How does the author introduce and develop his ideas in the essay? a. he relates an anecdote from childhood and then presents statistical research examples that reinforce the impact of the anecdote. b. he states the problem that results from the growing numbers of non-book readers and then proposes a logical solution. c. he compares and contrasts his own experiences with books with those of his family to illustrate the necessity for providing people with access to books. d. he lists the causes of the decrease in adult book readers and then explains the effects on personal and social development.

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impartial means: treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.

i would say that impartial is agreeing with something, because impartial means to treat your rivals, arguments, and reasoning equally and fair. so if you rival says something, agreeing on it means you did the impartial.

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.