Give complete but succinct answers. It may be necessary to consult sources outside the text to completely answer a question. It may require some personal reflection and/or critical thinking to answer a question. Generally, the answers should be no more than a half-page per question. Please cite your sources from texts.
1. (5 points) What was the “Honeyed Nougat Miracle” described in Rainbows End? Why is this significant to the story?
2. (5 points) Dr. Xiu Xiang and Robert Gu are upset with the phrase “No User-Serviceable Parts Within.” Why do they find this so frustrating?
3. (points) What does Robert Gu’s struggle summarized in this quote: “That was the genius insight of this dark morning, the conclusion he had evaded every day since he was brought back from the dead: I’ve lost the music in the words” reveal about life-prolonging technologies?
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IV. Rights of Workers
4. (5 points) Give at least three reasons why everybody who wants to work may not be able to be employed.
V. Elements For A Spirituality of Work
5. (5 points) According to Pope John Paul II, describe two ways that work can be considered a spiritual activity.
V. Elements For A Spirituality of Work
6. (5 points) Explain Pope John Paul II’s reasoning behind the statement, “The Christian finds in human work a small part of the Cross of Christ and accepts it in the same spirit of redemption in which Christ accepted His Cross for us.”
