I. Introduction: Samuel Johnson once said, “I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works.” A. Interpret the quotation:

B. Agree or disagree:

C. Thesis statement:

Which statement would best fit into part B of this outline?
Samuel Johnson was known for his poetry as well as his essays and biographies.
Johnson’s poem “The Vanity of Human Wishes” was largely ignored by his contemporaries.
Johnson’s sentiment is true because even negative reviews can often trigger the desire in people to read a book or poem.
Samuel Johnson is suggesting that it is better for a work to receive a negative response than no response at all.

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.