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31 December, 04:47

Giuseppe and I held tightly to Stepfather's hands, while Liberta and Helvetia clung to Mother. Passengers all about us were crowding against the rail. Jabbered conversations, sharp cries, laughs and cheers - a steadily rising din filled the air. Mothers and fathers lifted up babies so that they too could see, off to the left, the Statue of Liberty. - Edward Corsi, Italian Immigrant, from Immigrant Kids, Russell Freedman

Read the passage. Paraphrase the central idea.

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  1. 31 December, 04:51
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    It was noisy on the ship sailing to America. Immigrant parents and children made a lot of noise, especially when they got to the Statue of Liberty.
  2. 31 December, 05:07
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    In this passage, the author Edward Corsi remembers what it was like to arrive in the United States. He was an Italian immigrant who arrived by boat. In this passage, Corsi describes how the children held their parents' hands, and how the crowd in the ship were excited and happy to have arrived. He also describes being able to see the Statue of Liberty.
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