I want to speak not to the CEOs but to the secretaries of
the company; not to the senators but to the janitors; not to
those who were lucky enough to be ushered into this
beautiful space today but to those who stood in line for
hours waiting to get in. And to those of you who are
outside who did not get in – this is your day.
- Jennifer Granholm, "Remembering Rosa Parks"
What is Granholm's most likely purpose for including this passage in her
speech "Remembering Rosa Parks"?
A. To allow the audience to recognize the reason they are here today
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B. To establish herself as a personal friend of many people in the
audience
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C. To create a mental image of the type of person that Rosa Parks
was
D. To make a connection between the people in the audience and
Rosa Parks