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‚ sends three of the Mirabal sisters to prison.
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Big Brothers/Big Sisters Pamela Naughton Rucker Mrs. McKibbin EH 322-04 March 19‚ 2001 OUTLINE Thesis Statement: The Big Brother/Big Sisters program was designed to help children from single parent homes. The program matches children with positive adult role models. I. Beginning a. History-BB/BS began as early at the 1900’s. b. Facts and statistics-Children in the program excel in various areas such as school and relationships with others. II. Role of a Big Brother or Big Sister a. Purpose-Our mentoring
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Text to text: The book “Time of the Butterflies” reminds me of a ted talk‚ presented by Khalida Brohi . Khalida Brohi is of Pakistani descent and comes from a tribe of indigenous people‚ called the Brohi. Brohi means mountain dwellers. Khalida reminds me of the narrator of Time of the Butterflies‚ Dedé‚ because they both are storytellers who have sad stories to tell about their past. Their stories also share common themes such as feminism‚ change‚ religion‚ and courage. The ted talk is about
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In the time of the butterflies summary chapters 5-8 Chapter 5 Back in the present (1994)‚ Dede considers how Fela‚ their longtime servant‚ thinks that she is possessed by the spirits of the dead Mirabal sisters. She had accidentally come across Fela’s shrine to the girls one Friday in the shed behind the house. She had ordered Fela to move the shrine‚ but Minou scolded her for being intolerant. Minou often stops at the shrine‚ which is now down the street. She asks Dede where Lio Morales now lives
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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 in God‚ she has her faith. After her son decides to fight the revolution‚ she goes to the church and prays. The SIM‚ which is the secret police of Trujillo’s government‚ is
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Daniel Greagan Professor Redkey 9/29/12 An Evaluation of Proactivity Julia Alvarez’s novel‚ In the Time of the Butterflies‚ portrays the lives of four sisters who grow up during General Trujillo’s dictatorship of the Dominican Republic. Once of age‚ the four sisters‚ Minerva‚ Patria‚ Maria Teresa‚ and Dede each choose their own level of involvement in the rebellion against Trujillo. In Habit One of‚ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People‚ author Stephen R. Covey writes‚ “[proactivity] means
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) is the largest youth mentoring organization in the United States. The organization provides one-to-one mentoring relationships between children and adults. Its purpose is to provide friendship‚ emotional support‚ and guidance to youth through their involvement with positive role models. BBBSA’s national motto is "making a difference‚ one child at a time." According to the Big Brother Big Sister Association of Cincinnati‚ the idea of developing one-to-one
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Time of the Butterflies In the Time of the Butterflies‚ written by Julia Alvarez‚ is the story of four sisters who take an emotional journey while becoming a symbol of hope in the corrupt Dominican Republic‚ as they seek to make a political revolution. Throughout the story‚ we dig deeper into each sister’s life and learn more about her individual traits. In the book‚ Alvarez makes the Mirabal sisters come alive throughout the book with her use of foreshadowing‚ detailed characterization‚ and selection
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Ingrid Betancourt was a Columbian politician and presidential candidate until she was kidnapped and held hostage by FARC guerrillas for six years before getting rescue by the Columbian military. Her story is full of horror and bravery as she held out against her abductors for years and never gave up the hope that she will be rescued one day. If Mrs. Betancourt were a soldier in the United States Army‚ the articles of the Code of Conduct that she kept faith with would be Articles II‚ III‚ and IV
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Sarny was determined to learn‚ read‚ and write. When NightJohn she did what she had to do. What really stuck out was when NightJohn and Sarny both showed freedom‚ bravery‚and leadership. It takes a lot to show and do all of those things‚ it’s hard for me to even wake up in the morning. The two main people that will be said throughout this is Sarny and NightJohn. Now Sarny is a little 10-12 year old and can have an attitude towards other slaves but when she is with her masters she respects them and
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