Why does the author describe the volunteer jobs of building trails and
fostering kittens?
The author wants to show how
clearing trails and fostering kittens
both take a lot of time and
but they come with big
rewards. For instance, Anna's reward
was the
she and her
fellow volunteers shared. On the other
hand, Gabby's greatest reward was

Read the opening lines of sojourner truth's speech "ain't i a woman? " well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. i think that 'twixt the negroes of the south and the women at the north, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. but what's all this here talking about? what tone do these lines convey?