Sometimes you need to make a decision that calls into question what they believe is right, what they believe is wrong, and what they are willing to give up to make the decision. In the essay “Dog Lab” by Claire McCarthy, she tells a story about when she was in medical school and her teacher gave them the choice of whether or not to participate in an experiment to learn about the vascular system. This experiment involves taking a perfectly healthy dog ​​and putting it under anesthesia, cutting it open, and pumping it full of different chemicals to see what they do to the heart. And then put the dog down. Some would say the decision is very cut and dry, either you do the experiment or you don't. But one very important thing to consider is how incredibly dedicated she was to her school work, at the beginning of the essay she tries to explain why she became so focused in school with the phrase "My studying now had responsibilities". And he was right, if ever there was a time when he should have put in the effort and focus on his studies, it would have been then. But he also tells ...