Question

Read the excerpt from "Remembering to Never Forget: Dominican Republic's 'Parsley Massacre' by Mark Memmott. Writer and Middlebury College Professor Julia Alvarez, the daughter of Dominicans and someone who lived there as a child, said on "Tell Me More" today that the killings must be acknowledged and testified to. "We can't change the present or the future unless we acknowledge what has happened," she told guest host Celeste Headlee. "There's no place on this planet anymore where that should be happening. It's time that the people themselves say... 'That's enough." Which details support Alvarez's ideas about the situation in her home country? Select two options.

Option 1: "The daughter of Dominicans"
Option 2: "We can't change the present"
Option 3: "On this planet"
Option 4: "That's enough"

Answer 1

The details in the excerpt that support Alvarez's ideas about the situation in her home country are her background as the daughter of Dominicans and her call for violence to be acknowledged and stopped.

Step-by-step explanation:

Two details that support Alvarez's ideas about the situation in her home country are:

1. 'The daughter of Dominicans': This detail indicates that Alvarez has personal ties to the Dominican Republic, which lends credibility to her perspective and knowledge about the situation.
2. 'That's enough': This detail highlights Alvarez's belief that the violence and killings in her home country need to be acknowledged and stopped. She emphasizes the importance of the people themselves speaking up and saying 'enough'.