Gene Cernan's Argument Analysis

For my example of a powerful evaluation argument, I chose the recently deceased, Eugene "Gene" Cernan (1934-2017). The website states that Gene was a former NASA astronaut who remains the last human being to date to set foot on the surface of the moon. The website goes on to talk about how Gene first went to space as a crew member aboard the Gemini 9A. On this mission particular mission, he became the second American, and third person ever, to exit his spacecraft while in orbit-what is most commonly known as a spacewalk. It was a risky endeavor: NASA was still working out how to outfit and astronaut for walking in space, and Gene found that his suit quickly became stiff and immobile. It goes on further to discuss how he was only one of two …show more content…
"At first glance, quantitative evaluations seem to hold all the cards, especially in a society as enamored of science and technology as our own is" (Lunsford, Ruszkiewicz 215). The website goes on to list how many times Gene has been to the moon and how he was one of the FIRST people to walk on the moon. It also states that he was the LAST man to walk on the moon. "Making judgements should be easy if all it involves is measuring and counting-and in some cases, that's the way things work out" (Lunsford, Ruszkiewicz 215).

I believe that Gene Cernan should be respected and admired because he was an innovator and one of a select few that got to experience something so magical. He walked on the moon! He gathered information about our solar system and brought it back to our planet so that it could be studied and we could get a better understanding. Some kids want to grow up to be astronauts. Gene actually stuck by his dream. I think that he was a pretty amazing person that got to live a very interesting and exciting life, that just so happened to make a