Why does Pelligrini's quotation give credibility to Freedman's idea that the doctors at Ellis Island were greatly feared? The writer Angelo Pelligrini has recalled his own family's detention at Ellis Island: "We lived there for three days- Mother and we five children, the youngest of whom was three years old. Because of the rigorous physical examination that we had to submit to, particularly of the eyes, there was this terrible anxiety that one of us might be rejected. And if one of us was, what would the rest of the family do -Immigrant Kids, Russell Freedman Pelligrini's own family experienced physical examinations. He can recall their feelings * Pelligrini is a good storyteller. He makes it enjoyable to read about his experiences The quotation is from a writer who has written extensively The quotation is from an immigrant who knows what all immigrants felt

Read this excerpt from holes. a patrol car pulled alongside him. a policeman asked him why he was running. then he took the shoes and made a call on his radio. shortly thereafter, stanley was arrested. it turned out the sneakers had been stolen from a display at the homeless shelter. that evening rich people were going to come to the shelter and pay a hundred dollars to eat the food that the poor people ate every day for free. clyde livingston, who had once lived at the shelter when he was younger, was going to speak and sign autographs. his shoes would be auctioned, and it was expected that they would sell for over five thousand dollars. all the money would go to the homeless. why does sachar include this description of the shoes in the flashback? a.to show where the shoes came from b.to show how valuable the shoes were c.to reveal why stanley was arrested d.to give background on the homeless shelter

How does the authors discussion of sujatha baliga's own experiences with abuse and forgiveness contribute to the text

Odysseus taunts the cyclops and reveals his name, endangering the lives of his men. what does this evidence from the text reveal about odysseus?