Why did Gerald's mother buy him a G. I. Joe in Forged by Fire?(this Question is on my Study guide. someone pls help)

Read the excerpt from “the railroad earth.” o well anyway i'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and sherman will like me some day, and anyway another day another dollar. the narrator of this excerpt can best be described as friendly.optimistic.wealthy.intelligent.

What would be a good starter sentence for writing a review over hidden figures?

Which important event occurred during the industrial and scientific revolutions