John D. Sutter’s text regarding the decision to bring
extinct animals back to life challenges the moral argument to whether or not we
should let science bring back things that are meant to be gone forever. Sutter
finds success in achieving his purpose and addressing both positives and
negatives on the topic with his research, mostly because Sutter lacks ethos for
his text. This is quite interesting because many of my TOWS have revolved
around authors who excel in their field, yet Sutter does so in his text with
the use of collaboration of citations from others who excel in science fields
that pertain to biology.
In the first sentence, Sutter states, “I thought this was a
joke” in response to the question whether or not we should bring other animals
back to life. Even though it was unprofessional, it starts out his essay with defining
the situation because his audience, common people, would presumably have the
same reaction when they open up his text online. With a strategic arrangement, Sutter then begins his text by
starting out with real life examples of research that actually brought animals
back to life. Furthermore, Sutter addresses the fact that more research is
being done to bring animals such as the Wholly Mammoth back to life.
After introducing the current tasks at hand for some of the biological
centers around our nation and their quest to use DNA to recreate animals that
no longer exist, Sutter then dives into his personal (and others) views about
the morality and also ethical approach to bringing animals back to life. With
the use of metaphors, Sutter is able to connect the complex jargon of Biology to
the mundane concepts we all know as human beings that use the Internet. At one
point, Sutter compares recreating animals to the computer shortcut “command Z”
which basically is the undo button on the computer. Therefore, such a metaphor
clearly depicts the things we are doing in our laboratories, and also if this
is even the right thing for us to do as the ultimate comparison to bringing animals
back is to the movie “Jurassic Park”.
After formulating an argument that starts off with what this
recreation idea spawns from and also to what is being done within the laboratories
within our own nation, Sutter now focuses on the “cons” of such an action. With
listing the negatives of recreation, the audience will now understand how while
it is good to be able to do so, we cannot afford to due to the mass repercussions
that are associated with an action to redo the past basically.
The Dodo Bird (Extinct since the 1600s)
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/02/opinion/sutter-jurassic-park-endangered/index.html?hpt=op_t1
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