What disturbing aspects of Jonas’s society are revealed in these first few chapters? What negative effects might living in this kind of society have on people? Why do you think they don’t question the way things are and how they came to be that way?

i'm not sure what the second paragraph is but a decree is an official order issued by legal authority. find the one that best fits this definition.

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.

the advantages of studying in a large college is that you get to meet a lot more people who can you if your having issues since they are also in the same classes with you and that you can make more friends for your adult life and find valuable resources using others to you with homework and to you keep focus of why you are there