Read Edward Corsi's quotation from the book Immigrant Kids by Russell Freedman. 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 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. How does this quotation add credibility to Freedman's statement that the immigrants believed that in America life would be better? It comes from a mother who clustered with her children on a boat. It comes from a writer who authored books about the American dream. It comes from an immigrant who called America the land of his dreams. It comes from a teacher who studied immigrants in American history.

This quotation adds credibility to Freedman's statement that the immigrants believed life in America would be better because:

C. It comes from an immigrant who called America the land of his dreams.

Explanation:

The quotation we are analyzing here serves to support Freedman's statement, giving it trustworthiness. According to Freedman, immigrants saw America as the place for a fresh start, where life could be better than before, than it was where they came from. What better way to support that statement than by quoting an immigrant? Edward Corsi's quotation confirms Freedman's statement. He and his family, upon arriving in New York in 1907, where excited about this "miraculous land of our dreams."

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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yes

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"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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