Lol, I'll give 15 points for this.

Imagine it is 1934. Twelve-year-old Wong Kai Chong leaves China and climbs aboard an enormous ship that will be his home for nearly a month. He journeys across the Pacific Ocean with dozens and dozens of other people who dream of a new life in America. Kai's father is waiting for him in San Francisco.

2Kai's heart leaps when he finally sees the beautiful California coast. Kai knows he isn't safe yet, though. Before Kai can become an American, he must pass an interview with the immigration officers. Kai is detained, or held, at an immigration station near San Francisco called Angel Island. He waits there, like a prisoner, until the immigration officers decide whether or not to let him into America.

3During Kai's interview, the immigration officers don't seem to care that he is young, scared, and far away from his home and family for the first time. “What is the name of your village in China?” the officer barks. “How many rooms were there in your house? What did the chairs look like?” Kai knows that his answers must match what his father said before him. If they don't, he will be sent back to China.

4Kai's story is told in the book, Kai's Journey to Gold Mountain. It is the fictional account of the challenges faced by more than 175,000 Chinese immigrants who came to America between 1910 and 1940.

Coming to America
5It wasn't always so hard for Chinese people to enter the United States. The first Chinese immigrants, almost all men, arrived during the California gold rush in the mid-1800s. Gold Mountain, as they called America, was full of opportunities for Chinese immigrants. Many worked at farming, mining, and building railroads, and they were able to send money home to their families in China. Compared to the hard life that many people had in China, life on Gold Mountain was a dream.

6As more and more Chinese immigrated, however, America became less welcoming. There was a job shortage in the United States, and American laborers resented the Chinese for being willing to work for lower pay. In 1882, the U.S. government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, making it almost impossible for Chinese workers to enter the United States. There was one group of Chinese, however, that could not be legally kept out of the country—those with a parent who was a United States citizen. Just as it is now, American law guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the United States and to anyone whose parent is a U.S. citizen, regardless of their birthplace.

7Of course, many Chinese who wanted to immigrate to the United States did not have a parent here. Their solution was to become “paper sons” and “paper daughters” by buying fake papers showing a parent residing in the United States. They could do this because Chinese who had already entered the United States would often list many people from their village or town as their sons and daughters in an effort to help others enter. This was especially easy to do after 1906, when a great earthquake in San Francisco destroyed most, if not all, of the official records.

Immigration Station
8In 1910, an immigration station opened on tiny Angel Island outside of San Francisco, off the California coast. The purpose of the Angel Island Immigration Station was to enforce the Chinese Exclusion Act. As Chinese entered San Francisco, they were inspected. Those who did not enter the country immediately were sent to Angel Island for further questioning. Angel Island was very different from the immigration station on Ellis Island—the New York entry port on the other side of the country.

9In contrast to Ellis Island, where immigrants were processed and allowed entry fairly quickly, the goal of the officials at Angel Island was to deport, or send back, as many people as possible (see table). They asked the newly arrived immigrants detailed and difficult questions about the Chinese village they had come from or their family history. They tried to trap the immigrants into giving answers different from those of their resident “parent.” Immigrants were detained on the island for weeks, months, and even years. Immigrants whose witnesses lived in the eastern United States could wait an especially long time. Detained immigrants spent most of their time crowded into military-style barracks, or bunkhouses. It was a lonely, frustrating, and often depressing experience.



Powerful Poetry
10Angel Island's doors finally closed in 1940 when China and the United States became allies during World War II (1939–1945). Then, in the 1970s, a park ranger found poetry painted, written, and engraved on the walls of the barracks. The poems describe the boredom, sadness, and even anger that many people felt during their time at Angel Island.

Answer:

They could not understand the writing

Explanation:

Logically, this is the most likely option. The chinese language is very complex, and is comprised of complex symbols, very much unlike the english language.  Though the immigration officers might have communicated a lot with chinese people, it was unlikely that they understood the writing, or even wanted to (based on the attitude they had).

Process of elimination:

C - It never says that there was grafitti at Ellis island, therefore we can deduce this is not the answer (most likely)

D - The fact that the immigrants were from china is important, but does not explain why the officers dismissed the writing as grafitti.

B - This is the next most likely option, but I chose A over it because it makes the most sense (logically) Its hard to pick though, because it also never states that the writing was in chinese characters, but I chose A anyway because there's a higher chance they would write something in their own language to either, 1, prevent the officers from understanding, or 2, prevent the writing from offending any officers (which would have been possible, had they understood what it meant in english)

There's a lot more reasons why A is the best choice, but heres a basic rundown.

