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The Double Helix by James D. Watson...?
I need to write a persuasive essay on The Double Helix by James D. Watson. I have to pick a topic from the book, and write about my opinion. I have not finished reading the book; however, so far I have not found anything that is a potential topic.
If you don't understand what I am asking for, here's an example: another book I could have chosen for my class is The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. If I wrote my essay on that book, the obvious topic would be to argue for or against evolution.
So I need a topic that I can argue, that pertains to The Double Helix.
Any ideas are welcomed. Thank you!
I had thought about the issue on Rosalind Franklin. I wasn't sure if I would be able to find enough things to support my arguement, but I'll look more into that.
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
That book was very intruiging, I just read it this year. The most prevalent and reknown argument you could make would be the unfair treatment of Rosalind Franklin, by far. Watson portrays her as a cruel woman; when she was just doing her job and not letting any other tell her she couldn't. She inspires many women, including myself. Not only would this topic be easy to write, but inspiring as well.
- 5 years ago
Perhaps you should write something about Watson's recent very racist statements to the British press...I would contrast his statements with what is known about DNA (ie race does not exist). Another option would be to write about contributions to the advancement of DNA from a particular female researcher at Cambridge who got no credit despite laying the entire foundation. A final idea is write something on the concept of "beauty" in biology. As you know from they (VERY SHORT) book, Watson and Crick were obsessed with the idea that DNA, the building block of humanity, had to have a beautiful structure and the double helix gave them that. This can be compaired with ancent greek and renaissance ideas of beauty in the human form and in nature.
- KoosherLv 51 decade ago
Some people have argued that Watson and Crick took Rosalind Franklin's work without proper permission. Maybe you can look into that. Also, ever notice that she was the only one who didn't get a Nobel prize??? You can write about how she got stiffed.
