With all the problems we face here on our own planet, there has been much debate over whether we should continue to explore outer space. Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not we shoul continue to explore outer space. Your essay must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the "Space Exploration" passage

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?