Using context clues and connotation helps us learn vocabulary. The use of context clues can help you learn definitions of words. You can do this by use of word association, or by seeing what words can replace the word. Connotation can also help you find out the definition of words. You can do this by using the way the word fits in and what it sounds like to associate it with another word or phrase.
I can only answer it by what it means, approaching darkness: it makes it more serious and mysterious
Well, it's kinda obvious. Consumerism is a word typically used for talking about the economy. What sense would it make for that word to appear in a speech supporting astronauts?
Racism has effected many people for years and years and it's only going to continue to effect them. We should be helping to prevent racism and try and make a better society because eventually we will have kids and with the society we have now our kids wouldn't thrive at all. Kids of all color and race should be able to go to school or go to the story or watch a movie without being stereotype, looked at differently, and/or discriminated against.