What the excerpt is trying to convey is that, with the current generation we are so preoccupied with own self-interests. We value vanity, self and glory without considering the individuals we face as we walk, as we talk and as we engage. The passage reinstates that individuals have to get back and introspect about not their own gratifications and egotistical desires but the welfare with others, even though it is innate and inevitable that we always point to the ego.
Contrasting is to find how things are different.
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Answer:
1. The seals in the oceans are being studied by scientists.
2. Climate change is rapidly happening according to recent data.
3. The currents in the oceans become stronger around the time of a hurricane.
4. Scientists have been spotted wearing hats while recording data on the effect school has on students mental health
5. When seals preform at the zoo they often wear hats when the weather is warmer.