I am going to write my essay based on the episode, “Some Assembly Required”, from the series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The episode creates a parallel scene to that of Frankenstein which brings modern scientific boundaries to question. I want to research professional opinions on creating life as well as reanimating corpses. I also want to research whether or not it is possible to reassemble and rejuvenate a body to life. I hope to find good arguments for both sides. What crosses the line? Is it wrong for a human being to create artificial life? When has science gone too far? Is it beneficial or immoral? Is grave-robbing wrong and immoral, or is it in the name of science and a key factor to one day possibly helping people? Is creating unnatural life ok? Is it fair to that creature? Is it decent to bring something into this world without the same experiences as a natural born human? I want to answer these questions. I would also like to find some new interesting scientific information and discoveries. Maybe I will come across some experimental procedures. In order to do this I have dug around for some possible resources that would be reliable and trustworthy to use in my essay. Such are listed below.
Laan, Van D. "Frankenstein as Science Fiction and Fact." Thesis. Illinois State University, 2010. Frankenstein 30.4 (2010): 298-304. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 Oct. 2010.
Highet, Megan J. "Body Snatching & Grave Robbing: Bodies for Science." History & Anthropology 16.4 (2005): 415-40. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 Oct. 2010.
Rosenthal, Elisabeth. "HEALTH; Rules on Reviving the Dying Bring Undue Suffering, Doctors Contend." New York Times [New York] 4 Oct. 2007. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 Oct. 2010.
Venter, Craig J. "Unmasking the Secret of Life." BMJ: British Medical Journal 325.7367 (2006): 736. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 Oct. 2010.
"US Scientists Continue Commie Reanimation Research | Undead Report." The Undead Report. 30 Nov. 2007. Web. 08 Oct. 2010. <http://www.undeadreport.com/2007/11/us-scientists-continue-commie-reanimation-research/>.
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