Cultural Analysis of "The Unregulated Sperm Industry"

In this blog post, I will be analyzing the cultural aspects of the New York Times article "The Unregulated Sperm Industry" by Rene Almeling.

1. My Key Words: The culture of this article is very cold and scientific, although there is emotion attached to fertility and donation.

• Sperm: A little obvious, but very central to the issue of conception and regulation.
• Donor: A person who donates human material to allow for the creation of new life.
• Fertility: The ability to conceive a child, which necessitates sperm donation.

2. I printed a copy of the article and circled the words. Sperm appeared 23 times, Donor or donors  13 times, and fertility 3 times. 

3. Thesis: The sperm and egg industry must be regulated to prevent medical, ethical, and other catastrophes. 

"Sperm and Egg" Anonymous, for Public Domain

4. Done on paper!

5. The keywords allow the author to make cultural connections between the audience and the subject of the document. For example, when the author mentions donors, she allows for an emotional connection between the audience and a donor.