Question

Hello, I'm Severn Suzuki speaking for ECO, the Environmental Children's Organisation.

We are a group of twelve- and thirteen-year-olds trying to make a difference: Vanessa Suttie, Morgan Geisler, Michelle Quigg, and me. We've raised all the money to come here ourselves to come five thousand miles to tell you adults you must change your ways. Coming here today, I have no hidden agenda. I am fighting for my future.

Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. I am here to speak for all generations to come.

—“The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes,”
Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Which two quotations most clearly show Suzuki’s purpose?

I am here to speak for all generations to come.
Hello, I’m Severn Suzuki
I have no hidden agenda.
We are a group of twelve- and thirteen-year-olds
to come five thousand miles to tell you adults you must change your ways.

Answer 1

"I am here to speak for all generations to come." and "to come five thousand miles to tell you adults you must change your ways."

These two lines directly state her goal—to represent future generations and urge adults to change their behavior.