Analyzing Individuals, Ideas, or Events in Informational Texts - Quiz - Level H
What point is the author trying to make by putting the
different types of travel into these categories?
Travel time has changed a lot over
the years, but people still have
options for getting from point A to
allows travelers
to get
someplace fast
allows travelers
to take
their time
point B.
Most people now prefer to travel
quickly and not take too much time
getting from point A to point B.
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air travel
car travel
Most people still prefer to take
their time travelling when it comes
to getting from point A to point B.
information
superhighway
train travel
Travel time has changed a lot over
the years, and people stopped
getting from point A to point B like
they used to.

The author tries to contextualize the changing pace of travel and what it has meant for travelling from a point to another.

Explanation:

The writer argues that because the people take less time to reach from point A to point B they actually have proportionally more time to stay or explore point B which was not a luxury provided before.

At the same time it sort of laments the impatience of this generation as we are so used to minimal travel times.

The older days had journeys usually lasting longer than the visit to a place itself with months and months spent on either a ship or a caravan.

This is not the case anymore and the journey has not remained meaningful. It is now literally just getting from point A to point B.

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the articles of confederation only set up the continental congress at the federal level. there were no executive or judicial branches except within the states. the states were allowed to keep every right that was not specifically given to congress. the bonding of the states was through a 'firm league of friendship' that best served as a defense agreement against invasion. states were not allowed to use taxes as a way to discourage treaties, and states were extremely limited in their dealings with foreign nations.

not many historians today talk about the strengths of the articles of confederation, likely because of how unpopular the document quickly became. the articles did set the legislative body, congress, as the highest power in the nation because of the fear of monarchy. congress had the sole power to declare war, assign treaties, entertain foreign relations, and operate post offices. disputes between states and territorial issues were to be brought to congress. the document also stipulated that canada was allowed to enter the union if they desired.

there were more weaknesses than strengths under the articles of confederation. the lack of power given to the continental congress strangled the federal government. the articles gave congress the power to pass laws but no power to enforce those laws. if a state did not support a federal law, that state could simply ignore it. congress had no power to levy taxes or regulate trade. without a federal court system or executive leader, there would be no way to enforce these laws, either. amending the articles of confederation would also require a unanimous decision, which would be extremely difficult.