THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN

THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN

              "The Six Million Dollar Man" is a memorable essay written by Harold J. Morowitz, who is also a scientist. In this essay, he tries to make the specialized knowledge of science clear and engaging to non-specialist. Through this essay, the author reveals the complexity of the human body and amazing aspects of its creation. He seems to suggest that the human being is priceless.

               He makes us draw a philosophical conclusion in the infinite preciousness of each person. The explanations given to have such conclusion are highly convincing. The author moves step by step, preparing the readers for the grand philosophical conclusion. He shifts his subject. He starts the essay by talking about the human body and ends up by talking about the human being.

              The essay begins with a greeting sent to him by his daughter and son-in-law. It is found to have a caption with the information about the worth of the human body according to biochemists. The author becomes eager to read that its worth is only 97 cents. In order to verify the truth, he lists all the ingredients of the human body such as hemoglobin, human DNA etc. with the prices per gram.