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what does Jerome (vincent) place on the comb at his workstation?
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hair
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\"They used to say that a child conceived in love has a greater chance of...\"
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happiness
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what is Jerome's (Vincent's) life expectancy?
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30.2 years
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after marie's fertilized embryos are screened, how many healthy ones are left?
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4; 2 boys and 2 girls
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according to the geneticist, we have enough of this built in already. What is it?
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imperfections
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what is vincent's and his brothers favorite game?
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chicken
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what is the name given to discriminating against people because of their genetic profile?
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genoism
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\"after all there is no gene for...\"
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fate
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what color is jerome's medal
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silver
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what is a \"borrowed ladder\" or a \"de-generate\"
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a person who is not at utmost genetic perfection; the people who are equal to the in-valids
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what does jerome (vincent) leave behind at the murder scene?
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an eyelash
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the director claims that Gattaca is occasionally forced to accept candidates with \"minor shortcomings\", but nothing that would prevent them from working in what field?
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law enforcement
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why is it unlikely that irene will travel into space?
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she has a risk of heart failure
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when jerome (Vincent) and irene go to a concert, what is unusual about the piano player?
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he has 12 fingers
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what does irene leave behind at the club where she and jerome are dancing
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her heart condition pills
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who killed the mission director
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the director
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who does the detective leading the murder investigation turn out to be
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vincents brother
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why does eugene think he got the better end of the deal
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vincent lent him his dream
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in what sport did eugene receive his medal
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swimming
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\"Consider God's handiwork; who can ______ what He hath made _______?\" by _________
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straighten, crooked; Ecclesiastes
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\"I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to.\" by ________
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Willard gaylin
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cleanliness is next to _______
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Godliness
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Where is Jerome aka vincent scheduled to go
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Titan- moon of Saturn
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How long is Vincent supposed to live? what did they predict would be the probable cause of his death?
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heart disease; 30.2 years
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where was Vincent conceived?
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in a car in Detroit
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Vincent always had a dream to go into _____
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space
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why was vicnent the first born not named after his father antonio, but the second son, Anton
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because the first son had birth defects and not worthy of his fathers name
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what was vicnents first job at GATTACA?
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cleaning
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what does the turnstile do to the people entering GATTACA?
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it pricks their finger to obtain a blood sample from the person and determines the person's identity
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what are vincent's conditions determined at his birth?
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60% neuro disorder 89% ADD 99% heart disorder
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what physical changes did Vincent make to \"become\" Jerome?
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1) eye contacts to blue 2) hair cut and dyed 3) increases height 4) left handed to right handed
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list at lease three ways that vincent tricked the people at GATTACA into believing he was Jerome
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-using Jerome's blood -using Jerome's identity and looking like Jerome -using Jerome's urine
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How did Jerome become crippled?
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he walked in front of a car
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how did they test the workers at GATTACA for a match of what was found at the crime scene? how did vincent get passed the test?
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intravenous blood sample; he has a vile of Jerome's blood
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how does the staircase relate to the movie
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it is in the shape of DNA (double helix)
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who is the younger detective
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Vincents brother
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at the end what happens to VIncent and Jerome?
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vincent goes to space and Jerome dies
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who is the new second class? what is this called?
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In-valids; the people who are not at utmost genetic conditions
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what is borrowed ladder? why do you think is it called that way?
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the secondclass people - borrow the ladder of DNA
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\"the only way you'll see the inside of a spaceship is if you were cleaning it\"
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antonio
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\"if you're going to pretend like you don't care, don't look up\"
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irene
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\"are you colorblind it's silver\"
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Jerome
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'tragic as it may seem, it hasn't stopped the planet's turning\"
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director
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\"i have some books, i go places in my head\"
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jerome
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\"if at first you don't succeed, try, try again\"
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Jerome
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\"if there is anything wrong with you, I can't see it from where I'm standing\"
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Vincent
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\"i got the better end of the deal. I only lent you my body- you lent me your dream.\"
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Jerome
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\"for future reference, right handed men don't hold it with their left. just one of those things.\"
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Lamar
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after vomiting \"do you want some of this\"
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Jerome
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\"Jerome, Jerome the metronome. You can play the piano by his heartbeat.\"
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Lamar
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\"when they look at you they don't see you anymore. they only see me.\"
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Jerome
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\"I had you sequenced\"
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Irene
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\" I never saved anything for the way back\"
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Vincent
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\"unfortunately my son's not all that they promised. but then again, who knows what he could do.\"
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Lamar
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\"no one exceeds their potential, it simply means that we didn't accurately gauge their potential in the first place\"
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director
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\"the new underclass is no longer determined by social class or the color of your skin. we now have discrimination down to a science.\"
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quote from the movie
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\" the best test score in the world wouldn't matter unless he had the blood test to go along with it.\"
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quote from the movie
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why is the movie called GATTACA
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when identifying genetic markers, the tests measure \"short tandem repeats\" at specific DNA marker locations known as \"GATA or CA\" repeats
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Eugenics
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the science of improving the hereditary qualities of a race or breed
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the ad that GATTACA people put out in real life had this quote
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\"there is no gene for the human spirit.\"
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