In lines 408 - 421, Gilbert makes a decision. What is the decision, and what does this choice reveal about him as a character?

Gilbert pulled out his spyglass and looked ahead at the
fort. All the rails converged on it, but without ever meeting.
And some stretched beyond. And out there, somewhere, there
was time like space and space like time. And somewhere there
was a father on a ship that weathered a storm rather than
succumbed to it.
Gilbert turned to his friends and shook each of their hands
in turn. Neils was crying a little. Emmy gave Gilbert a friendly
punch in the shoulder and then a hug.
There was another Kalamazoo to the right, and Gilbert
was pretty sure he could easily make the leap from his car to
it. And then to the next car, and the next. And beyond, into
the infinite sideways.
If there was an answer, he’d find it there.

Why is reasoning relivant to reading and evaluate text?

Media project total score: of 100 points during the next several lessons you will create a media project about a place that is important to you, such as the place where you live. your teacher will score your assignment using the media project grading rubric. look at the rubric yourself so that you know how your assignment will be scored. you may create your project using a word processing presentation program or a slide program such as powerpoint®. include a title slide, two or three content slides, and a sources slide that contains the urls of your online sources. save the document to your computer with your name at the end of the filename (e. g., ng_ela 9-10_w_11_ga alice_jones). submit that document to your teacher for grading refer to the media project assignment document and follow the steps to complete the assignment. when you have finished, submit the assignment document to your teacher for grading.

Which if the following does the communist party do through it's party organization? select all that apply. ensures freedom of the people recruits members and leaders develops policy indoctrinates the people maintains discipline