Read the excerpt from "a genetics of justice” by julia alvarez images of the dictator hung in every house next to the crucifix and ia virgencita with the declaration beneath: in this house trujillo is chief. the pale face of a young military man wearing a plumed bicorne hat and a gold­braided uniform looked down beneficently at my mother as she read her romantic novelas and dreamed of meeting the great love of her life. sometimes in her daydreams, her great love wore the handsome young dictator’s face. never having seen him, my mother could not know the portrait was heavily retouched. what is the central idea of this paragraph? the images of trujillo portrayed him falsely. trujillo wore elaborate uniforms and headpieces. alvarez's mother wanted to meet trujillo one day. young people dream about the person they will marry.

The correct answer is A.

Having portraits of the leader shown publicaly and even inside people's houses was a tool used by many dictators.

These porttraits tried to evoke admiration and loyalty, and for that the image of the dictator had to be that of one of a young, beauftigul and strong man. Since the common people had never really seen the leader, the portraits they were given were retouched without them knowing.

The images of Trujillo portrayed him falsely.

Explanation:

i decided to stay late in the laboratory to continue my experiment with the lightbulb. at midnight, thomas edison opened the door and walked in with his head held high.

1. he leaned on the wall and observed me carefully.

2. his harsh scrutiny made me self-conscious of my skills in the lab.

3. perhaps it was just me, but the air in the laboratory began to thicken as i found myself having difficulty to breathe.

4. i turned to look at him fully as i mentally prepared myself for what my very first words would be to thomas edison.

5. the next couple of seconds shocked me. it wasn't me who spoke, but rather him and with diction i could never think of using in a simple sentence.

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