The main purpose for including the description of the classroom and the words on the chalkboard is to foster sympathy. It highlights the context in which undocumented immigrants are learning about their rights, emphasizing their vulnerable situation and the challenges they face, which can elicit feelings of empathy from the reader.
"Formerly Undocumented Woman Teaching Immigrants" by Samuel Gilbert On a Wednesday morning in February, 25 undocumented immigrants sat in a crowded Sunday school classroom at the Holy Spirit Catholic church in Horizon City, a neighborhood on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas. At the front of the class, Gabriela Castañeda, a human rights promoter and communications director from the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR), pointed to a chalkboard, where the words . . . “Round up Illegals,” and “usted tiene derecho a permanecer en silencio” were written on the blackboard. Samuel Gilbert for Narratively Question Use the passage to answer the question. Reread the boldfaced phrase. What is the main purpose for including this description? (1 point) Responses to provoke anger to provoke anger to establish credibility to establish credibility to foster sympathy to foster sympathy to make a logical argument
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