. I believe the primary rhetorical mode for this essay is expository. As I previously discussed in question two, Onstad gives us an overview, dating back to the early 1980’s, of the progression of unearthing celebrities. Some of Onstad’s examples include Elvis Presley, Fred Astaire, Michael Jackson, and Marilyn Monroe, who have all been regenerated with the use of technology, for our financial or emotional gain. Onstad also provides an example of the profitability of reanimation, as she did with regard to Michael Jackson – for the estate of, or rights holder, not the artist of course. In this example, Onstad refers to a list published in Forbes magazine in 2011 declaring Michael Jackson the top dead celebrity earner, raking in $275-million
