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1. Why is the student angry when he first reads the ad? Why does he respond to it? Explain his state of mind when he first approaches the teacher and how this attitude shifts.

2. Explain the following definitions: a.) leavers and takers b.) culture, story, to enact

3. Why does the the student resist the idea that his account of creation is a myth? Compare the taker story to the jellyfish's story. Why does Ishmael tell the story?

5. Explain the premise of the taker story that "the world was made for man, and he was meant ot rule and conquer it." Why does Ishmael find this premise problematic?