Hollywood films such as The Seventh Day and Gattaca share something in common, both films deal with the highly explosive topic pertaining to the eventual outcome of human cloning and genetic engineering respectively. Such films display the possible negative aspects of implementing such moves in relation to achieving a Utopian type of human perfection. The question surrounding these practices and the pros and cons of involving a person or child in the issue is the concentration of the journalistic essay of Michael Sandel. His well-researched and written investigative report beg his readers to ask themselves to contemplate the question ” Is genetic alteration acceptable within given confines?” Or, does genetic enhancement change the stakes of humanity in terms of a person’s “gifted character” and does it pose a threat upon a fundamental person’s appreciation of the perceived extraordinary abilities of other people? Reading his extensively long article in The Atlantic entitled ” The Case Against Perfection” opened my eyes to the reality that it is in the shared imperfections of mankind that gives one the definition of life and what it takes to be a human being. The unlocking of the human genome has opened the basic foundation of human life to the possibility of extensive alterations that, although sounding very promising in the short term, actually poses more of a problem in terms of the long-term physical, mental, and emotional development of man. I have come to realize that the problem of genetic development is, aside from the fact that it can deliver genetically enhanced people, it also provides for an avenue to abuse the basic rights of an unborn fetus. The chilling results will provide one with a shell of a human being. A human being is defined by his ability to develop and make decisions for himself without any predetermining factors such as enhanced human cells or deducted human cells which would normally dictate the direction in which one would develop over time. Even without genetic engineering, a person is already born with some sort of natural enhancement designed to give him an edge over others of the same age and capabilities. We already know that there are child geniuses, musical prodigies, and athletic machines who seem to exist just because they can. Although, there are those who also manage to achieve some sort of perfection in their areas of interest simply by persevering and applying themselves even harder than those whose abilities come naturally to them. Looking at such achievements provides an unaltered person with a different kind of sense of accomplishment. For such people, these accomplishments come with a price paid for with sacrifice and belief in one’s self. The achievements are bittersweet because it comes at the end of a long series of failures or trials and errors. These are the factors by which each triumphant result is viewed by the person as an extraordinary gift during his lifetime. Most of these people, may not be able to replicate the same rate of success in their next efforts. Such accomplishments, when achieved by a genetically altered person lose their meaning because of the “scientific edge” factor. His parents already had his genetics manipulated in order to ensure his success in a field of his parent’s choice. S