Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman. Men, women, and children were packed into dark, foul-smelling compartments. They slept in narrow bunks stacked three high. They had no showers, no lounges, and no dining rooms. Food served from huge kettles was dished into dinner pails provided by the steamship company. Because steerage conditions were crowded and uncomfortable, passengers spent as much time as possible up on deck. The voyage was an ordeal, but it was worth it. They were on their way to America. What concrete detail would most improve the excerpt?information on why the voyage was an ordealinformation on why being in America was worth the ordealdetails about how many people immigrated to America by steamshipdetails about how long the voyage to America took

B

Explanation:

The first choice is already in the excerpt. Not A

Maybe the second choice. My grandparents could have answered that question.

I don't think how many people immigrated is much of a choice. What we are interested in here is how they suffered to get to America.

The length of time is of interest, but the answer in my mind, is B

a good summary is that there was a girl living in ny named nolan and was poor and the lack of waters proves here strenthghs in the times of hardships

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)