WPE Prompts – Writer’s Resource Lab
Essay Topic
DIRECTIONS: You will have a total of 75 minutes to respond to the topic below.
Write an analytical essay in which you express your thoughts carefully, logically, and effectively.
Be sure to respond to all parts of the assignment.
Provide examples and evidence to support your ideas.
DO NOT WRITE ON A TOPIC OTHER THAN THE ONE ASSIGNED BELOW
Human cloning has long been a controversial issue and theory that only recently became a reality. With all the media craziness surrounding the first animal clone, a sheep named Dolly, cloning has finally come into the public eye. There are many sides to human cloning, especially concerning the medical and ethical worlds. Deciphering the human genetic code promises a dramatic era of understanding, treating and preventing inherited diseases such as hemophilia and muscular dystrophy. But at the same time, advances in genetic research force us to address the social implications of being able to fundamentally alter our inner composition.
· Should researchers be allowed to tinker with our genetic codes or create copies of human beings? Take a position on the issue and provide reasons for your arguments.
· Support your answer with examples using personal experience and/or your reading.