Body of Work #1

Coments

1. "Life truths seem to contradict eachother." is an intense statement.
2. The author says that to learn how to heal the living the secrets lie in the dead.
3. Many find dead bodies repulsive and sad but she finds them interesting.
4. Bodies may be dead but are full of lifes' secrets.
5. sometimes before you find the career that best suits you, you have several unrelated carreers.

Questions

1. Did the author's love for english arts inspire her to write this book?
2. When did sh e relize that was the feild she wanted to pursue?
3. Does her family's sicknesses compell her to keep going?
4. Do most people in the medical field remember thier first body they exam?

Vocabulary

1. mutants- something that has mutated
2. superflous- more than nessasary
3. hues- colors

Literary terms

1. "... legs spread out like a snow angle." similie
2. "... as if gravity were a law..." similie

Overview

1. This chapter begins to explain why the author decided to become a doctor.