What Seems To Be The Central Problem Or Question Of Your Primary Text

1. What seems to be the central problem or question of your primary text?

The central problem in Kingsolver’s essay, “A Fist in the Eye of God,” is that scientists believe that the natural world evolved according to Darwin’s theory of evolution, whereas some scientists believe that God is responsible in creating the world.

2. What is the provisional claim the essayist makes in response to their question or problem? In other words, what is the essay’s idea?

According to Barbara Kingsolver, she believes that Darwin’s theory of evolution is crucial in understanding on how animals and people came to exist. Therefore, she believes Darwin’s theory should be taught at schools even though many religious groups are against his claims.

3. Identify

Identify your key ancillary text. How does this text help to answer the problem or question posed by the first text in a new and different way? That is, how does it address the limitation of the idea from your primary reckoning text?

According to Cole’s essay, “A Matter of Scale,” she mentions that humans should be aware of the small and extraordinary objects that make up the biosphere. After analyzing the characteristics of animals, it can be concluded that traits were passed down from one generation to the next. She concludes that there is variation among organisms which is stated in Darwin’s theory of evolution.

5. Identify a different ancillary text. How does this ancillary text do one or more of the following: a)address a limitation of your first ancillary text, b) address a different limitation of your primary text, c)mediate between the ideas in your first ancillary text and your primary text, d) demonstrate the stakes/value of some aspect of your primary

As a result, many scientists with a religious faith believe that God is responsible in creating the world. This article mentions that scientific people disagree with Darwin’s theory of evolution, whereas the third ancillary text, “Religious Groups’ Views on Evolution” mentions that Buddhists have no conflict between their religious teaching and evolutionary theory. They believe in some aspects of Darwin’s theory such as “the notion that all life is impermanent.”

6. What work remains to be done? Have you considered additional ancillary texts to help you?

An additional ancillary source is “Evolution and Religion Can Coexist.” This article explains that religion and science are able to balance each other in principles or theories. The author states, “Religion is about ethics, or what you should do, while science is about what’s true. Those are different things, but of course what you should do is greatly determined by what’s true.”

7. What’s your idea? How are you speaking to the problem, question, or tension developing out of the primary essay’s idea or the conversation developing around their