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PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the text?

A

Teenagers require a unique amount of sleep to fully function, which depends on their specific age and the individual demands of their bodies.

B

Adults who did not get enough sleep during their teenage years showed slower mental development than those who did get enough sleep.

C

Teenagers function better during the day if they are allowed to follow their internal clock and sleep as much as they can.

D

Sleeping for 8-10 hours a night supports teenagers’ mental development and guarantees that teens perform better in school.

How does this quotation add credibility to freedman'sstatement that the immigrant voyages were not pleasant? read edward corsi's quotation from the book immigrantkids by russell freedman.edward corsi, who later became united statescommissioner of immigration, was a ten-year-old italianimmigrant when he sailed into new york harbor in 1907: the officers of the ship went striding up and downthe decks shouting orders and directions and drivingthe immigrants before them. scowling and gesturing,they pushed and pulled the passengers, herding usinto separate groups as though we were animals. afew moments later we came to our dock, and thelong journey was over.o it is from an actual immigrant who experienced roughtreatment by the ship's workers.it is from an actual sailor who herded the immigrants likeanimals on the decks.it is from an actual writer who wrote about a fictionalfamily immigrating to the united states.it is from an actual historian who studied the immigrationexperience at ellis island.