Rukeyser seems to be making a political statement about "devices"people use and how wars in distant lands lead to indifference. What do you think she would say about technology in the 21st century? Do you think modern devices bring people closer together, or do they increase the distance in finding each other? Answer both question in an essay of at least 200-300 words and support your opinion with ideas from "Poem,"personal experience, or your studies.

the apollo program, also known as project apollo, was the third united states human spaceflight program carried out by the national aeronautics and space administration (nasa), which succeeded in landing the first humans on the moon from 1969 to 1972.

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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.