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The passages illustrate how people frequently failed to comprehend the magnitude of Trujillo's deception.
In the excerpts from Mark Memmott's "Remembering to Never Forget: Dominican Republic's 'Parsley Massacre'" and Julia Alvarez's "A Genetics of Justice," both authors allude to the dictator Trujillo's cunning, fraudulence, and cruelty. Memmott speaks of the massacre of 20,000 Haitians, which largely went unseen. Concurrently, Alvarez describes how her parents and other Dominican exiles returned to their homeland misled by Trujillo, allowing his regime to take their American currency.
In “Top of the Food Chain,” the initial event involves geckos succumbing to poisoning after consuming tainted flies, leading to the deaths of cats that prey on the infected geckos. Additionally, DDT is dispersed throughout the nation, impacting wasp species that prey on caterpillars, resulting in their deaths. Consequently, this causes the collapse of village roofs, necessitating their replacement with tin.
The appropriate selections for each drop-down menu are these:
In the article "The Melting Arctic," persuasive methods are employed to influence public opinion. One technique used is scientific data, which depends on evidence presented through graphs, charts, and facts. Additionally, the article uses expert opinion, which means a recognized professional endorses a particular idea or viewpoint.
On the other hand, the NOAA video appeals to the audience's emotions by showing animals. It conveys passionate assertions about the deteriorating conditions in the Arctic and how these negatively impact wildlife.
The phrase "in contrast" signals that what follows opposes what has been mentioned before. Since the first paragraph emphasizes scientific evidence, the second should appeal to the opposite—feelings and beliefs. Among the adjectives provided, "passionate" is the only one positively matching "emotions."
