By giving the reader a wider and broader sense of recognition of such object, person, emotion, you name it. for example: the dog walked past me towards its owner. or The beautiful brown labrador flounced past me towards its loving owner.
It gives you more detailed information making the reading material more interesting, keeping the reader's attention. It contributes to the mood depending on what you say and how you say it. for example: The solemn gray skies. The gorgeous sparkling lights.
Jack London's opinion of surfing was determination and hard work because he did not give up on his efforts of surfing and got better and better. It is a hard sport to get good at and Jack kept trying.
This quote is trying to pass across a message that prove hate books now because of fear of knowledge which would lead to the downfall of mankind. It states that people would rather thrive in illusion fantasy by likening it to flowers living on flowers instead knowing the underlying factor behind the existence of the flower. People choosing to see the world the way they want it instead of seeing it the way it is.
A decimal outline is an outline that uses notations such as 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3. The second outline is Roman numerals while the third is Letter notation.