Which of the following sentences indicates that something is happening right now? b. o i jo I run very fast. I am running very fast. I can run very fast. all of the above​

A "Common Error in Judgment," which focuses on making decisions before gathering all the
necessary information or facts is known as:
A snap judgments.
B all-or-nothing thinking.
C unwarranted assumptions.
D projection.

Choose the correct sentence from the following options.

A.
If students return a book past the due date to the library, he or she is fined for it.
B.
If a student returns a book past the due date to the library, they are fined for it.
C.
If students returns a book past the due date to the library, their fined for it.
D.
If a student returns a book past the due date to the library, he or she is fined for it.

In the United States, who has more power, the President or Congress? Why do you think so?

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The superintendent of schools is asked to give a speech of introduction at an education seminar. One thing she should do is to

The work of the three boys, does or do a great service

Read the excerpt from “Birches” by Robert Frost.

When I see birches bend to left and right
Across the line of straighter darker trees,
I like to think some boy’s been swinging them.
But swinging doesn’t bend them down to stay.
Ice-storms do that. Often you must have seen them
Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning
After a rain. They click upon themselves
As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored
As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.
Soon the sun’s warmth makes them shed crystal shells
Shattering and avalanching on the snow-crust—
Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away
You’d think the inner dome of heaven had fallen.

Which lines describe the ice wrapping the tree branches?
As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored
As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.
Soon the sun’s warmth makes them shed crystal shells
Shattering and avalanching on the snow-crust—
But swinging doesn’t bend them down to stay.
Ice-storms do that. Often you must have seen them
Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away
You’d think the inner dome of heaven had fallen.
Mark this and return Next

The man in the house short story ​

QUESTION 10
This is the definition of which of the following?: Who or what a sentence speaks about; usually a noun or pronoun that acts, is acted upon, or is described.
1.verb
2. predicate
3. prepositional phrase
4. subject

What does the structure of the word "altruistic" tell the reader about its meaning?

Do Marinette and Adrien get together at the end? This from miraculous.

What is the purpose of the chart?
A.
to help Fred save money for his vacation
B.
to prove to Fred's mom that he eats regularly
C.
to show Fred's parents that he is not wasteful
D.
to give Fred a guideline for spending his money

What is the subject of a topic

Dialogue is important in a story for two reasons. Which of the following is one of the reasons?
It reveals character personality details.
It allows one character to speak alone.
It allows characters to be silent for a while.
It demonstrates action instead of speech.

Grammer

class 7th Chapter: Prepositions

She is keen __________ pursing higher education in the US.

a) at
b) on
c) with​

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Speech on Justice is never the same for all

write letter to your class teacher describe how you spent your vacation

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Someone can you forward your email address to someone else without you knowing it true or false?

9.Express your wishes in the following situations in two different ways using I wish/ If only..(5x1=5)
a. You are feeling sick.
b. You don’t know the answer of a question from the lesson.
c. You live in a countryside.
d. You dreamt of being a billionaire.
e. You have poor English.​

He excelled at most sports, but for some reason basketball was his Achilles' heel.

Positive tone, analogy
Positive tone, allusion
Negative tone, analogy
Negative tone, allusion

The word expensive means costing a lot Is ?

Which of the following contains foreshadowing? B. julie remember her first day of school with great

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The holiday _____ fantastic! We had a great time.

1. be
2. where
3. was
4. is

At five-thirty that morning, my uncle stood next to one of his cornfields, closed his eyes, and listened. I did the same, hoping to discover what he was listening for. All I heard was a light breeze and the rattling made by the dancing skeletons—the dried-up, stunted cornstalks—in front of me.

Question
Which of these does the opening paragraph do the least to accomplish?

Select one:

a.
establish a relationship between the narrator and a character


b.
immediately pull the reader into the action


c.
provide a sense of the setting

fill in the blanks by using the correct form of verbs as indicated in the brackets.
1. The reporter ..... (say) that a car ...... (crash) into a stop sign just before reaching. (simple past+ past perfect)​

In which sentence is whom used correctly?


Whom has the skills to take these pictures?


By whom were those pictures taken?

24. I'm rather surprised that Doris hasn't come. She____ her mind at the last minute as only yesterday she promised she would be here. A. had to change B. could change C. must have changed D. had had to change
25, I don't think Tony's version can be taken seriously. He ____all his money on postcards because no one, not even him, can have five hundred pen friends. So, where is the money? A. couldn't spend B) can't have spent C. wouldn't be able to spend D. can't spend
25. He's trying to convince me I him. But he doesn't take into consideration the fact that I was in trouble myself. A. could have helped B. could help C. was able to help D. had been able to help
26. I regret I didn't take part because this year's competitors were surpris- ingly weak. I the first winner from our university. A. could become B. might have become C. would easily become D. was able to become​