Question

What is the purpose of the passage?

Read the passage from Eleanor Roosevelt's speech on the
adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
I should like to comment briefly on the amendments
proposed by the Soviet delegation. The language of these
amendments has been dressed up somewhat, but the
substance is the same as the amendments which were
offered by the Soviet delegation in committee and rejected
after exhaustive discussion. Substantially the same
amendments have been previously considered and rejected
in the Human Rights Commission....
I feel bound to say that I think perhaps it is somewhat of an
imposition on this Assembly to have these amendments
offered again here, and I am confident that they will be
rejected without debate.
to encourage the UN General Assembly to refuse to
discuss the suggested changes
to express doubt that the General Assembly will give
suggested changes the attention they deserve
to express frustration that the General Assembly keeps
rejecting the Soviet delegation's suggestions
to teach the history of the General Assembly's addition of
amendments to the UDHR

Answer 1

a

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

To express frustration that the General Assembly keeps rejecting the Soviet delegation's suggestions .

Step-by-step explanation:

Eleanor Roosevelt's speech on the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights focus on the importance of providing universal rights for all individuals worldwide. Not withholding the fact that women should also be included in the framing of such rules, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights works to provide rights to all sections.

In the given passage from the speech, she referred specifically to the amendments proposed by the Soviet delegation. She stated that the previous amendments had already been rejected, and now, with the new amendments which are just a "dressed up" version of the previous ones, she knows it will be rejected again.

She went on to further state that "We in the United States admire those who fight for their convictions, and the Soviet delegation has fought for their convictions. But in the older democracies we have learned that sometimes we bow to the will of the majority. In doing that, we do not give up our convictions. We continue sometimes to persuade, and eventually we may be successful."

Thus, the main purpose of the given passage is to express her frustration at the rejection of the Soviet Union's proposals.