Which of the words in the following sentence can be eliminated without changing the meaning

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?

Vonnegut says that he can't visit the school because the story is called make your soul grow

Charles darwin time connective and dates