Read the excerpt from "remembering to never forget: dominican republic's 'parsley massacre'" by mark memmott.

passage a:

this week, people from around the world are expected to gather in the dominican republic for a "border of lights" commemoration that aims to "honor a long-forgotten tragedy, and unknown to many people."

passage b:

trujillo, as the border of lights website explains, fed and nurtured anti-haitian sentiment and created an atmosphere that still excludes ethnic haitians from becoming part of "the dominican melting pot."

the method his soldiers used in 1937 to try to identify those who would be killed was cruelly unique. when confronting someone in the country along the border with haiti, they would hold up a sprig of parsley and ask what it was. if the person responded by trilling the "r" in perejil (spanish for parsley), he would be free to go. anyone who did not trill the "r" was thought to be a haitian creole speaker — and was likely to be killed.

how do these excerpts work together to develop a central idea?

memmott uses a specific example to describe trujillo's cruelty.
memmott argues that all memories should be commemorated.
memmott explains that the border of lights commemoration is an adequate way of honoring victims.
memmott explains that the tragedy is not well known today and then shows why it is worth remembering.

These excerpts work together to develop a central idea because Memmott explains that the tragedy is not well known today and then shows why it is worth remembering.

Explanation:

Passage A talks about the objective if the celebration.

Passage B tells the story of the cruel ways of Trujillo to kill Haitians and why they should be remembered.

Memmott explains that the tragedy is not well known today and then shows why it is worth remembering.

Explanation: In the passage A, we can see a brief introduction to the subject by informing about a commemoration called "Border of Lights" in Dominican Republic, and it also explains that this commemoration is about a tragedy that was forgotten for a long time, and that many people don't know about. To complement the first paragraph, passage B describes what was the tragedy that occurred in Dominican Republic, where many Haitian were killed just for being Haitians, in this way he emphasizes in why this tragedy needs to be remember.

The correct answer is D.) Memmott explains that the tragedy is not well known today and then shows why it is worth remembering.

Explanation:

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The correct option is D. Memmott explains that the tragedy is not well known today and then shows why it is worth remembering.

Dominican Republic and Haiti are neighbor countries. Many Haitians seek for refuge in their neighbor nation until today, because the Dominican Republic has been increasing its economy over the years, giving more opportunities for a better life than in Haiti.

Unfortunately, through cruelty, Trujillo's government executed many Haitian people only because they were from a different nationality, creating an environment of hate for those people.

The need of remembering this tragedy is for all the Haitians that were killed during that time and for the ones who, even though were born in the Dominican Republic, still cannot have their civil rights such as education, health care and legal documentation only because their mother or father are from Haiti.

Border of lights is a movement to remember and grief all those people and also collaborate to bring more justice into this country.