contribution to our knowledge, (?) had culminated in the production of the atom bomb, and the consequent devastation that ensued, history as we know it may have been written very differently indeed. Therefore, in essence, any progress that compromises the safety, health, or rights of any individual, should not be welcomed.
As was the case of British biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer, Rosalind Franklin whose pioneering work on DNA, came at the cost of her developing ovarian cancer, and losing her life at the age of 37. The essential progress in an area of science and medicine that produced the completion of the Human Genome Project, had essentially also taken a life. What remains to be said is can human life ever be sacrificed in the name of science?
I think it might be too short?