What type of bone do we find in the highlighted region:

What is one feature of this specific vertebrae?  

What type of epithelium is this?

How does Linda’s death highlight the emotional cost of the World State’s “perfect” society?

How does the setting of the hospital contribute to the tone of this passage? Analyze how specific details create contrast between the environment and John’s emotional response. Write one short, well-developed paragraph.

How do John’s word choices reflect his worldview? Write one short, well-developed paragraph.

Bonus Question: Worth 10 pts – Proposes a specific research question based on a theme, character, or event from the novel (for example, John’s rebellion, the use of soma, or the World State’s social control). Explain why this question is important or interesting. Your answer should show both critical thinking and a plan for meaningful inquiry.

After reading the foundational concept, answer the following in essay format. Be sure to write in accordance with the MLA rules of grammar and style. You do not need a heading, but should title your mini-essay. Your answer should be 2-3 paragraphs. Your essay should demonstrate critical thinking, synthesis, and evaluation, not just summary.   Few of Huxley’s predictions have proven to be perfectly accurate, yet many aspects of the Utopia of Brave New World feel uncomfortably like the world we live in today. What parallels can be found between Brave New World and America today? Write an essay that compares life as Huxley described it in the World State with life in the United States today. Include at least two of these aspects of life in your mini-essay: human life/death, love and marriage, use of drugs (including alcohol and tobacco, or technology), religion, pleasure and self-indulgence, and art(literature, film, etc.)

What is the fundamental disagreement between the two? Use at least one quote to support your claim. Write one short, well-developed paragraph.

Use the following passage as the core of the next 2 questions:  Passage: Linda’s Death Scene  “The nurse turned back to her patient.‘There, there,’ she said in a soft, professional voice. ‘You mustn’t cry. But John was crying. ‘It’s not right,’ he kept saying. ‘It’s not right.’ A group of children who had been playing in the ward came crowding round the bed. They stood watching John with expressions of interest and amusement. ‘Why is he crying?’ one of them asked. ‘Because someone’s dead,’ said another child. ‘But why should that make him cry?’ The nurse intervened briskly. ‘Don’t let them upset you,’ she said. ‘Take this.’ She held out two half-gramme tablets of soma.”