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science advances
"Does it make sense to ask when the future began? It is
already among us, "says the renowned Argentine
neuroscientist and neuroscientist Facundo Manes in his
recent book" The brain of the future, "written with
Matthew Niro, a graduate in letters.
For Manes, "everything that was expected is already:
the hyperconnection, the continuous present where the
times merge, the digital and the biological, and the
technological advances that no longer astonish so
amazing".
Manes chairs the Research Group on Aphasia,
Dementia and Cognitive Disorders of the World
Federation of Neurology (WFN RG ADCD) and directs
in Argentina the Ineco (Institute of Cognitive Neurology)
and the Institute of Neurosciences of the Favaloro
Foundation, two cutting-edge centers in the
neurosciences in Latin America.
In anatomical terms, he explains, the human brain has
not experienced any noticeable change since two
hundred thousand years ago, so it is difficult to think
that its structure can be drastically modified in the
coming centuries. But, he says in his book, it is worth
asking about these transformations now that we are
faced with a new way of accessing and processing
information mediated by technology.
"Maybe the next step for our brain is not a natural
evolution, but it is related to the influence of genetic
engineering and biotechnology in the expansion of our
capabilities," he reflects.
Currently, we are able to manipulate genes through
artificial selection and modify biological traits, and
recent studies open the possibility of thinking about
manipulating certain aspects of genetically programmed
aging

2.Literature british
British literature refers to literature associated with the
United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel
Islands, as well as that of England, Wales and Scotland,
prior to the formation of the United Kingdom.
Most British literature is written in English, but there are
also works written in Latin, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic,
Scots and other languages.
Important Author
1.Peter Ackroyd

Biography
First years
Ackroyd's mother worked in the personnel department
of an engineering firm. His father had left the family
when Peter was a baby. He learned to read at age 5
and, when he was 9, he wrote a play about Guy
Fawkes. At age 7, he discovered that he was
homosexual.
Ackroyd studied at St Benedict's School and later at
Clare College, Cambridge, where he obtained a degree
in English. In 1972, he was a Mellon Fellow at Yale
University. There he wrote Notes for a New Culture,
which were published in 1976.
Fiction books
The Fall of Troy (2006)
The Lambs of London (2004)
The Clerkenwell Tales (2003)
The Plato Papers (1999)
Milton in America (1996)
Non-fiction
Shakespeare: The Biography (2005)
Chaucer (2005)
Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination (2002)
London: The Biography (2000)
The Life of Thomas More (1998)
Blake (1996)
2.Douglas adams
Biography

At the age of seven, Adams moved to Brentwood,


Essex, with his mother after his parents' divorce. There
he grew up with his sister Sue In 1964, his mother
remarried. From that marriage were born the half
brothers of Adams, Heather, Jane and James.
In 1969 he entered the Brentwood School in Essex,
where he became interested in the natural sciences. It
was at this time that he began writing texts that received
the support of his teachers and with which he won a
minor literary prize. His first publication - a juvenile
science fiction magazine - was a short story in a
humorous tone about a man who loses consciousness
in the London Underground and finds it in the lost
property office.
Works

The Meaning of Liff (1983, with John Lloyd)


The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original
Radio Scripts (1985, with Geoffrey Perkins)
The Utterly Utterly Merry Christmas Comic Relief (1986,
edited by Douglas Adams and Peter Fincham
3. Joanne Rowling
Biography
First years
Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 in Yate
(Gloucestershire, England) as the daughter of Peter
James Rowling and Anne Rowling, whose maiden
name was Volant.16 Her sister Dianne, Di, was born in
the family home on June 28, 1967,17 when Rowling
was 23 months old.16 The family moved to the nearby
town of Winterbourne when Rowling was four years old.
He attended St. Michael's Elementary School, 18 an
establishment founded approximately two hundred
years ago by the famous abolitionist William
Wilberforce19 and by activist Hannah More. It is
believed that his first director at St. Michael's, Alfred
Dunn, was the inspiration for the Harry Potter character
Albus Dumbledore.
Saga Harry Potter (1997-2007)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, June 26,
1997
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, July 2, 1998
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, July 8, 1999
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, July 8, 2000
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, June 21,
2003
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, July 16, 2005
Harry Potter and the relics of death, July 21, 2007
3.racism
When we speak of racism we are talking about a type of
discrimination, that which occurs when a person or
group of people feels hatred towards others because
they have different characteristics or qualities, such as
skin color, language or place of birth.
One of the most common causes of racist attitudes can
be found in the fear of the different or the people who
come from other countries, due to ignorance or lack of
information about it.
4 types of racism
There are several types of racism by which people may
feel discriminated against or be victims of inequalities:
Aversive racism. It is a subtle type of racism because it
is generally used by people who are openly against
racism and racist behavior. In the aversive racism the
equality of rights and the freedom is sought so that each
group lives its own culture openly. Instead, racist
attitudes occur through distance from the other person,
lack of empathy or showing coldness.
Ethnocentric racism. This type of racism is based on the
cultural superiority of the group itself, so it assumes that
other different groups pose a cultural threat. In this type
of racism there is no right to equality and it is believed
that people who are of a race different from their own
should submit to the predominant group. The rejection
of customs, beliefs, behaviors, religions or languages of
other ethnic groups are recurrent attitudes in this type of
racism.
Symbolic racism. Symbolic racism advocates the right
to be equal, but with nuances: the right to be equal
exists, but for specific areas or certain situations. An
example that explains symbolic racism is the freedom
that each group has to live as they want, but in limited
areas for that group. These attitudes provoke a cultural
segregation between the different groups, which in turn
produces distancing among its members.
Biological racism It is the least tolerant type of racism.
Understand that a race is biologically superior to the
others, that threaten to degenerate the race that is
considered main. Biological racism does not believe that
members of other races should have any rights, think
that they should be totally excluded and even bet on
physical segregation. An example of this type of racism
was the one carried out by the Nazi regime in the 30s
and 40s: they considered the Aryan race as a pure and

superior race.
5.faith
Faith is the security or trust in a person, thing, deity,
opinion, doctrines or teachings of a religion, and, as
such, is manifested above the need to have evidence to
prove the truth. It can also be defined as the belief that
is not supported by evidence, in addition to safety,
product to some degree of a promise.
Faith is a feeling of total belief or assent in relation to
something or someone and, as such, manifests itself
above the need to have evidence that demonstrates the
truth of what is believed. In this sense, we should also
highlight a phrase that is used many times: "faith moves
mountains." With this prayer what is intended to express
is that if someone hopes to achieve an objective that
seems impossible but believes in being able to achieve
it in a forceful way, it will surely achieve it.
The concept of faith can be used in combinations with
other words: good faith is linked to honesty and
righteousness; bad faith, on the other hand, includes
evil and perfidy. Also it can be mentioned to the errata,
that are the errors and the errors recognized by means
of communication and amended with the pertinent
clarifications.

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