Question

1 when world war ii veteran earl shaffer began hiking the appalachian trail at at mount oglethorpe in georgia in april 1948, his intent was therapeutic: he wanted to \walk the army out of his system.\ he finished at mount katahdin in maine 124 days later, the first person to walk the whole 2,181 miles of the at in one season. he wrote, \i almost wished that the trail really was endless, that no one could ever hike its length.\ to hike the entire trail usually takes a commitment of five to seven months, and some do it over and over again. 2 benton mackaye, the man known as the founder of the appalachian trail, understood the emotional pull of the wilderness. he said his own inspiration for the at came to him \at the end of a hike to the peak of vermonts stratton mountain in july 1900,\ wrote brian b. king. \climbing to the top of a tree for better views, mackaye wrote, i felt as if atop the world, with a sort of planetary feeling.... would a footpath someday reach far-southern peaks from where i was then perched?\ 3 at another peak, in new hampshires white mountains, sits summit house, about 2,000 feet above sea level, and the in which two ways does the structure of the passage influence the authors exposition about the founder of the appalachian trail? the author opens by addressing mackayes accomplishment in founding the appalachian trail. the author describes mackayes inspiration and ideas for creating the appalachian trail. the author concludes by highlighting the importance of the history of the appalachian trail. the author sequences events to show the development of plans for the appalachian trail. the author structures the text by theme to show the symbolic nature of the appalachian trail.

Explanation:

• The passage first talks about Earl Shaffer, then in paragraph 2, it focuses on Benton MacKaye. It describes his inspiration (the hike to Stratton Mountain in 1900 and his feeling of being atop the world) and his ideas (the thought of a footpath reaching far - southern peaks).
• The events are sequenced. First, there is the story of Earl Shaffer in 1948, then going back to Benton MacKaye's inspiration in 1900. This sequencing shows the development of the Appalachian Trail concept (from MacKaye's initial inspiration to Shaffer's actual through - hike).

Answer:

• The author describes MacKaye's inspiration and ideas for creating the Appalachian Trail.
• The author sequences events to show the development of plans for the Appalachian Trail.