PLZ HELP!1!1!1!1 How could this excerpt from an essay best to be revised to clarify the meaning and enhance style?

The development of new inventions in the field of space travel seemed rapid. how does the word rapid function in a sentence?

Read this passage. my career in journalism has taught me the challenges of capturing sporting events, yet gregor powell's descriptions are flawless. powell is a gold-medal paralympic swimmer, but his memoir proves that his true strength is the power of his insights. what feature distinguishes this passage as a foreword?

Seven pleiades entranced in heaven, form in the deep another seven: endymion nodding from above sees in the sea a second love. how do the ideas in the excerpt compare to poe’s ideas in "the poetic principle"? this celebration of love offers the “lessons of truth” that poe encourages. this scientific reference relates to the “precepts of duty” that poe praises. this reflection of the night sky offers a “contemplation of the beautiful” that poe encourages. this image of heaven encourages the “incitements of passion” that poe praises.