Historical fiction novel: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez is about four sisters living through the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. In my opinion Alvarez’s work of historical fiction is more beneficial rather than detrimental towards helping the reader understand the Mirabal sisters history and what actually took place. For instance‚ it allows the reader to re-experience how much Trujillo’s regime really impacted the sisters lives‚ accordingly‚ by Alvarez making the characters
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Another winner of the National Youth Arts Artist of the Year Award‚ Julia Davis is a staple at the Musical Theatre of Anthem. Some of her favorite roles in the past couple of years have been Cosette in Les Miserables‚ Jellylorum/Griddlebone in CATS‚ Cinderella in Into The Woods‚ Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat‚ Carrie in Carrie the Musical‚ and Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors. She has won Upscale Singer’s Scholarship awards for both 2013 and 2014 and was runner-up for
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In this essay I will analyze and interpret the short story: “The dress” written by Julia Darling in 2006. Rachel and Flora know each other very well but their relationship is very complicated and unnatural. When the dress was missing‚ Rachel was furious and immediately jumped to the conclusion that Flora had taken it. This indicates how well she knows her sister and how little she thinks of her. The text indicates that Flora has a low self-esteem‚ that she’s very jealous at Rachel and thinks of
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On October 9th‚ 2012‚ then Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard delivered a speech to Parliament in reaction to the movement of Tony Abbott‚ the Leader of the Opposition‚ to have Peter Slipper removed as Speaker‚ due to some sexist and crude texts. She uses appeal to logos and ethos‚ second person pronouns‚ and ad hominem—yes‚ a logical fallacy‚ but one that has proven to be very influential to political audiences—to persuade her audience to discredit Abbott and understand her reasoning for defending
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Julia Alvarez once said‚ “I write to find out what I’m thinking. I write to find out who I am. I write to understand things.” Julia Alvarez‚ a world-renowned poet‚ has written many powerful poems through her life. She writes what she feels‚ what is on her mind‚ and what message she wants to get across. However‚ while writing her feelings down‚ she has connected and touched many people around the world. In Julia Alvarez’s poem‚ “Dusting‚” she tells of a mother trying to shape her daughter‚ and a daughter
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In the story “Snow”‚ Julia Alvarez portrays the theme of everybody is unique but also equal. The story is told in the first person point of view which gives the readers a closer look and a deep understand of the story. The story is started out where the author first moved in New York City and went to a Catholic school near her apartment. Alvarez shows a conflict between the protagonist and the environment where she is the only immigrant in her class. Therefore‚ the protagonist has tutored in a “special
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John Wilkes Booth had a crazy life as an actor‚ southerner‚ a criminal. He is know as one of the most notorious assassins in United States History. John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10‚ 1838 in Bel Air‚ Maryland. His father‚ Junius Brutus Booth and his mother Mary Ann Booth moved to the U.S. before Booth was born. They were both famous shakespearean actors. John wilkes booth had 9 other siblings. Booth had attended a lot of different schools such as Bel Air Academy and St.Timothy Hall. He was a
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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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How to create a Histogram in Excel First‚ the Data Analysis "toolpak" must be installed. To do this‚ pull down the Tools menu‚ and choose Add-Ins. You need to have a column of numbers in the spreadsheet that you wish to create the histogram from‚ AND you need to have a column of intervals or "Bin" to be the upper boundary category labels on the X-axis of the histogram. See example of spreadsheet below: Pull Down the Tools Menu and Choose Data Analysis‚ and then choose Histogram and click
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The book “Purity of Heart” is a composition of letters written by the founder William Booth. Originally‚ these letter were shared in weekly Salvation Army gatherings to help Salvationists continue in Holiness‚ then later they were put in book form. Holiness is viewed as synonymous to a “pure heart; this is define in chapter eight‚ by William booth. The book is divided in ten chapters that are interrelated and build upon each other. It begins by defining purity of the heart in general terms. Next
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