Diez was almost dead due to dehydration. His hopefulness and positive attitude to fight challenges helped him survive the odds.
Explanation:
The question is incomplete.
It is in reference to "Delfino II: Diez in the Desert".
Diez was crossing the border when they were in the desert at the North of Mexico with a group of immigrants. Diez along with other immigrants had suffered from bitter conditions like heat and severe dehydration. A woman in the group couldn't survive and Diez was almost dead due to dehydration. However, his hopefulness and positive attitude to fight the odds helped him to work on his goals and he survived the adversities. He encouraged the other members of the group not to give up and not get caught so that they reach their destination safely.
The verb here is "had given"; this is past perfect: it's a perfect tense, because it has a past participle with the -ed ending ("given") and it's the past perfect because the auxiliary verb is the past form of "have": had.
A combining form meaning "father," occurring originally in loanwords from Greek and Latin (patriarch; patrician), and used in the formation of new compounds.
It is a persuasion. As his use of tone suggests that he wants to convince his target audience to think about his opinions by stating facts which are true and cause us to reflect and do the right thing.
