"Have you figured out yet that I'm going as a cadaver, an anatomical gift? Hopefully, I won't be admitted soon, but when I do go it will be a fulfillment of my childhood dream of going to med school."
Samrau's writing strategy of keeping information from his readers assists the intent of this essay. Without forthright saying that people should donate their bodies to science, Semrau successfully illustrates his point in why people should do so. He uses the idea of recycling in saying that donating your body is the right thing to do, for it will be recycled and put to good use, instead of rotting in the ground. Many people consider recycling an important part of their lives and relating it to Semrau's argument makes the idea seem very positive. I believe the intent of this essay is to inform the readers that donating to science is beneficial to everyone after death. Semrau's writing strategy of drawing in the reader with a story of how his life has gone works because many people can hopefully relate. He tells a story of the advice he was given and how it really stuck in his mind because of a childhood dream. He wittingly changes the topic of the essay by saying he is fulfilling his dream by going to medical school as a cadaver, which intrigues the reader to finish reading the article. This makes the writing strategy effective in conveying Semrau's point.
