What does Victor mean when he says the happiest people are the ones who think that their own little village is actually the entire world?

What does the first line in this stanza from old ironsides by oliver wendell holmes tell the reader about the ship

Reread paragraph 4 what direct impact did the efforts of individuals like ava deer have

Read this excerpt from leah missbach day's foreword to wheels of change.bicycles have long played a role in my life. as a young woman, i rode one year-round before i had a car. but it was later in adulthood that the bicycle became more than a source of transportation for me. the bicycle actually began to truly shape the way i saw the world.what is the author's purpose for including this in the foreword?