But the execution was an external event, not necessarily an internal exorcism. All their lives my parents, along with a nation o
f 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 right to free speech meant nothing to them. Silence about anything "political" was the rule in our house.
–“A Genetics of Justice,”
Julia Alvarez
What is the central idea of this passage?
Children should work to correct the mistakes of their parents.
If you try hard enough, you can free yourself from social injustice.
It is not easy to correct an injustice that affects an entire generation.
Adults must work to solve their own problems in whatever way possible.
Aztec and the Norse afterlife had several of special heavenly places for the warriors who died in battles, while other warriors or individuals are sent to the cold and terrifying underworld, known as Niflheim or can be referred to as hell for short. Individuals who are placed in the heavenly places are the people who have done numerous of generous deeds and/or have suffered misfortunes in their lives.
Where was Bill? Where were Bill’s wife and his children? Was it dangerous in London? Were there bombs? Was there a lot of food? How old were the children? Were the children frightened?
