The answer is
Passed directly through the foil undeflected
Most of them did anyway
I hope I helped
Answer is effort
You won’t achieve anything with inactivity
Hesitation might force you to change goals
Success is accomplishing your goals
California
The clues from the text are "one state south" and "sea side". There are only a few states one state south of Oregon: Nevada and California. Nevada is landlocked which means it does not have any access to the ocean. Therefore, your answer must be California. California's entire Western border is on the ocean.
Unrealistic and impractical