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Read the sentences from the "Ellis Island Oral History
Project" excerpt
What is one central idea of the sentences?
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I turned seven after we got here and here children were
starting at the age of five in kindergarten, so at age seven
they put me in the first grade, which was kind of dumb
because I didn't know the language and, I didn't know "yes"
and "no." That's how bad it was. I just sat there and every
time the teacher even looked at me I would start to cry
because I was afraid she was going to say something and I
didn't know what, what she was saying
O It is okay to be yourself
O It can be difficult to be different.
O Some people do dumb things.
O Anyone can do well in first grade.