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    regards the conservation or protection of somewhere or something‚ such as the Redwood Trees in the American West. Due to the popular demand for the wood from the giant Redwoods‚ the species of trees are considered endangered. Many people‚ one being Julia

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    Julia Kristeva’s quotation from Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia provides an interesting piece of observation in regards to the rampant depression apparent throughout literature. Kristeva points out that melancholy and depression can send writers into an “abyss of sorrow‚” (Kristeva). However‚ she believes that so long as a writer avoids collapsing into the “noncomunicable grief‚” (Kristeva)‚ extraordinarily powerful pieces of literature can rise from ashes of depression. The melancholy experienced

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    Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies is a work of historical fiction set in the Dominican Republic during the oppressive regime of Rafael Trujillo. The four Mirabal sisters‚ Patria‚ Dede‚ Minerva and Maria Teresa pass through different versions of themselves to stop the reign of this tyrannical dictator. The theme of the courage to stand up to tyranny is most exemplified through Minerva because she discovers herself and becomes consistent with her beliefs throughout the resistence of the

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    In her novel In the Time of the Butterflies‚ Julia Alvarez tells a tale that shows how life can be both beautiful and horrible at the same time. The book is set in the Dominican Republic‚ where an oppressive dictator named Trujillo is in power. Living under his iron fist is the Mirabal family‚ a relatively normal family with four beautiful daughters. While the girls are protected relatively well from Trujillo’s political patriarchy‚ a few of them are introduced to patriarchy via minor oppression

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    MOTIVATION OF PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ‚ CAVITE ROMELEE R. ALEGRE LORMINA U. ALCOTAS JOYLYN LUNASIN SHIELA MARIE VALENZUELA Master of Arts in Education Major in Guidance and Counseling COE Graduate Studies De La Salle University – Dasmarinas College of Education GRADUATE STUDIES PROFILE‚ VALUES ORIENTATION AND WORK MOTIVATION OF PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ‚ CAVITE ROMELEE R. ALEGRE DR. CECILIA B. BANAAG‚

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    Poema A Julia de Burgos a. ¿Cómo se da el desdoblamiento de la voz poética en clase alta y clase pobre? El desdoblamiento de la voz poética presenta dos corrientes conflictivas‚ inherentes al existir en medio de una sociedad desigual e injusta. Se desarrolla como dialogo entre dos discursos en debate‚ a través del desdoblamiento irónico y autocritico del yo poético. El cuestionamiento de matices sociales es llevado hasta las últimas consecuencias. Se puede entender que la mujer

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    In Julia Lawrinson’s ‘Bye‚ Beautiful’‚ Sandy Lansing is a character of many layers as she is portrayed as a victim‚ villain and a hero. At first she is timid and living in her sister Marianne’s shadow‚ but soon shows her bitterness and jealousy towards Marianne. As we near the end of the book however‚ she puts her own feelings aside and shows her bravery when she stands up for her sister. Sandy can be perceived as a victim as she is used as a cover up for Billy and Marianne’s relationship.

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    BOOK REVIEW Legacy of Luna Julia Butterfly Hill Harper San Francisco April 1‚ 2000 The author Julia Butterfly Hill book is a personal reference of the adversity she overcame when faced with saving a part of nature‚ a part of what defines her‚ a piece of something she would never let go of. In this novel the author gives biographical evidence of not only her love of saving the redwood trees. The story begins in December of 1996‚ in the town of Stafford‚ California. There was

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    Lowe Per. 4 Haugen Julia versus Winston Contrast Essay In 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ the two main characters‚ Julia and Winston‚ provide a telling thrill to the readers through their passion for each other and for rebellion. Through further character analysis‚ one can see that Julia and Winston share similar characteristics‚ like rebelling against the party. But in many more ways are they very different. The brown-haired Julia‚ with voluptuous curves puts up a front that she

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    which can quite often lead to revolution. In the novel In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez‚ four sisters Minerva‚ Patria‚ Mate‚ and Dede revolt against Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo‚ in hopes of making their country a better place. When power given is used unjustly‚ citizens are forced to resist‚ this can be reflected through literature‚ history‚ as well as personal experience. In Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of The Butterflies‚ Minerva Mirabal

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