What is the symbolic meaning of the ladder in Birkert's essay "ladder"

Look up the information for as many of these sources aspossible and write the works cited entry for each one. (you may make up dates and editions where necessary for the purposes of this exercise.)1. mark twain’s  the mysterious stranger2. a dictionary entry for the word  castigation  from  merriam-webster  (any edition)3. an article in  cosmopolitan  magazine by jennifer grant called “all you need to know”4. an encyclopedia entry for the name “geraldine ferraro” from  world book encyclopedia5. a website article titled “welcome to oz” with no listed author or publisher and no corporate affiliation

What is most likely the speaker's intent in this excerpt from the speech "solitude of self" by elizabeth cady stanton?

Based on the map, which city will marco polo describe after kalhat if he continues northwest across the arabian sea? hormuz dhofar socotra venice