1. Deception Point 
Dan Brown

2. Dan Brown Digital Fortress Angels and Demons The Da Vinci Code
The Lost Symbol

3. Rachel Sexton Young woman who works in the White House
Father is Senator Sedgewick Sexton
Politically in an awkward position
Very Skeptical
 Very bright and quick on her feet

4. Delta Force Squad Highly trained and effective killers Ruthless
Lack emotion
Best at what they do
Advanced in death-causing acts

5. Michael Tolland Oceanographer T.V. star that all of America knows
Has an open mind
Humorous

6. Dr. Ming Glaciologist Stern Hard headed Cocky Jealous
Straight up annoying

7. Exposition
In a restaurant during breakfast between Rachel and Senator Sexton near Washington D.C.

8. Rising Action Civilian Scientists are assembled
Rachel is asked to meet with the President aboard Air Force I
She is taken off the grid and sent to the Milne Ice Shelf
Evidence is presented to her about extraterrestrial life
Eventually she finds a single problem with the data
Investigation of this problem leads to more errors along with close death encounters from the Delta Force

9. Climax
Aboard Mike's private boat where they disprove the final "fact" about the authenticity of the meteorite and fossils

10. Falling Action
When Mike rescues Rachel from shark infested water and they are flown to the White House

11. Resolution The fake meteorite is returned to the Mariana Trench
Ends with Mike and Rachel 'bonding'

12. Setting Time Period: Present
Convenient because of the technology needed to help the story flow without being too farfetched

13. Themes
Cover ups
Science
Politics

14. Rating
10 out of 10. The only problem is how so much is going on and the story line is constantly changing, but some might like that because it builds suspense and makes you want to keep reading, but it just bugged me. Great story line and the story had a great flow to it with a wide range of characters.

15. Stem Cell Research Controversial due to ethical issues
Definition of life
3 Types
Embryonic Stem Cells
Extracted from excess blastocytes (Stem Cell Basics)
Adult Stem Cells
 Found in human bone marrow (UMich)
 Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells a.k.a. IPS (Fox)
Made from skin cells

16. What are Stem Cells?
Specialized cells able to renew themselves (Robinson)
Can be controlled to become any cell (Robinson)
 Can be used to cure many diseases (Bachelani)
Alzheimers, Huntington's, Parkinsons, Type I Diabetes, Spinal cord injuries, different forms of cancer, etc.

17. Embryonic Stem Cells Found in blastocytes (Bachelani 3)
 Ethical situation
Cell cultures can be grown (Stem Cell Basics)
 Majority of embryos used are excess embryos (Robinson)
Fertility clinic storages

18. Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cells
Definition of life

19. Experimenting in Brazil
Stem cell treatment for type 1 Diabetes performed in Brazil in 2007 on 15 young Brazilians (MSNBC) 

20. Bibliography http://images.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
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Ladock, Jason. "Pros and Cons of Stem Cell Therapy." healthguidance.org. HealthGuidance, n.d. Web. 27 Feb <
MSNBC, . "Stem cell experiment lets diabetics forgo insulin." msn.com. msn, 10 Apr Web. 27 Feb
          Robinson, B.A. "Human Stem Cells." religioustolerance.org. N.p., 05 Mar Web. 27 Feb
          Stem Cell Basics: What are embryonic stem cells? . In Stem Cell Information. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Feb
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