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This 7 page paper defines and examines Cyborgs. Trends toward altering human appearance is also discussed. The films The Matrix, The Terminator and Resident Evil are the focus of this inquiry. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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own skin, but they are essentially more than just Gods creations. They create their appearance. In the context of visual culture, technology has changed humanity. Clearly, people are obsessed with
beauty and this is particularly true in a culture like the United States that not only dictates the criteria, acceptable body size and clothing, but also requisites constant showering and
grooming. The implications are enormous. People have glaring straight white teeth, something that is unnatural. They have perfectly tweezed eyebrows, perfect breasts and muscles that are aided by steroids.
This is all done for visual presentation. At the same time, medical science is used to enhance and protect longevity. It can save lives as it provides vital organs made
of plastic and artificial limbs. Eye surgery can correct vision. A lot of things border on science fiction and one is tempted to call todays human beings cyborgs. A cyborg
is actually a cybernetic organism, and a creature of science fiction as well as a creature of social reality (Haraway, 1991). While many would think this impossible--to be both real
and a work of fiction--Haraway explains the phenomenon more fully. First, it should be noted that by the latter part of the twentieth century, people are all chimeras, or mythic
hybrids of machine and organism, or cyborgs (Haraway, 1991). In Western science and politics, the relationship between organism and machine has initiated a border war and the author argues
that boundaries are confusing and one may take on the responsibility in their own construction (Haraway, 1991). However, more than cloning or genetic tampering, one can clearly see
that the boundaries between the real and artificial are enmeshed. Still, cyborgs are not really human beings with a small mechanical part replaced once in awhile. Rather, they are
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