Read the two excerpts.
"Remembering 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 Dominican
Which statement best compares how the two authors address this topic?
Memmott writes well after the events occurred, while
Alvarez writes while the events are occurring.
Memmott tells about one event that occurred, while
Alvarez tells about the dictatorship as a whole.
Memmott gives an anecdote to tell about the
dictatorship's cruelty, while Alvarez tells about her
family.
Memmott presents facts about the dictatorship
objectively, while Alvarez gives details about how it!
affected people.