What does the root in retentive mean?

to place
to send
* to hold
to write

the correct answer is c. he speculates on what might happen at given points in the future in a world without people. alan h. weisman is an american author, professor, and journalist. authors organize their information with a purpose. they present their ideas in an organized way. this is called text structure. weisman uses text structure so as to improve overall comprehension and to prove his points.

what does the author mean by "many journeys" in this excerpt?

government intervention

multiple truths

individual stories

historical monuments