The answer is: They needed the nation to hear and see their story.
In the excerpt from "We Shall Not Be Moved," the strikers need publicity so that everyone can listen to their claims. For example, the text mentions they need photographs and reports from eyewitnesses while they are persecuted aggresively by criminals and the police.
What are the two answers tell us and we can answer
1. Temperatures RISE in the summer.
2. The fire REACHED the edge of the city.
3. It's BITTERLY cold outside.
4. He WARNED us to stay inside.
5. The hurricane HIT the coast. (I am like 99% sure on this one)
6. The STRONG winds caused problems. (Also like 99% sure)
7. Power LINES were on the ground.
8. The city took many years to RECOVER from the disaster.
A lesson about both courage and human dignity. Hope this helps! ;D
Folly is act of foolishness
Reprove is correcting the mistakes
Accost is approach in a challenging manner
Prattle is talking meaningless/ or foolishness
Recompense is payback
Feigned is pretend
Peevish is ill tempered
Mollification is appeasement