Answer:
The context clue in this passage has to do with the mention of the cardinal directions. The narrator mentions that it is difficult to calculate the east and west positions which we read at the end are longitude.
Explanation:
The passage then says that it is easy to calculate latitude by using the position of the sun above the horizon at midday. The passage goes on to clarify that this is the distance north or south of the equator.
It supports the idea that people move too quickly and forget to experience the present moment.
The correct answer is cause/effect.
Cause and effect is the principle of causality establishing <em>one event or action</em> <em>as the direct result of another</em>.
One event causes another to happen. A cause creates an effect.
Because I went to Washington (cause) and I visited many monuments and museums, I now have new insight into the history of the United States (effect).
The insight I have now (effect) happened because I went to Washington (cause).
The narrator says of Clifford, "fate has no happiness in store for you" other than what he currently enjoys, so he should appreciate it
A. affect
Affect can sometimes be a noun, but it is mostly used as a verb that describes some sort of change or difference.
On the other hand, the word effect is not an action nor verb; it is a noun that refers to the result of a cause.