Semrau makes the point of his essay clear when he says “Please consider joining me.” The way Semrau keeps information from the reader definitely helps the intent of the essay. His intent is to persuade the reader to consider giving their body as a cadaver once they die. Semrau begins by discussing what it means to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Then he tells about his life and the different jobs he has worked. Only near the end of the article does he reveal his point. I think this method is very effective because it makes the reader curious where he is going by giving all this information that appears random. Then he starts talking about how he plans to go to go to Harvard’s Medical School and the reader most likely wonders how he would get in at such an old age. At this point, Semrau finally reveals his purpose for writing the article and all the previous topics make sense. In the beginning of the article Semrau says he likes to focus on the reuse part of going green. Then, after he reveals that he plans to give up his corpse for studying purposes, it makes sense why reuse applies the most to him.
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