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    night every November the daughters turned back into their father’s girls in the cramped living room‚ surrounded by the dark oversized furniture from the old house they grew up in‚ they were children again in a smaller‚ simpler version of the world”. (Alvarez 1991) Well‚ on this birthday Sophia wanted to celebrate his birthday at her house‚ not his. She wanted husbands and children‚ along with many other people‚ not just them alone. I don’t think it was her intention to humiliate her father‚ but with both

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    did for their country and how their past actions still affect and impact the people today in the Dominican Republic. To win this freedom‚ the Mirabal sisters had to give up their well-being‚ give up their childhoods‚ and give up their lives. Julia Alvarez‚ the author of the book‚ takes the readers through these sisters’ journeys of fighting against their dictator Trujillo‚ and the many adversities while

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    society- an issue which is being discussed since past few decades and has still not reached an absolute conclusion. In In the Time of the Butterflies‚ Julia Alvarez portrays the life of women in a male dominated social and political society. Through the novel‚ a question arises which is‚ “Who decides the expiry date for a woman’s dreams?” In the novel‚ Alvarez answers the question through the story of the Mirabal sisters‚ the women who broke their boundaries of what their gender can do and came out of the

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    Even if Julia Alvazer was born in NY‚ her first language is Spanish. The struggle she has to go through to “keep up” w/ her own language thinking as its somehow superior then what she already knows. Summary of My English Julia Alvarez is a Dominican-American writer. She describes the struggle and the achievements she had in the essay ‘My English’. She lived in the Dominican Republic with her family‚ who spoke only Spanish at home. She grew up learning Spanish by heart. It was her first language

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    in faith despite your feelings of fear.¨ (Joel Balin) Fear is strong and controlling emotion. Although‚ a person who has faith and a good well being can conquer the vigorous feeling of fear. The Mirabel sisters from The Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez displayed courage in the own way throughout the book. Patria displayed courage not just by her involvement in the movement‚ but how she would do anything to keep her family safe. Courage is demonstrated through Patria when she agreed to join the

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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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    Making sacrifices are never easy‚ but when one finds something worth fighting for‚ the risk is always worth it. In the novel In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez‚ four sisters from the Dominican Republic face difficulties as they are under the regime of the dictator Rafael Trujillo. Three of the four sisters‚ Minerva‚ Patria‚ and Maria Teresa‚ choose to become members of the underground revolution where they establish a plan to bring down Trujillo. As Minerva learns more about the revolution

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    of the Butterflies is a book about sisters that fight to take their god-given right of freedom in the Dominican Republic. To win this freedom‚ the Mirabal sisters had to give up their safety‚ give up their childhoods‚ and give up their lives. Julia Alvarez‚ the author of the book‚ takes the readers through these sisters journey’s of fighting against their dictator Trujillo‚ and the many hardships while under this political oppression. It is evident in the book that some sisters had to be the leaders

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    them. So this heel represents maturity. I am Hispanic and for my 15th birthday I had a quinceanera. This is similar to a sweet 16. C. Quinceanera is an important factor of a young woman’s life because they are presented to the world as a young adult growing from being a child to a young lady. II. Body A. 1. A quinceanera usually begins with a religious ceremony such as a mass specifically for the quinceanera. This represents the parents presenting their little girl to God and blessing her. Then

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    thinking of this history: The Butterflies. These were the code names of Minerva‚ María Teresa‚ and Patria Mirabal‚ three sisters who were key members in an underground movement to overthrow Trujillo. 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. The Mirabal sisters became role models to many women all around the world. In the Dominican Republic‚ men had absolute authority

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