The attitude of the author
Answer: The first hot air balloon flight 19 September 1783
Explanation: The first 'aerostatic' flight in history was an experiment carried out by the Montgolfier brothers at Versailles in 1783. At long last, man could leave the surface of the earth below.
A dead deer in the middle of the road
To me it means: Every choose you make, reflects on what take of person you are. Depending on what decisions you make in life it can either reflect poorly or good on your character. Your character is how other people will see you throughout this world and decided your reputation. Since “life is a matter of choices” like it states, you can choose how people view you through the decisions you make in life.
(sorry i couldn’t make it two paragraphs because I didn’t want to be repetitive but you can elaborate on my interpretation)
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