Read the two excerpts . "remembering to never forget: dominican republic's 'parsley massacre’” by mark memmott: as for trujillo, he stayed in power until 1961, when he was assassinated. last year, the bbc spoke with one of the army officers who killed the dictator. "the only way to get rid of him was to kill him,” gen. antonio imbert told the bbc. "a genetics of justice” by julia alvarez: on may 30, 1961, nine months after our escape from our homeland, the group of plotters with whom my father had been associated assassinated the dictator. actually, dominicans do not refer to the death as an assassination but as an ajusticiamiento, a bringing to justice. finally, after thirty-one years, trujillo was brought to justice, found guilty, and executed. the subject of both passages is the circumstances under which trujillo died. how trujillo's death affected individuals. how trujillo improved the dominican republic. what life was like under the dictatorship.

Imagine that you are atticus finch writing a business letter to the judge to explain the reason you are appealing tom's conviction. following the format below, write a five-paragraph letter that details the evidence that proves tom's innocence, and the evidence that is lacking in order to convict him. use examples from the text, as well as correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. sender's street address city, state and zip code date (month day, 4-digit year) recipient's name (mr./ms./mrs.) recipient's title (if applicable) recipient's street address city, state and zip code dear mr./ms./mrs. : introductory paragraph should explain in detail the reason you are writing the letter. in this paragraph, you establish your claim/central purpose, and establish the format of the letter. it should be single-spaced, in block format (meaning you do not indent the first sentence in the paragraph). the second paragraph is where you add all of the examples and supporting details. support and develop your claim thoroughly with evidence from the book. insert additional body paragraphs as needed to add any remaining, necessary information. the final paragraph should be your conclusion. state any expected outcomes as a result of sending your letter. be gracious and professional. express gratitude, if applicable. salutation (sincerely, respectfully submitted, etc.) sender's name sender's title