Which of these sentences, taken from a personal narrative about christopher columbus, most needs to be revised to make it more formal? a) this idea - this human condition - has existed for thousands of years and seems almost universal. b) in the same way, we tend to develop a history for ourselves in which we always view ourselves in a positive light. c) after a short stop at the canary islands to resupply and make minor repairs, the ships set out across the atlantic. d) most people figured that columbus discovered america, made friends with the indians, and then told everyone else about this land.

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.