It was the official name of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Urbanization is the answer to this question
Nationalism made it very hard for people from different countries to get along. Imperialism made some countries aggressive to get the things they wanted.
Note: I haven’t read the book, I read the summary
Historical fiction is when the book is based on historic occurrences though the characters and/or their actions are made-up. “The Contest” is about the Romans and the Roman emperor, Nero. Nero was, in fact, a real person, and the majority is based on actual facts, making it a work of historical fiction.
Answer:
The paralysis that fate inflicts on man
Explanation:
This excerpt wants you imagine what the cruel reality of life and fate can do to a single man, it describes a lone, depressed, tired man that even with everything that is going on with his life at the moment, has nothing else to do than keep looking forward for the torture to end.