It's All About The Three R's: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

Waldemar R. Semrau's point of the article is revealed in 

"Reuse provides maximum function for given material and energy input."

 In this article Semrau compares the saying "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" with his career choices during his lifetime.  Semrau's technique for writing leaves out the facts about himself that would turn this into more a biography than that of an article.  The facts about his life are necessary to get his point across but great details about them are not.  He illustrates himself as a young child aspiring to be a surgeon. This strategy of using childhood dreams allows many readers to relate to him and the article.  It grasps the reader’s attention into the article. But like many, he abandons that dream and does what he needs to survive in the real world. He becomes an engineer; after many years and close to retirement he decides to make some changes in his life.  He knows that his death is approaching so he decides to reuse his talents in another way. Just like recycling can turn a pop-can into something else. He knows that by doing so he can also give back to the earth and those living here. He may be able to help someone in his life. So he decides to try and fulfill his childhood fantasies to be a surgeon.