Read the excerpt from "My Lord Bag of Rice.” Hidesato felt very sorry for the Dragon King on hearing his story, and readily promised to do what he could to help him. The warrior asked where the centipede lived, so that he might attack the creature at once.

What lesson does this excerpt reflect?

Helping others is always worth the risk.
It is important to be generous with others.
A person with enemies should not be trusted.
Some people cannot help themselves.

Below is a description of a resource that you're considering using for a research paper. as you read the description, keep in mind what you've learned about historical thinking skills and use those skills in evaluating whether or not to use the source.

Which of the following is an example of proximodistal pattern of growth? (a) abbey learning to sit first before learning to stand or crawl (b) alex learning to move his eyes before learning his first words (c) colin learning to stare at moving objects before trying to touch them with his hands (d) polly learning to grab the objects with her whole hands before learning to pick them up with her fingers

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?