Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman. Most of these immigrants were poor. Somehow they managed to scrape together enough money to pay for their passage to America. Many immigrant families arrived penniless. Others had to make the journey in stages. Often the father came first, found work, and sent for his family later.

The purpose of this excerpt is to help readers understand

the health challenges immigrants faced.
the homesickness immigrants felt.
the language confusion of immigrants.
the immigrants’ struggle to make a living.

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"The purpose of this excerpt is to help readers understand the immigrants’ struggle to make a living."

In the excerpt there are some cues to determine that immigrants faced a difficult financial time. The passage starts by mentioning that all immigrants were poor. Then, it adds that it was diffucult to get the money for a passage to America and how some of them arrived with no money.

So, based on the hints in the paragraph, we can infer that its purpose is to show the struggle of immigrants to make a living.

the hollywood film industry of 1950 was threatened on several different fronts. television broadcasting was rapidly becoming the dominant entertainment medium in the united states. the paramount anti-trust consent decree requiring separate ownership for production companies and theater chains had gone into effect on 1 january 1950. large numbers of young men and women were marrying, having children, and moving to the suburbs, which affected the viability of downtown first-run movie theaters. foreign revenues were endangered by protectionist tactics including quota systems, high taxes, and blocked funds. finally, the morality and patriotism of hollywood films and filmmakers were under attack from government, religious, and citizens' groups.

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