Designer Babies
Terry Kim
Professor Harris Moore
Writing 1A
3 November 2013
The Perfect World. Imagine a world full of Lebron James, Adrian Gonzales, Beyonce, and Brad Pitt, which was developed by the parents that chose to transmit featured genes into their fertilized eggs through IVF (in vitro fertilization clinic), and these so-called genetic engineers are able to mutate both internal and external physical traits exactly the way our dear parents desire. Sharon Begley, in her “Designer Babies,” portrays how genetic engineers and scientists have recently come to an issue that would involve our radical opinions of direct manipulation. She acknowledges and addresses both the positive and negative effects of the IVF, but appears to ignore her stance of which side of the argument she is directed to. Clearly, the majority of her tone in the essay was unbiased which makes her argument more implicit, or rather none existent. Through the use of rhetoric, Begley effectively depicts readers numerous oppositional arguments on how genetic modification can both enhance and undermine the future generation of historical traits. When it comes to information on science and its connection to the society, Begley, who have been the science editor of The Wall Street Journal and senior editor of the Newsweek magazine for twenty five years, seems like an effective source to rely on the topic of genetic engineering. In her essay, Begley tends to appeal mostly to the younger generation and to those working with a genetic disease or mutation, explaining the drastic possibilities of our future and the extreme enhancement that could exploit to our current world. Also because Begley is a scientist, the information and scenarios presented generates a logical manner that makes her writing seem very persuasive. The strength in her essay lies in her research and quotations from other scientists that study and work with the subject of human cloning and germ-aline engineering. She makes strong points on
Professor Harris Moore
Writing 1A
3 November 2013
The Perfect World. Imagine a world full of Lebron James, Adrian Gonzales, Beyonce, and Brad Pitt, which was developed by the parents that chose to transmit featured genes into their fertilized eggs through IVF (in vitro fertilization clinic), and these so-called genetic engineers are able to mutate both internal and external physical traits exactly the way our dear parents desire. Sharon Begley, in her “Designer Babies,” portrays how genetic engineers and scientists have recently come to an issue that would involve our radical opinions of direct manipulation. She acknowledges and addresses both the positive and negative effects of the IVF, but appears to ignore her stance of which side of the argument she is directed to. Clearly, the majority of her tone in the essay was unbiased which makes her argument more implicit, or rather none existent. Through the use of rhetoric, Begley effectively depicts readers numerous oppositional arguments on how genetic modification can both enhance and undermine the future generation of historical traits. When it comes to information on science and its connection to the society, Begley, who have been the science editor of The Wall Street Journal and senior editor of the Newsweek magazine for twenty five years, seems like an effective source to rely on the topic of genetic engineering. In her essay, Begley tends to appeal mostly to the younger generation and to those working with a genetic disease or mutation, explaining the drastic possibilities of our future and the extreme enhancement that could exploit to our current world. Also because Begley is a scientist, the information and scenarios presented generates a logical manner that makes her writing seem very persuasive. The strength in her essay lies in her research and quotations from other scientists that study and work with the subject of human cloning and germ-aline engineering. She makes strong points on