"Great things are not accomplished By those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion."- Jack Kerouac What does the quote mean to you?

What are some historical examples to back up the quote at right?

How did Kerouac’s travels inform this view?

Who in today’s world might be considered the "Kerouac" of our age

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt

What is the effect of the haiku structure on this poem?   how does the line structure describe the subject(s)?   and how does a haiku compare to a rhyming and longer poem in terms of its effect on you as a reader?

How might a reader find tables, charts, and graphs useful