Let's be careful with this question, because we cannot simply interpret the adjective "prevailing" in its original sense. Prevailing, by itself, refers to something existing at a particular time, or something that is influential. However, when referring to winds, prevailing has a more specific meaning.<u> A prevailing wind is a wind in a certain area or region of our planet that blows predominantly from a particular direction. </u>This type of wind can be permanent in some places while, in others, it may take place during a certain period of the year. <u>Therefore, the word prevailing in the excerpt suggests that the wind that allowed Magellan's ships to sail with fewer crew members was constantly blowing from a particular direction. That would probably have made sailing easier and faster than usual.</u>
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, William Faulkner insists that great writing must focus on "universal truths" and ___something_______. the question of whether the writer is even necessary to society the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself the distinct and temporary issues confronting the current generation the essential fear of death that all people carry inside themselves
