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Carl Sagan

Cosmos

Carl SaganNonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1980

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Why does Sagan use quotations from religious texts and other sources to begin each of his chapters? What effect do these epigraphs have on readers?

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How does Sagan’s personal experience inform his work? How is this “interstellar journey” also a personal voyage? Does this enhance his analyses or compromise them?

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How does the process of evolution affect humanity? How can humanity affect the process of evolution?

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