The article is “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” From Ted Chiang in the book call “Exhalation” Please MAKE SURE that you read this before When writing your responses to these questions, be as thoughtful and specific as possible—this is the place to allow reflection and begin to develop ideas for your Essay 2: Literature and Life Analysis. Doing so will greatly aid your writing of Essay 2 and provide you with material for its successful development and support. a) Why do you want to write about this text? [at least 1 paragraph] b) What about your life experience do you want to analyze? [at least 1 paragraph] c) Write at least 5 conceptual questions that address the text. d) What is the specific topic you will analyze? e) Write a 1 sentence potential thesis that makes an original and specific argument about the text and your life experience. f) Record at least 4 quotes from the text (with page numbers) that you will examine to support and develop your analysis. g) What are at least 2 potential outside sources that you will use to develop your analysis? (list and include links—these sources can be “academic” or “non-traditional”–publications, artworks, music, film clips—there many possibilities for sources to support your analysis in this essay)