Kim found it increasingly frustrating to talk to her 76-year-old uncle about her life because she found herself having to make connections between each and every detail to help him understand what she was telling him, an indication that his was beginning to fail.

11. what characteristic was shared by all the important scientists of the scientific revolution? the importance of challenging authority at all times in the pursuit of truth. truth is only achievable through a process of inquiry and observation. the belief that traditional methods of inquiry and discovery were correct, but needed greater accuracy. the belief that the ancient philosophers were correct in their original observations of the laws of nature.