How Does a New Life Begins?

Introduction

The purpose of this webquest is defining life to begin with is hardly straightforward, but for the purposes of this question we mean "human life," and more specifically we mean the life of an individual human being, as "life" in general only began once, and has existed continuously since the dawn of the first cellular organisms billions of years ago. Hence, this is more a question of "when does personhood begin?" for a particular person, rather than any definition regardingabiogenesis. This question is crucial to a number of complex ethical debates regarding abortion, premature births and, at the other end of the spectrum, brain-dead patients. It is almost as complicated as defining life itself. Ultimately, it is not a question of science, but of morality, politics, and ethics.

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Task

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Birth

After an embryo has developed into a fetus, it readies itself for birth. It is then born into the world as an infant. This stage lasts for three years. The most development occurs in this first part of the life cycle.

Childhood

From ages three to twelve, humans experience the stage of childhood. For these nine years, humans develop psychologically and physically

Adolescence

The teenage years, also known as adolescence, are those in which humans develop sexually. This is when sex organs mature, and hair grows on more parts of the body as a result of hormone development.

Adulthood

Adulthood is usually the longest lasting stage in the human life cycle, stretching from age 20 to 50. By age 35, adults are considered "middle age" until they become mature adults.

Life's End

From ages 50 onward, mature adulthood finishes off the life cycle. If humans live beyond age 75, they have entered into "late adulthood". Death is the end of the life cycle

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Process

A New, Distinct Human Organism Comes into Being at Fertilization

It is undisputed that a new, distinct human organism comes into existence during the process of fertilization. Scientific literature states the following:

• “The fusion of sperm and egg membranes initiates the life of a sexually reproducing organism.”

• “The life cycle of mammals begins when a sperm enters an egg.”

• “Fertilization is the process by which male and female haploid gametes (sperm and egg) unite to produce a genetically distinct individual.”

• “The oviduct or Fallopian tube is the anatomical region where every new life begins in mammalian species. After a long journey, the spermatozoa meet the oocyte in the specific site of the oviduct named ampulla, and fertilization takes place.”

• “Fertilization – the fusion of gametes to produce a new organism – is the culmination of a multitude of intricately regulated cellular processes.”

The government’s own definition attests to the fact that life begins at fertilization. According to the National Institutes of Health, “fertilization” is the process of union of two gametes (i.e., ovum and sperm) “whereby the somatic chromosome number is restored and the development of a new individual is initiated.” Thus, in the context of human life, a new individual human organism is initiated at the union of ovum and sperm.  One textbook similarly explains:  Human development begins at fertilization when a male gamete or sperm (spermatozoon) unites with a female gamete or oocyte (ovum) to produce a single cell – a zygote.  This highly specialized, totipotent cell marked the beginning of each of us as a unique individual.

Thus, a new human organism is created before the developing embryo implants in the uterus – i.e., before that time at which some people consider a woman “pregnant.”

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Evaluation
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Name:

Orlina,Zenia_G.

Ederio, Edlen E.

Galoy, Grechen A.

Olego, Mary Collen B.

De Luna, Luningning J. 

 Teacher: Dr. Myrna Bigueja
Date Submitted: _October 15, 2014_______ Title of Work: __How Does A new Life Begins?

 

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4 3 2 1  
Introduction All questions were answered completely and rationales for the answers wereclearly stated. All questions were answered completely, but rationales for the all the answerswere not clearly stated. Not all questions were answered completely, or greater than 2 rationales for the all answers were not clearly stated. All questionswere notanswered completely. ____
Task All areas of the task were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a great deal of thought. At least one area of the task was notaddressed. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a great deal of thought. At least two areas of the task were not addressed. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a moderate level of thought. The task is incomplete and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the development of the task. ____
Process: Teamwork It is evident that a mutual effort and cohesive unit created the final product. The team worked well together, but could have utilized each other's skills to a better degree. The team had problems working together. Little collaboration occurred. The final product is not the result of a collaborative effort. The group showed no evidence of collaboration. ____
Process: Originality The ideas expressed by the body of work demonstrate a high degree of originality. The ideas expressed by the body of work are mostly original. The group may have improved upon a previous idea. The ideas expressed by the body of work demonstrate a low degree of originality. There were no original ideas expressed in this project.  
Grammar, Format , and Spelling The final body of work was free of grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. The final body of work had 1 error related to either grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. The final body of work had 3-5 grammar, spelling, and formatting errors. The final body of work had major grammar, spelling, and formatting errors.  
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Conclusion

We usually says that life is short so we must treasure every moment of our life. Our life begins when egg cell and sperm cell unite and through that an embryo will form until it become fetus in the womb. And the mother will carry the baby for nine months. Until it delivers and see the world. The baby will grow until she/he will pass the stages of being a child, adolescence, adult, old age until he reach his/her death. 

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