Question

read the two excerpts.

emembering to never forget: dominican republics 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 centurys 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 trujillos 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?
○ 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.

Explanation:

Mark Memmott's excerpt presents objective factual details: the death toll, the perpetrator, and the lack of awareness of the Parsley Massacre, framing it as a historical genocide event. Julia Alvarez's excerpt uses a personal, first-person perspective, focusing on her own experience and lack of knowledge of the events during her teen years, centering how the dictatorship impacted people personally. The other options are incorrect: both write after the events, Memmott focuses on the massacre (not the whole dictatorship) and does not use an anecdote, and Alvarez's focus is broader than just her family.

Answer:

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