Read this passage. Write one paragraph reflecting on how the author’s use of a quotation makes the informational text stronger. The voyage was an ordeal, but it was worth it. They were on their way to America.

Edward Corsi, [ . . .] was a ten-year-old Italian immigrant when he sailed into New York harbor in 1907:

"My mother, my stepfather, my brother Giuseppe, and my two sisters, Liberta and Helvetia, all of us together, happy that we had come through the storm safely, clustered on the foredeck for fear of separation and looked with wonder on this miraculous land of our dreams."

Mr. pontellier did not attend these soirée musicales. he considered them bourgeois, and found more diversion at the club. to madame ratignolle he said the music dispensed at her soirées was too "heavy," too far beyond his untrained comprehension. his excuse flattered her. but she disapproved of mr. pontellier's club, and she was frank enough to tell edna so. which statement best describes the point of view in the excerpt? the third-person point of view is voiced by an objective character in the story. the third-person point of view is voiced by a subjective character in the story. the third-person point of view is an omniscient observer. the third-person point of view is an observer with limited omniscience.

What do the sketches of 9/11 victims in "portraits of grief" achieve?

What does sals tendency to flinch when someone touches her suggest about her character: walk two moons