第二份英文作業/2019.02.11-2019.06.30/丁禾

2019.02.11~2019.02.17

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2019.02.18~2019.02.24

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The biology of gender, from DNA to the brain

Dr. Karissa Sanbonmatsu is a prominent Epigeneticist. She works at laboratories funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Being a transgender woman, she is often asked that how she determines that she is female? Dr. Karrisa couldn't answer the question at her young age, so she decided to use her profession to explore the topic. After decades of researching, her team found the mechanism of gender formation. During the third month of pregnancy, human embryos' genitals develop into either female or male, while their brains start to differ from the opposite gender during the sixth month of pregnancy. Affected by both external and internal factors, some embryos may develop brains that have different features from their genitals' gender, which just like Dr. Karissa herself.

At the end of the speech, Dr. Karrisa mentioned struggles of being a transgender woman. When she was young, she was often mocked by her colleagues, and her works were often discredited. She called on other LGBT people to seek help when they suffered from depression. She said that she hoped everyone could accept their true self.

2019.02.25~2019.03.03

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My philosophy for a happy life

Sam Berns was a seventeen-year-old teenager when he gave his speech at TED. He had a rare genetic disorder called Progeria, which causes people aging at their young age. The specific symptoms includes limmited growth, loss hair, abnormal skin, and cardiovascular problems. Sam had lived a hard live. He often got sick and spent days in the hospital. He was also forrbidened to attend many sports activity. However, Sam had no intention to talk about his suffering; he wanted to tell people that he was happy. There were many obstacle in his life, but he just put them behind him. He only focused on things that made him happy. He liked music, so he learned how to play drums, atteneded school band and made new songs. He made many friends in the band, who were always encouraging. His family was also supportive. Sam said that he never felt less worthy than others because the people surrounded him never looked down at him. Also, even he was in bad conditions, he always looked forward and believed tomarrow will be better. Sam passed away after a month he gave his speech, but his philosophy for a happy life will continue to encourage people all over the world.

2019.03.04~2019.03.10

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