Dead line: 13 August 2019
According to "The Origin of Inspiration "reading. Look at the text, and use your own
words and ideas to answer these question below.
1. Why do you think Archimedes accepted the king's request to find the purity
of the crown? Was he motivated by the challenge, the reward, or fear of the king?
2. Have you ever tried to relax so that you could solve a problem or discover
something? What did you do? Did this work for you? Why? Why not?
3. Thomas Edison, inventor of the electric light bulb,once said, "Genius is 1%
inspiration and 99% perspiration." Do you think this is true? Why? Why not?
