Think about the skills these two men used to make their sculptures. Do you think artistic skills or scientific skills are more important for making the sculptures? Why? Write an opinion piece in which you answer these questions. State your opinion and offer reasons supported by details from the selections. Provide a concluding sentence that restates your opinion. Remember to follow the conventions of standard English grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.