In the book When Breath Becomes Air, Dr. Kalanithi devotes a portion of the book to his journey from the child of devout parents to a man of science to a cancer patient re-embracing "the central values of Christianity" on his deathbed. Certainly he
is not the first person to detach from the practices of his parents nor the first doctor to decide "all
knowledge is scientific knowledge", as he put it. And of course he is not the only man to embrace religion
at the end of his life.
This appears to be an intellectual issue for him as much as a spiritual one, and he seems to
acknowledge both scientific and faith-based systems are left wanting:
Science may provide the most useful way to organize empirical, reproducible data, but its power to
do so is predicated on its inability to grasp the most central aspects of human life: hope, fear, love,
hate, beauty, envy, honor, weakness, striving, suffering, virtue. Between these core passions and
scientific theory, there will always be a gap. No system of thought can contain the fullness of human
experience.
How does one negotiate this? Is it simply belief vs. answers? Are religion and science really even at
odds? Does Dr. Kalanithi's grappling with these questions as he approaches death give them more
resonance? Can the metaphysical yearning of the quote above be satisfied by marrying science and
religion? Finding it elsewhere? Adding something else? Use specific examples from the text in your
response.

What does the author see as the main cause for why students don’t really see shakespeare as a real, flawed human being? we shouldn’t shy away from discussing our literary heroes’ flaws. if nothing else, the knowledge of their failures us appreciate what success and greatness these authors did achieve. often our hero-worship keeps us from truly seeing the complexity of a great author. thus, i would argue, nothing would be better for high school students than to take shakespeare down a peg or two. a) the fact that students never learn enough about shakespeares biography b) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s comedies while in school c) the fact that students are never assigned to read any shakespeare while in high school d) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s greatest works in school and thus never see his weaknesses

Which type of story uses animals as characters in order to illustrate a general truth about human nature?

21) this excerpt involves david, who travels with an inventor named perry. they test their experimental invention, a vehicle that burrows into the earth's crust. which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans are not always reliable guides. b) humans desire wealth and a life of ease. c) humans are drawn to explore and experiment. d) humans attempt to conquer and control nature. 22) which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans desire to control nature. b) humans are frightened by nature. c) humans are fascinated by nature. d) humans cannot understand nature. 23) 8 “what do you mean perry? ” i cried. “do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven? ” suppose the author changed section eight as listed below. 8 “perry, i have to object! ” i cried. “you don't think that we are dead, and this is heaven, do you? ” which correctly identifies the author's meaning for the word object? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word object. a) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a noun and means a goal or purpose. b) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a verb and means to express or feel disapproval. c) you would stress the first and second syllable because the word is a verb and means to modify an adjective. d) you would stress the first syllable because the word is a noun and means a thing that has a finite, physical form. 24) 2 together we stepped out to stand in silent contemplation of a landscape at once weird and beautiful. before us a low and level shore stretched down to a silent sea. as far as the eye could reach the surface of the water was dotted with countless tiny isles—some of towering, barren, granitic rock—others resplendent in gorgeous trappings of tropical vegetation, myriad starred with the magnificent splendor of vivid blooms. 3 behind us rose a dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns intermingled with the commoner types of a primeval tropical forest. huge creepers depended in great loops from tree to tree, dense under-brush overgrew a tangled mass of fallen trunks and branches. upon the outer verge we could see the same splendid coloring of countless blossoms that glorified the islands, but within the dense shadows all seemed dark and gloomy as the grave. which most completely analyzes this excerpt for a comment about life? a) beauty is kind and inviting. b) nature is evil and forbidding. c) there is no risk in following beauty. d) what appears beautiful can also be deadly.