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November 8, 2013
For out non-fiction unit, I decided to read the book Cloning by Lila Perl. I had previously known a little about cloning, and had thought from the start that it was a bad idea. I knew that this would provide information on both sides, but I really learned a lot. My opinion on this debate has not changed, but it has a lot of good information that could provide an argument for either side. I would suggest this book for anyone who is looking for a new topic, or if there is a topic for them that they would like to do further research on. This is a good read, and tells the reader a lot of facts in a short space.
I still side with the fact that cloning should never happen, with people or with animals, because it is a waste of money. One thing that I had not thought of that was in the book was the fact that more humans = more resources. We would need more food, water (which we are already short on), more place for shelter, more everything. I honestly don’t see a point in cloning someone to look exactly like you because they won’t act the same. In addition, the population growth is going through the roof and creating more people wouldn’t do anything. One thing on the opposing side that this book taught me about was the fact that these cloned people could be used to donate things such as blood, hearts, and other major organs. The flaw that I though found with this is that the cloned person will already be a human, and it would be like picking someone off of the street and forcing them to give you their kidneys or blood.
I liked the fact that this book was not biased. Most debate books like this strongly agree to one side. Thankfully for me, this one didn’t. I don’t like books that are all persuasive in their debate because then I don’t know anything on the other side of the story. This was a good way to organize the book: some parts of pros with flaws, and some parts as cons with flaws. This book is similar to Unexplained by Judy Allen. That book was just informational but unlike that one, this was more of a debate. Unexplained sort of left you wondering questions and provided you with a lot of examples of things that would leave you unexplained.
The problem is that there is a debate going on about whether or not cloning should go on anywhere in the world. Like I stated above, I strongly disagree with the idea of cloning and think it shouldn’t even be up for a debate. The cause is that there are companies in the world that pretend that they have cloned people, and it makes the idea of cloning actually seem possible. If cloning even were possible (I’m not saying it is or isn’t) then these companies would target some types of people. I read in an article about pet cloning that the companies that want to have pet cloning (and who clone the pets) normally target people who are animal lovers. I think these human cloning places would be for people who had recently lost a loved one and was mourning over their death. The person would do anything to get them back and even pay hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) to clone them. The issue with this is that they might not even look the same or act the same. (I read about this in an article that told that a dog came out green instead of black and white, and another dog that was shy, and is now ferocious.)
I would recommend this book because it can tell you a lot, in a short amount of time. There are many different parts to this book that are very interesting. If you are looking for a non-fiction book to read, whether it’s just a one-time thing or going deep into a topic, I would choose this. This topic could be easily debated and each side shows a good argument. The best part in my opinion was that the author didn’t choose one side. She seemed dead in the middle of cloning being good, or being bad. This book shows the good, the bad, and the ugly of cloning.
I still side with the fact that cloning should never happen, with people or with animals, because it is a waste of money. One thing that I had not thought of that was in the book was the fact that more humans = more resources. We would need more food, water (which we are already short on), more place for shelter, more everything. I honestly don’t see a point in cloning someone to look exactly like you because they won’t act the same. In addition, the population growth is going through the roof and creating more people wouldn’t do anything. One thing on the opposing side that this book taught me about was the fact that these cloned people could be used to donate things such as blood, hearts, and other major organs. The flaw that I though found with this is that the cloned person will already be a human, and it would be like picking someone off of the street and forcing them to give you their kidneys or blood.
I liked the fact that this book was not biased. Most debate books like this strongly agree to one side. Thankfully for me, this one didn’t. I don’t like books that are all persuasive in their debate because then I don’t know anything on the other side of the story. This was a good way to organize the book: some parts of pros with flaws, and some parts as cons with flaws. This book is similar to Unexplained by Judy Allen. That book was just informational but unlike that one, this was more of a debate. Unexplained sort of left you wondering questions and provided you with a lot of examples of things that would leave you unexplained.
The problem is that there is a debate going on about whether or not cloning should go on anywhere in the world. Like I stated above, I strongly disagree with the idea of cloning and think it shouldn’t even be up for a debate. The cause is that there are companies in the world that pretend that they have cloned people, and it makes the idea of cloning actually seem possible. If cloning even were possible (I’m not saying it is or isn’t) then these companies would target some types of people. I read in an article about pet cloning that the companies that want to have pet cloning (and who clone the pets) normally target people who are animal lovers. I think these human cloning places would be for people who had recently lost a loved one and was mourning over their death. The person would do anything to get them back and even pay hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) to clone them. The issue with this is that they might not even look the same or act the same. (I read about this in an article that told that a dog came out green instead of black and white, and another dog that was shy, and is now ferocious.)
I would recommend this book because it can tell you a lot, in a short amount of time. There are many different parts to this book that are very interesting. If you are looking for a non-fiction book to read, whether it’s just a one-time thing or going deep into a topic, I would choose this. This topic could be easily debated and each side shows a good argument. The best part in my opinion was that the author didn’t choose one side. She seemed dead in the middle of cloning being good, or being bad. This book shows the good, the bad, and the ugly of cloning.
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