Read the passage. I say, then, that the years [of the era] . . . had attained to the number of one thousand three hundred and forty-eight, when into the notable city of Florence . . . there came the death-dealing pestilence, which . . . had some years before appeared in the parts of the East and . . . had now unhappily spread towards the West.

–Decameron,
Giovanni Boccaccio

Which is the best example of a paraphrase of this passage?

What is the first half of church mass called?

Which example define natural rights ?

Why does c. wright mills identify critical thinking as one of the most important criteria for the development of intellectual craftsmanship? why is constantly being aware of the biased nature of your reactions and interactions (what c. wright mills calls self-reflexive) key to the development of that critical thinking? finally, why is keeping a file important, how can it lean to intellectual curiosity which can foster critical thinking and to develop a keen analytical mind?