Forever Young

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This paper discusses how Alexander's article brings us to the realization that we may be closer to unfolding the mysteries of life extension than we think. It shows that Alexander discovered that the myriad of ideas and technologies concerning life extension bring us much closer to achieving it.

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"The thought has been around for centuries, for even in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, we see how the mere idea of immortality drove Victor Frankenstein to his mad obsession when he tells us, "I thought if I could bestow animation upon lifeless matter, I might in process of time (although I now found it impossible) renew life where death had apparently devoted the body to corruption" (Shelley 39). Through Shelley's fictional creation, we can see the human spirit as it seeks to know more. Victor Frankenstein wanted to "pioneer new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation" (Shelley 33). Mankind is born with the ability to wonder and explore. By learning from Victor Frankenstein, we should welcome the possibilities of longer lives and living forever, as opposed to shrinking back in fear of the unknown."

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