Why are means of transportation and communication called the life lines of a nation and its economy

What is meant by “eternally burning black pipes”? what is this implying about the personality of the firemen?

Need answer asap plz! in “ode to the west wind,” which image best expresses the speaker’s hopes for the west wind? a. “scatter, as from an extinguished hearth / ashes and sparks . .” b. “make me thy lyre, even as the forest is . .” c. “. . he lay, / lulled by the coil of his crystalline streams . .” d. “if i were a dead leaf thou mightest bear . .”

In the declaration of independence, thomas jefferson states that governments derive their power from