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The voyage was an ordeal, but it was worth it. They were on their way to America. The great majority of immigrants landed in New York City, at America’s busiest port. They never forgot their first glimpse of the Statue of Liberty. Edward Corsi, who later became United States Commissioner of Immigration, was a ten-year-old Italian immigrant when he sailed into New York harbor in 1907: My first impressions of the New World will always remain etched in my memory, particularly that hazy October morning when I first saw Ellis Island. The steamer Florida, fourteen days out of Naples, filled to capacity with 1600 natives of Italy, had weathered one of the worst storms in our captain’s memory; and glad we were, both children and grown-ups, to leave the open sea and come at last through the Narrows into the Bay.

My mother, my stepfather, my brother Giuseppe, and my two sisters, Liberta and Helvetia, all of us together, happy that we had come through the storm safely, clustered on the foredeck for fear of separation and looked with wonder on this miraculous land of our dreams.

Which line from the excerpt is an example of a quotation?
A. The voyage was an ordeal, but it was worth it.
B. They were on their way to America.
C. The steamer Florida, fourteen days out of Naples, filled to capacity with 1600 natives of Italy, had weathered one of the worst storms in our captain’s memory . . .
D. The great majority of immigrants landed in New York City, at America’s busiest port. They never forgot their first glimpse of the Statue of Liberty.

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When looking at the excerpt, it can basically be broken down into two parts: an introduction/background prefacing a quotation and the quotation. The introduction/background is solely in third person and is where readers are acquainted with things. A quotation consists of the original words spoken by a person and is usually indicated by the use of first person. The quotation begins when the use of first person begins, which is where Edward Corsi begins telling of his trip. Of the possible responses, items “A,” “B,” and “D” are all in third person. Item “C” is in first person is not providing any background to acquaint readers with things, but is where Edward Corsi is telling about his journey. Thus, item “C” is the best response: “The steamer Florida, fourteen days out of Naples, filled to capacity with 1600 natives of Italy, had weathered one of the worst storms in our captain’s memory…”




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Answer:

The author writes that the ordeal of the voyage was worth it. He develops this idea by including a quotation that tells what the voyage was like and how immigrants felt about arriving to the US. The quotation gives credibility to the author's idea and makes the text stronger because it is from an immigrant who had firsthand experience making the voyage and arriving in the states.

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