250,000 is 254,920 rounded to the nearest 10,000
I have not read Odysseus in a while, but this is my best guess for the answer.
After Call to Adventure: Arrogance, curiosity
After Road of Trials: Humility, patience
I hope this helps!
i think its means that because we live in a democracy we as the people have the power to abolish or create
I think it is a run on because if you add 'but' in between 'tails, but pugs' it would be a sentence