Papers will be graded out of 100 total points on the following:
● Read the following articles posted in Blackboard as ‘Huntington Disease articles:’ o What is Huntington’s Disease?
o Facing Life with A Lethal Gene
o Fearing Punishment for Bad Genes
● Write a paper in APA format that is 3-4 pages in length. Include the following content areas in your paper:
o Reflect on your feelings towards the articles you read
o Find an update on Katharine Moser from the Facing Life with a Lethal Gene article for her present day status and
reflect on your opinion of her and her decision to have genetic testing for Huntington’s disease ▪ Include the reference in your reference list
o Describe the positive and negative aspects of genetic testing for disease
o Describe why you would or would not want to be tested for this genetic disease if you were in the same position
● APA Format
o Papers must include a title page and reference list (no abstract needed) o Paper formatting must be done in APA format 7th edition
▪ Typespace
▪ Line spacing
▪ Margins
▪ Page numbers
o Papers should include in-text citations (https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/citations)
o You DO need to reference articles you read for the paper as well as where you found your update on Katharine Moser.