A Final Essay by Vera Murashova



Human Cloning or How to Kill the Civilization

Recently I have read an article about cloning where the author, after making a deep research, finds out that there are lots of companies which nowadays make money on cloning dogs, horses, and bulls. Moreover, some people are still working on human cloning; and here is what Zhang, one of the most popular modern scientists, says about it: “… if you are asking me, ‘Can you improve the efficiency even more?’ Well, the answer is yes. My answer is that eventually, from a technology point of view, human cloning will be possible.” This seemingly harmless phrase shocked me and pushed to write this essay.

To begin with, let us see the definition of “human cloning”. It is “the creation of a genetically identical copy of an existing, or previously existing, human being or growing cloned tissue from that individual,” as it is written in Wikipedia. Therefore, a clone looks exactly like a human being, but what about its thoughts, suppose it can think, will they be the same? I suppose not. In addition, I think that it would not be possible to program a clone’s mind, which could cause many problems in the future.

Next, developing my idea, let me consider about clone’s rights and duties. The first question that comes up to my mind is will clones have the same rights as their ‘original versions’ or there will be some special ones? I do not actually know, but what I can is to imagine this situation: during the process of cloning something goes wrong and a clone becomes a very strong person (remember Hulk) and decides to escape from a laboratory and kill everybody it meets, how should we accept such an act? Or, for example, my friend told me that clones would be useful for their organs, but what about rights to life? Rather arguable questions.

Finally, there is a version that clones could be good and reliable workers. As far as I’m concerned, the most important thing which distinguishes a human being is its individuality. Therefore, if there would be lots of copies working in different factories, shops - will creative thinking be unnecessary? Probably will not. It reminds me a ‘utopia’ which is described by Orwell in “1984”; being sincerely, I don’t want our civilization to be like that.

To sum up, taking into account all mentioned above, I can say for sure that I cannot agree with some scientists and ordinary people who believe that human cloning is a great idea which will resolve all the problems we have.
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Comments

  1. Natalia EydelmanMay 25, 2019 at 11:52 PM

    Things to consider:
    The thesis statement: not specific enough
    Conclusion: make it more memorable by using one of the techniques for conclusions at http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/conclude.html

    Mechanics
    after **making (WW) **a (ART) deep research
    from a technology (WF) point of view
    let me consider **about (PREP) clone’s rights and duties
    comes up to my mind is will clones have the same rights: indirect question formation
    It reminds me PREP **a (ART) ‘utopia’ which is described by Orwell

    Language
    comes up to my mind: WExp

    Referencing: it is necessary to provide full reference details

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    1. Natalia EydelmanMay 25, 2019 at 11:57 PM

      Overall, you have written a rather well-developed essay, which shows your interest to the topic it is devoted to. Its organisation is logical and clear, though the thesis statement is not specific enough and the concluding paragraph can be improved. Look through the list of problems with Mechanics too. Finally, do not forget about proper referencing.

      Content: 5
      Organisation: 4.5
      Mechanics: 4
      Language: 4.5


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