No word choice shown but for example "go, search, roam and travel" are used to show the wide scope of the investigation of barbaric practices in the world and then "revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy" are two strong expletives that show the degree of horror of the practices of the US at least according to this author.
some are civil rights, poverty, racism, bullying, income and opportunity inequality, immigration, marriage equality, homelessness, LBGT issues, abortion, education.
The phrase "get out some paper and a pencil" is imperative since you are telling someone to do something or someone is telling you what to do.
I didn't want to take the tour bus so early but everyone else did and I didn't want to miss out on the sights, so I decided if u can't beat them, join them.
Take the main idea of the plot and explain it, and you can avoid spoiling it if you want. Only write about the most important happenings.