Question

read the two excerpts.
emembering to never forget: dominican republic’s parsley massacre\ by mark memmott: seventy - five years ago, thousands of haitians were murdered in the dominican republic by a brutal dictator. it was one of the 20th century’s least - remembered acts of genocide. as many as 20,000 people are thought to have been killed on orders given by rafael trujillo. but the \parsley massacre\ went mostly unnoticed outside hispaniola. even there, many dominicans never knew about what happened in early october 1937. they were kept in the dark by trujillo’s henchmen. \a genetics of justice\ by julia alvarez: during my early teen years in this country, i knew very little about what was actually going on in the... which statement best compares how the two authors address this topic? options: 1. memmott writes well after the events occurred, while alvarez writes while the events are occurring. 2. memmott tells about one event that occurred, while alvarez tells about the dictatorship as a whole. 3. memmott gives an anecdote to tell about the dictatorship’s cruelty, while alvarez tells about her family. 4. memmott presents facts about the dictatorship objectively, while alvarez gives details about how it affected people.

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: Memmott's writing timing relative to events isn't the focus of comparison. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Memmott doesn't just tell one event, and Alvarez doesn't focus on the dictatorship as a whole. Eliminate.
• Option 3: Memmott gives an anecdote? No, he presents facts. Alvarez tells about her family? Her excerpt is about her lack of knowledge as a teen. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Memmott presents factual info about the Parsley Massacre (e.g., number of victims, Trujillo's role), while Alvarez (in her excerpt) gives personal details about her lack of awareness during her teen years in the country, showing how the dictatorship affected people (her, in this case). This matches the comparison.

Answer:

Memmott presents facts about the dictatorship objectively, while Alvarez gives details about how it affected people.