Writing Prompt: Nobel Prize winning geneticist Barbara McClintock once said “If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off . . . no matter what they say.” Why do you think this inner knowledge was important to McClintock in her work? What challenges you’ve encountered have required you to trust your own inner knowledge? Cite evidence from at least one text and one real-world situation in your response.

From this story and the indian saying which precedes it, what can the reader conclude about the culture in which the tale is set? a) they believe that death is always signified by pigeons flying away. b) they think that the behavior of creatures in the natural world can indicate things that will happen to people. c) they believe that honest, hard work provides relief from the ravages of the natural world. d) they think that death isn't the end, but only the beginning of a new life.