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Choose two statements that explain how the people, places, events, and eras that the speaker
discusses in paragraph 2 develop the central idea of the passage “senator obamas keynote speach at the democratic national convention, 2004.”

A The chronological structure of paragraph 2 reflects the ages of the speaker's family
members in order to provide a timeline of events.

B The information causes listeners to reminisce about family members who may have
been involved with similar people, places, events, and eras.

C The speaker connects the lives of his father and grandparents to eras and events in
history that are typically viewed as hardships to illustrate the idea of persistence.

D The speaker wishes to boast about the achievements of his father and grandparents
in order to show American citizens that all individuals are capable of great
endeavors.

E The people, places, events, and eras described in paragraph 2 contrast with the
grandfather's heritage in order to establish a strong reasoning for their presence in
America.

F The people, places, events, and eras described in paragraph 2 elaborate on the ideas.
of hard work and persistence because they reveal how the Senator's family faced
hardship.