Cadavers (ewww...)

1.      Semrau’s main point: “Quite simply, use what you have until it can no longer function. Then it’s time to recycle.”

2.      I think that by intentionally keeping information from readers Semrau actually helps the intent of his essay, which is to show people the importance of reusing, more specifically our bodies. If Semrau had been blunt and stated that he was going to be donating his body to the study of science after he died and wanted others to join him, I think many people would have felt very uncomfortable and would have stopped reading. Being a cadaver for a med school just isn’t something people typically do so I think it was better for him to make the reader curious as to why he liked the idea of reusing. Semrau seems to think that we should use our bodies for as long as we possibly can and then when we no longer need them, we should let others make use of them. He makes a good point: “Most of us have many things that we don’t or won’t use – things we no longer need. Whatever it is, if it has some function then someone can make use of it.” Basically, our bodies can still be useful to others, even when they’re no longer useful to us. This statement from Semrau makes a lot of sense and I think people can relate to it – I mean, everyone has reused something in their life. Conserving, reusing and recycling are now more important than ever in our world as our resources are slowly depleting. This could help people understand the importance Semrau feels about reusing our bodies. People generally reuse objects through garage sales, donations and gifts. Semrau asks: why not through science?