Question

What is the purpose of this passage?

A)to persuade the General Assembly that the Charter of the United Nations is unnecessary
B)to entertain the General Assembly with a story of how the UDHR came to be
C)to inform the General Assembly of what the UDHR actually includes
D)to persuade the General Assembly that the UDHR has wide support

Read the passage from Eleanor Roosevelt’s speech on the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this passage, the word states means "countries.”

At a time when there are so many issues on which we find it difficult to reach a common basis of agreement, it is a significant fact that 58 states have found such a large measure of agreement in the complex field of human rights. This must be taken as testimony of our common aspiration first voiced in the Charter of the United Nations to lift men everywhere to a higher standard of life and to a greater enjoyment of freedom.

Answer 1

to persuade the General Assembly that the UDHR has wide support

(Also known as D on Edg)

Step-by-step explanation:

Read the passage from Eleanor Roosevelt’s speech on the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In this passage, the word states means "countries.”

At a time when there are so many issues on which we find it difficult to reach a common basis of agreement, it is a significant fact that 58 states have found such a large measure of agreement in the complex field of human rights. This must be taken as testimony of our common aspiration first voiced in the Charter of the United Nations to lift men everywhere to a higher standard of life and to a greater enjoyment of freedom.

(Also right on Edg)

Answer 2

D. to persuade the General Assembly that the UDHR has wide support

Step-by-step explanation:

When Roosevelt talks about the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, she says that 58 countries support the UDHR when she says "58 states have found such a large measure of agreement in the complex field of human rights". The back round information says states means countries. We can eliminate B and C because this speech uses emotional language like "must" or "so many" that indicates that she is persuading, not informing or entertaining.

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