In Julia Alvarez’s “In The Time of the Butterflies”‚ the four Mirabal sisters‚ Minerva‚ Maria Teresa‚ Patria‚ and Dedé‚ struggle to accept the principles of courage‚ freedom‚ and fear during a time of political turmoil. As the sisters began to become symbols of hope amidst a revolution‚ each must discover how to define freedom and courage‚ as well as how to apply these concepts in their fight against an oppressive regime. Trujillo‚ dictator of the Dominican Republic‚ hoping to silence their rebellion
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Leading in Times of War When turning on the television‚ reading an article‚ or listening to the radio‚ what mostly is being said is something good or bad of what a leader has done. Every leader has their good side and their bad. Everyone always looks for the intentions that a leader can give out. Presidents will explain what they would do if war was to happen. Leaders should not want war like Machiavelli did and think more about peace about like Lao-Tzu. Lao-Tzu believes that war‚ violence‚ and weapons
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Quiet Time with a Primate On Saturday‚ February 27‚ 2016‚ an absolutely beautiful day in Houston‚ Texas‚ the opportunity came to mind to make a trip to the Houston Zoo. Arriving the smell of fresh planted herbs and assorted roses‚ in magnificently worked landscapes‚ blended with a diversity of people with enough laughter to bring a smile‚ to put one at ease. This trip my intentions were focused on hopefully sharing‚ quality time with a primate. Observing their life through glass windows in the day
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The main point of Julia Alvarez’s "In the Time of the Butterflies" is to show individual personality in each character. This book shows that the people involved in the revolution led personal lives and had feelings just like those of us who read about them. By telling about the characters’ families and personal issues‚ Alvarez draws her readers into the book and makes them feel for each character. Something that puzzled me was why the Mirabal sisters refused to leave prison. Minerva said
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The book "In the Time of the Butterflies" is written by Julia Alvarez. This text talks about how religion affects society. One main theme in the novel is to inform the reader how a dictatorship terrorizes the people of the Dominican Republic‚ but still shows religion is so important to the people of the country that the church can help fight the revolution. Patria‚ one of the main characters of the novel‚ is the oldest sister. She is religious‚ and this helps her fight the revolution. Patria believes
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The war time poster was created by William Little was a British artist‚ who produced pieces of work for the British Ministry of Information during World War II. At this time‚ most of the work Little did was of political figures or soldiers‚ and as an artist Little would have been part of the British intelligentsia. Little would‚ therefore‚ suggests that he would lean towards a more towards a political and ranking intention instead of a social interest. This might affect the meaning of the poster
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In the Time of the Butterflies Quotes Commentary Pg. 20: I lifted the covers‚ and for a moment‚ I couldn’t make sense of the dark stains on the bottom sheet. Then I brought up my hand from checking myself. Sure enough‚ my complications had started. | This is significant because Minerva’s friend Sinita had just finished badmouthing the dictator Trujillo about how he took power in a dirty way and how he had killed her entire
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“A Time to Kill” directed by Joel Schumacher is a legal drama set in rural Mississippi involving the racial tensions within the region during the segregation period released in 1996. This case in the film involves multiple important aspects: race‚ family ties‚ injustice. However‚ these are not what this This is simply a story of two victims: one stripped forcefully through the violent stripping of innocence‚ the other stripped of the fundamental human right of justice‚ driven to provide justice for
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Once Upon a Time’‚ was written by Gabriel Okara‚ who is a Nigerian poet. He often explains what happens when a traditional African culture meets the forces of the Western way of life. I think the poem was written to outline the fake personalities of many people and to try and get them to return to a natural and innocent state. The poem tells of the conversation between what seems to be a father and son‚ where the father wants to learn from his son how to go back to normality and no longer be
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The excerpt‚ “Killing Time in Iraq” are short daily journal entries written by a soldier named Colby Buzzell. These journals Buzzell writes are the experiences he goes through in Iraq. From car bombs causing high amounts of casualties to guessing what type of explosion went off‚ what someone may think are intense experiences‚ Buzzell describes as casual events happening in his daily life. After reading “Killing Time in Iraq”‚ I argue that Buzzell uses coping mechanisms to minimize the intensity of
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