"My first impressions of the New World will always remain etched in my memory, particularly that hazy October morning when I first saw Ellis Island. The steamer Florida, fourteen days out of Naples, filled to capacity with 1600 natives of Italy, had weathered one of the worst storms in our captain’s memory; and glad we were, both children and grown-ups, to leave the open sea and come at last through the Narrows into the Bay."
How does this quotation add credibility to Freedman’s line that the voyage was an ordeal, but it was worth it?
It comes from a reliable source. Edward Corsi was a professor who teaches American history.
It comes from a reliable source. Edward Corsi was the captain of the steamer Florida and weathered a terrible storm.
It comes from a reliable source. Edward Corsi was a reporter who wrote about Ellis Island for a newspaper.
It comes from a reliable source. Edward Corsi was not only an immigrant himself but also a Commissioner of Immigration.
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The best option is:
It comes from a reliable source. Edward Corsi was not only an immigrant himself but also a Commissioner of Immigration.
This choice underscores Corsi's unique perspective as both an immigrant who experienced the ordeal firsthand and as a later authority on immigration policy, which adds credibility to his recollections of the voyage and its significance.
