Question

read the two excerpts. remembering 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 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 dictatorships cruelty, while alvarez tells about her family. memmott presents facts about the dictatorship objectively, while alvarez gives details about how it affected people.

Explanation:

Memmott's excerpt presents objective facts about the Parsley Massacre and the dictatorship - number of victims, who gave the orders, and the lack of awareness. Alvarez's excerpt focuses on personal experience and how the dictatorship affected people from her perspective as a young person.

Answer:

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