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=Ishmael Assignment #6 - Due by November 19th @9pm= __//*From now on you must quote the book at least once in each of your responses... failing to do so will result in a 25% reduction of your grade for the assignment.//__

After reading pages 67-91, carefully consider these questions and respond to them.

1. Ishmael has stated that, "As the Takers see it, the gods gave man the same choice they gave Achilles: a brief life of glory or a long, uneventful life in obscurity." What do you think Ishmael meant by making this analogy? (If you dont know who Achiles is... [|www.google.com])

2. Last week we studied the Chinese idea of Yin and Yang. It preaches that one find balance in life in order to achieve harmony with the world around them. Do you believe that humans live in harmony with the world around them? Why or why not? Give specific examples...

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