Dominican Republic's Parsley Massacre"" by Mark
Memmott.
Writer and Middlebury College professor Julia Alvarez,
the daughter of Dominicans and someone who lived
there as a child, said on Tell Me More today that the
killings must be acknowledged and testified to. "We
can't change the present or the future unless we
acknowledge what has happened," she told guest host
Celeste Headlee. "There's no place on this planet
anymore where that should be happening. It's time that
the people themselves say 'that's enough.""
Which details support Alvarez's ideas about the
situation in her home country? Select two options.
A. "the daughter of Dominicans"
B. "we can't change the present"
C. "acknowledge what has happened"
D. "on this planet"
E. "that's enough"
1 answer
The two options that support Alvarez's ideas about the situation in her home country are:
B. "we can't change the present"
C. "acknowledge what has happened"
These details emphasize the importance of recognition and acknowledgment of past events in order to bring about change in the present and future.
