passage a: but the execution was an external event, not necessarily an internal excursion. all of us, my…

passage a: but the execution was an external event, not necessarily an internal excursion. all of us, my parents, along with a nation of dominicans, had learned the habits of repression, censorship, terror. those habits would not disappear with a few bullets and a national liberation proclamation. they would not disappear on a plane ride north that put hundreds of miles distance between the island and our apartment in new york. and so, long after we had left, my parents were still living in the dictatorship inside their own heads. even on american soil, they were afraid of awful consequences if they spoke out or disagreed with authorities. the first amendment passage b: which statement correctly analyzes how the passages work together to develop a central idea? alvarez shows how her parents finally voiced the injustices of their generation. alvarez shows how she was able to finally speak for her parents generation. alvarez shows how most people learn to speak up for themselves over time. alvarez shows that her parents thought it was better to never speak of social injustice.

passage a: but the execution was an external event, not necessarily an internal excursion. all of us, my parents, along with a nation of dominicans, had learned the habits of repression, censorship, terror. those habits would not disappear with a few bullets and a national liberation proclamation. they would not disappear on a plane ride north that put hundreds of miles distance between the island and our apartment in new york. and so, long after we had left, my parents were still living in the dictatorship inside their own heads. even on american soil, they were afraid of awful consequences if they spoke out or disagreed with authorities. the first amendment passage b: which statement correctly analyzes how the passages work together to develop a central idea? alvarez shows how her parents finally voiced the injustices of their generation. alvarez shows how she was able to finally speak for her parents generation. alvarez shows how most people learn to speak up for themselves over time. alvarez shows that her parents thought it was better to never speak of social injustice.

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Brief Explanations:

The passage discusses the author's parents' experience of living with the fear of speaking out due to the dictatorship - even in the US. The central idea is about the author's parents' inability to voice the injustices of their generation until later. Option A correctly analyzes how the passages work together as it shows how the parents finally voiced the injustices of their generation.

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A. Alvarez shows how her parents finally voiced the injustices of their generation.