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52  “The 4th finger will lose its place as its hardly used anyway other than for typing and to hold your wedding ring. Chins will become smaller from the effects of not requiring strong jaws to chew and eat processed foods. Heads will be-come larger to accommodate a larger brain.”  “People won’t suffer from obesity because medical innovation may lead to great strides in nutrition, weight mgt, calorie consumption and absorption...” Figure 20  “The line between man and machine might get erased. We will then be able to re-produce, think and operate faster. We might also be able to just ‘upload’ our memories.”  “Rich people will move toward artificial evolution by deciding the genome se-quence of the just conceived baby. This will create kind of split between upper-class, dominant population and a lower-class, genetically oppressed population”. 4.4.What would you write if you joined this discussion? Section 5. Think, Analyze and Discuss 5.1.Make up a dialogue based on the following situation. Your group-mate has an obvious defect - too thick thighs and she is going to undergo plastic surgery to have perfect curves. Try to persuade her to solve this problem by dieting and extensive exercises, but not by surgeon’s knife. Sound convincing and reveal all possible dangers of the operation. 5.2.Prepare two reports on anorexia. One for a parental meeting – to inform par-ents about symptoms and consequences of this life-threatening eating disorder. The second one - for schoolgirls. From your report they must learn about potential risk of crash diets and starvation. Mind that you are making reports for different audience. Find the most effective ways to render your ideas for each age group. 5.3. Make up a list of typical problems that children may have with their appe...