Read the sentences from the "Ellis Island Oral History Project" excerpt. But, being children, I guess, had its advantages, in this case because we always tried to get out of there. We tried to go, get out of the steerage, get out of the babble of voices, get out of the heat and the stench and get on the main deck. We all were permitted to stay there for a little while but we were constantly chased.

What one word could describe the central idea of the sentences?

strength
regret
fairness
escape

You think all professors are uncoordinated, but then you see your social psychology professor make a diving catch down the left-field line at an intramural softball game against the arts department team. you also notice that your professor hits lead-off for the team and is able to score from second base on a ground-out. you maintain your original stereotype of professors as uncoordinated by deciding that this one individual is an exception to the rule because he is a “young professor.” this is an example of

What is the purpose of figurative language? what jobs does it do?

Once the trial ends, the party who received the favorable verdict files a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. a. true b. false