"If [n-words] were supposed to have their freedom, they wouldn't be in chains. If the red man was supposed to keep hold of his land, it'd still be his. If the white man wasn't destined to take this new world, he wouldn't own it now. Here was the true Great Spirit, the divine thread connecting all human endeavor -- if you can keep it, it is yours. Your property, slave or continent. The American imperative."

"If you fight for what you want, you will get it" ..

Explanation:

Search, dream, research, have goals, project ideas, every man depending on his culture, break the rules when you want to go beyond what he has achieved, take a step forward, but do not step above anyone to achieve what that you have proposed, is a fair game, where you must achieve what you dream of without sacrificing anyone.

in at least 150 words, discuss the tone of the narrator in "i stand here ironing," and explain how it impacts the telling of the story

caminas makes the most sense here since it means to walk.