Read the excerpt from "Lewis Hine Helps a Nation See the Light."In 1904, a group of people who were concerned about children working in factories and other industries created the National Child Labor Committee. They wanted to raise the age at which children could be hired. They also sought to lower the number of hours children were allowed to work, because they wanted children to be able to attend school. This committee spoke out, but words were not enough to create change.
Read the excerpt from "Lewis Hine Helps a Nation See the Light."Hine was born in 1874 in Wisconsin. He knew what it was like to work in an industry at a young age: as a teen, he had to take a factory job during a time of family hardship. Luckily for Hine, his life in the factory was only temporary. He was eventually able to leave it behind, complete high school, and go to college.
Read the excerpt from "Lewis Hine Helps a Nation See the Light."One of Hine's photo essays received a lot of attention. It was a study of immigrants entering the United States through Ellis Island. At that time, many Americans had strong anti-immigrant attitudes. However, Hine's photographs portrayed the new arrivals with such respect and dignity that they disproved many of the stereotypes of the day. It was this Ellis Island photo essay that drew the attention of the National Child Labor Committee.
Read the excerpt from Matilda by Roald Dahl."I . . . I . . . I simply put the fourteen down in my head and multiply it by nineteen," Matilda said. "I'm afraid I don't know how else to explain it. I've always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn't I?"
Which line from Matilda by Roald Dahl contains dialogue?
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