What is the purpose of this excerpt from a speech about science fiction? when it comes to literature, most people do not take science fiction seriously. they equate science fiction with fantastical stories about aliens, zombies, time travel, or other futuristic inventions. this dismissal is a serious mistake. science fiction is actually a fertile breeding ground for hypotheses, or educated guesses, about the future of mankind. if this claim sounds a little grandiose, you should consider the fact that almost a hundred years before the first astronauts landed on the moon, a writer named jules verne described a lunar voyage and actually got a lot of the scientific details right. in addition, roughly 30 years before the invention of the atom bomb, author h. g. wells' the world set free described how atomic power could be harnessed to create an explosive device. additionally, long before dna testing was invented, arthur c. clarke wrote about how dna studies would allow doctors to establish who the father of a child was. what do all of these writers have in common? they are all science-fiction writers!

a. to entertain the audience by describing the plots of science fiction novels

b. to persuade the audience to add science fiction novels to their reading lists

c. to inform the audience about the scientific knowledge of science-fiction writers

d. to convince the audience that science fiction is the highest-quality form of fiction]

there purpose is to entertain

research question: do the predicted benefits of genetic enhancements outweigh the possible negative consequences of this technology?  

what information do i need to research in order to answer this question?  

-predicted benefits of genetic enhancements

-negative consequences of genetic enhancements

-existing, if any, consequences of the new technology

-possible consequences if the technology is perfected

what sources will have the information?

-scientific research documents or news articles summarizing research

-articles in science and medical journals, magazines, and electronic databases

-books

-experts at genetics: geneticists, scientists, professors

here you go have a nice day

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.