The details in the sentence are most likely meant to question the need for so much paperwork at Ellis Island. judge the quality of work done by clerks and stenographers. explain why a large number of employees as necessary. express the feelings of hired clerks and stenographers.

no its not a run on sentence however i think you meant wet suits not sours also a run on sentence would be like surfers surf all winter long in southern california by using wet sours to keep them warm and the live their all year long  

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magna carta

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d. it compares the speaker reflection to a predatory bird that haunts the speaker