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    In 1945‚ the two superpowers--the United States and the USSR--became enemies because their beliefs and objectives were completely at odds‚ this was known as the Cold War. An aspect of the Cold War was the race for nuclear superiority. As tension grew between the USSR and America‚ Americans were engulfed in great anxiety and fear towards the atomic bomb. During the atomic era and since then‚ the atomic bomb had predominantly been portrayed as the cause of great fear and anxiety. As fears intensed

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    became such an influence in his life that he is now a writer. Now he visits young Indian children on the reservation‚ who are reading and writing and “trying to save their lives” (Alexie 6). In the short story‚ Daughter of Invention‚ the author Julia Alvarez also uses books and writing to help her succeed and “save her life”. When her family comes to America‚ she does very well in school‚ and she is asked to write a speech for a school assembly. When she is finally able to write the speech‚ her father

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    as a young woman who wanted to be an author she made a point to get her opinion on paper whenever she could‚ in attempt to try to make her mark on the world. However‚ her mother discouraged her dream. Her mother did not strive for individuality as Alvarez did. Instead‚ she spent her life trying to maintain a clean appearance‚ wiping away all signs of

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    In the Time of the Butterflies we see death in a whole new perspective; martyrdom. Strong‚ independent‚ caring‚ honest‚ and having firm beliefs are all characteristics we see in a martyr especially in Patria. In the novel we explore the wonders of Julia Alvarez’s writing and get to witness Patria as a martyr and an individual who fought for the right of women against a dictator: Trujillo. As an individual‚ Patria’s personality can be best characterized as someone who firmly sticks to their beliefs

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    Roles of Women The Mirabal sisters became role models to many women all around the world. In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez is a somber historical novel showing the role of women in society and their household in the Dominican Republic. In the Dominican Republic‚ men had absolute authority over everything in the early 1900’s. They were considered dominant and almighty‚ while women were expected to be elegant and inferior. Men were able to live whatever lifestyle they wanted

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    differently. For Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez‚ the separation allows Richard to move from the private world to the public world. Here‚ separation is a movement for a solution‚ which is citizenship. In How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accent by Julia Alvarez‚ the separation is an effect from Antojo. Richard Rodriguez immediately recognizes the separations in his early life. He considers the inside of his house to be private and the outside of his house to be public. His family and the Spanish language

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    From a young age‚ many children decide to write in diaries‚ which follows with the widespread phrase‚ “Dear Diary”. In the novel In the Time of the Butterflies written by Julia Alvarez‚ one of the main characters‚ Maria Teresa expresses her point of view in the form of diary entries‚ similar to that of a small child. At the start of chapter four‚ which is told in Maria Teresa’s perspective‚ she writes‚ “Minerva says keeping a diary is also a way to reflect and reflection deepens one’s soul. It sounds

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    Poetry Analysis Bilingual Sestina by Julia Alvarez Julia Alvarez was born in March 27th 1950 in New York City. When she was only 3 months old her family decided to return to their homeland in Dominican Republic. It seems they wanted to make a difference in their country which at that time was being ruled by the dictator General Rafael Trujillo. In 1960 her family returns to the United States because his father was part of a plot to overthrow country’s dictator which it failed and under

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    harassment‚ lower pay wages‚ and gendered discrimination. When men are this powerful in a workplace they take that power and exert it at home. This leads to the evil of domestic violence and even rape. Julia Alvarez addresses the couple of societal evils‚ sexism and domestic violence. Julia Alvarez uses In the Time of the Butterflies to prove that it is futile to fight against sexism. Minerva gets her period for the first time and what she says

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    a martyr? Why is it that only few people are bestowed the honor of becoming a martyr? A martyr is not only a person who suffers for a cause but who also loves that cause and dies fighting for it. In the novel In the Time of the Butterflies‚ Julia Alvarez uses the character of Minerva Mirabal to show what martyrdom is and that becoming a martyr is more difficult than most think. Because of Minerva’s involvement with the revolution‚ she has suffered the repercussions of disobeying Trujillo and

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