Characters
He is the author and main character of When Breath Becomes Air
Who is Paul Kalanithi
a hospital room or area staffed and equipped for the reception and treatment of persons with conditions (as illness or trauma) requiring immediate medical care.
Where is the ER?
a teaching under Confucian Philosophy
What is the obligation of Li
the author of the next book we are reading
who is ken mogi
She first appeared very adamant to Paul in the beginning, but soon grew to accept his condition and write the epilogue
Who is Lucy Kalanithi
The state in the US where Paul grew up in
Where is Arizona?
a corpse.
What is a cadaver?
equivalent to recognziing and acting upon unchosen obligations
What is trustworthiness
Ken Mogi's profession
what is a neuroscientist
Paul's Oncologist
who is emma hayward
The US state where Paul and Lucy moved to study in medical school
Where is California?
a forecast of the likely course of a disease or ailment.
What is a prognosis
The scale of which a person's virtue is measured
What is Piety
this was written in Ken Mogi's blog
What is "to solve the so-called mind-brain problem.“
A cardiologist and a devout Christian. At first Paul is hesitant to emulate this person
Paul's father
The city where Lucy decided not to join Paul for his vacation because she initially thought they both want different things in life. she later changed her mind when Paul came back to her
Where is New York City
Electromagnetic radiation of high energy and very short wavelength (between ultraviloet light and gamma rays)
What is an x-ray
ancient chinese philsoophy that recognizes the harmony between opposing forces
What is Yin and Yang
The complete name of the book we shall be reading
What is Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
A general surgery resident at Stanford who is a few years senior to Paul. The two become friends as they work traumas together, creating inside jokes about patients’ prognoses.
who is Jeff
the german translation is Krakenhaus
Hospital
One major category of the medical discipline specifically devoted for cancer
What is chemotherapy
a Chinese military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Eastern Zhou period
Who is Sun Tzu
What is Ikigai?