Sometimes you have to make a decision that challenges what they believe is right, what they believe is wrong, and what they are prepared for to give up to make the decision. In the essay "Dog Lab" by Claire McCarthy, she tells a story from when she was in medical school and her professor 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 with different chemicals to see what they do to the heart. And then put the dog down. Some would say that the decision is very simple: you either experience it or you don't. But one very important thing to consider is that she was incredibly dedicated to her schoolwork. At the beginning of the essay, she tries to explain why she became so focused in school with the phrase "My studies now carried responsibilities." And she was right, if there was ever a time she needed to concentrate and focus on her studies, this would be it. But she also says ...