Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman.

The officers of the ship . . . went striding up and down the decks shouting orders and directions and driving the immigrants before them. Scowling and gesturing, they pushed and pulled the passengers, herding us into separate groups as though we were animals. A few moments later we came to our dock, and the long journey was over.

Which words from the passage best show how poorly immigrants were treated?

A. striding up and down decks
B. shouting orders and directions
C. herding us into separate groups
D. as though we were animals

D

Explanation:

As though we were animals gives an import of an ill behaviour. Comparing them to animals.

D. as though we were animals

Explanation:

This question is asking for a choice that shows how poorly the immigrants were treated. Any descriptive language that does not support this is irrelevant to the correct answer choice.

Looking at the answer choices:

A. Striding up and down decks

This answer choice describes how the officers move along the decks. This is irrelevant to how the immigrants were treated.

B. shouting orders and directions

This answer choice can also apply to the other officers on the ship alongside the immigrants. Without more information and context, this is likely not the correct answer.

C.herding us into separate groups

The action of "herding into groups" itself does not describe poor treatment. For example, a group project in school where a teacher herds students into groups is not poor treatment. This is not the correct answer, either.

D. as though we were animals

This answer choice gives context into what the immigrants felt through their treatment. It amplifies the actions of the officers, who before may have been considered simply rude or unfeeling, into actions that made the immigrants feel degraded and mistreated.

This is the correct answer choice.

the legal limit for the drivers who can drive after consuming any amount of alcohol is 21 years.

explanation:

on november 1, 1996, a "zero tolerance law" was put into effect in the new york state.

according to this zero tolerance law, for people under the age of 21 years, it was illegal to purchase and possess alcohol or to drive after consuming any amount of it.

also, the alcohol involvement rate for the drivers under the age of 21 was roughly twice that of elderly drivers.