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more and more, scientists think that genes play a key role in our personalites -- even perhaps in the candidates we choose. scientists say that when you step into a voting booth you have only a partial decision. and that's your parent's fault. a class at vanderbilt university (usa) is studying the role genetics plays in political decisions. the research, conducted across the country, is shedding light on how our candidate of choice might not be entirely our own choosing. dr. david bader, a vanderbilt biology professor says that ge- netics have some role in how we think about politics. "it's not just socialization, it's not just nurture," he says. "there are really differences in people. i think it's silly to say genes don't play a difference." so the question is whether our political views are entirely a product of the people around us or whether we have already cho- sen our candidates without even realizing it. dinner the verdict lies somewhere in the middle. "your genotype doesn't define you," bader says. "it may put you on a general- ized path, but is there a single gene of whether you are a conser- vative or liberal? i would sincerely doubt that." but liberals and conservatives do have differences that may not be dictated by choice, according to a new york university study by psychology professor david amodio. amodio was the lead author of a study that analyzed how self-proclaimed liber- als and conservatives use a portion of the brain that activates when a person gets information or ideas contrary to his established beliefs. the study showed that liberals' use of that portion of the brain was higher than that of conservatives, which suggests that liberals are more responsive to different ideas. the report says that more liberal people tend to be able to deal with pros and cons of decisions, and as they get more conservative, people like to focus on one side of the story. of course, conservatives could argue they are more determined in their beliefs. they could say it is more difficult to persuade them by argument. so bader and his class have raised a lot of questions. genetic data are becoming important for future campaigns that could use such studies to support their arguments and to convince voters they support a certain party due to their genes. as we learn more and more, it's more important that your genetic data should be a private thing. but as research moves forward genetic information is likely become more available. genetic analyses that now cost about $1,000 could be available in shopping malls in 10 years. the scientists say they will stick to examining the relation- ship between the science and our votes. "the question of what to do with the information is one for society," bader says. "the question of how we get the information is one for science."
TitanicТитаникThere isn’t a person in the world who hasn’t heard of Titanic. It was a huge passenger liner that sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912. This tragedy happened due to the liner’s collision with an iceberg. It was one of the largest and most memorable disasters that the twentieth century brought to mankind. Titanic was one of the biggest liners built at the beginning of the century by the British company “White Star Line”. The Titanic went on his first and last voyage to America and never made it. The ship departed from Southampton in the UK to New York City. At those times Titanic was the largest ship afloat. It carried more than 2000 passengers plus the crew. Some of the wealthiest people of the world were also on board along with hundreds of British and Irish emigrants. In fact, the ship was designed to be the last word in comfort and luxury. It contained opulent cabins, high-class restaurants, libraries, a swimming-pool, on-board gymnasium and many other facilities. The only disadvantage of the ship was its lack of lifeboats. Unfortunately one-third of the passengers and crew tragically drowned. Only about 1500 people were saved in lifeboats. The majority of saved people were women and children. According to data the ship left Southampton on April the 10th 1912 and collided with an iceberg in the late evening of on April the 15th. Thus, the voyage lasted only 5 days. As the time passed the Titanic has become one of the most famous ships in history. It is commemorated in numerous books, songs, exhibitions, films and memorials. One of the best films about the tragedy of Titanic was released in 1997 by a famous Canadian film director James Cameron. The film made an instant success and is still very popular. It was nominated for “Oscar” in 14 nominations and won 11 of them.