Flower for Algernon
“Flowers for Algernon” Persuasive Essay
Many people wonder, how could I become smarter? If you were told you could increase your intelligence, would you? To increase your intelligence, there is a special operation on the brain to make you smarter! However the procedure to improve overall intelligence may bring with it serious, adverse consequences. After all, do you really want to become more intelligent when you have a good quality life of your own? To have this surgery could be a good thing and a bad thing. Doctors and Scientists should and shouldn’t tamper with intelligence. What do you thing are the pros and cons of scientists tampering with improving human intelligence? You’re about to find out. The end results of this surgery could be a good thing because it could help the mentally challenged adults and kids to lead a more fulfilled life! In “Flowers for Algernon”, the short story, Charlie Gordon, a 37 year old man who is mentally disabled, does not have a good job, cannot read or write well, and cannot fully take care of him/her self. Some adults have more severe cases of a mental disability and cannot even speak! If mentally challenged people could have this surgery, it would give them a chance for them to live life to the full. They can live life to the fullest and enjoy a rewarding life, instead waking up every day worrying about things. They could have a great job, have a family, make lots of money, even reach more realistic goals...such as being an actress or an astronaut! At the moment there are many job opportunities for mentally disable people but often they are jobs of low responsibility and therefore little financial reward. They also sometimes need a care-worker to help them with their everyday life which means they cannot have complete independence. If a person that does not have a mental disability and is perfectly healthy, they should not get the surgery. There are some dangers and consequences with this sort of surgery. If you have a
Many people wonder, how could I become smarter? If you were told you could increase your intelligence, would you? To increase your intelligence, there is a special operation on the brain to make you smarter! However the procedure to improve overall intelligence may bring with it serious, adverse consequences. After all, do you really want to become more intelligent when you have a good quality life of your own? To have this surgery could be a good thing and a bad thing. Doctors and Scientists should and shouldn’t tamper with intelligence. What do you thing are the pros and cons of scientists tampering with improving human intelligence? You’re about to find out. The end results of this surgery could be a good thing because it could help the mentally challenged adults and kids to lead a more fulfilled life! In “Flowers for Algernon”, the short story, Charlie Gordon, a 37 year old man who is mentally disabled, does not have a good job, cannot read or write well, and cannot fully take care of him/her self. Some adults have more severe cases of a mental disability and cannot even speak! If mentally challenged people could have this surgery, it would give them a chance for them to live life to the full. They can live life to the fullest and enjoy a rewarding life, instead waking up every day worrying about things. They could have a great job, have a family, make lots of money, even reach more realistic goals...such as being an actress or an astronaut! At the moment there are many job opportunities for mentally disable people but often they are jobs of low responsibility and therefore little financial reward. They also sometimes need a care-worker to help them with their everyday life which means they cannot have complete independence. If a person that does not have a mental disability and is perfectly healthy, they should not get the surgery. There are some dangers and consequences with this sort of surgery. If you have a