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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back to school for my first time in 7 years. English is one of the courses I signed up for‚ not only because it is a requirement‚ but I see it as a necessity. For me to be successful in college and whatever career I choose‚ I believe adequate reading and writing skills is important. My history with reading and writing has definitely had its ups and downs throughout my life. I learned to read and write at a young age. There are a lot of people in my family who are educators. My grandparents who
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I am very happy to be taking English this year. I have strengths I wish to expand on and weaknesses to improve. I have two main goals for this class this year. I hope with the help of my teacher and classmates I can make the most of this class. I am interested in English in many areas. For beginners‚ I would like to read novels. In the past‚ I would choose to read short‚ young adult books. Now I believe I am ready to read harder‚ more advanced books. I used to dread writing assignments‚ but I have
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"My Experience throughout English 101" As writers many students write to the expectations of their professors and not to their fullest potential. Throughout English 101 I had been writing only to please my professor or to fill the basic requirement to pass English. I always felt that my writing ability was never enough for my professors throughout the previous years. They always wanted clear and concise essays‚ which for some reason was unreachable by me. However‚ starting college and taking
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990991572 English 102 April 28‚ 2012 My Writing Experience in English 102 In the following essay ‚ I will reflect on how my writing has improved and the affect of English 102 on my writing. Then I will touch on how I have attempted to overcome my weaknesses with my writing and my research project. The biggest thing I have learned from English 102 is how to become a better writer. Writing is a difficult process for me. Originally starting the writing process
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In this report，something about how to improve English ability will be analysed. During the last decade‚ I have been attending English course to the test and learning English continuously in China. In the following texts‚ firstly I will analyse my current level of English. Secondly I will describe what work I need to do to help my English studies. Next what work is the most effectiveness will be analysed. According to the scores of Ielts‚ reading is my strength because of the highest score among
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The English language is very difficult for Non-English speaking people to learn well. My parents and the generation before me had a hard time learning the English language to communicate well with others. In my life‚ I have had encounter many difficult situations and challenges‚ but I have to stress that learning to write in English has been the most difficult challenge. Learning English is a big challenge for many people who come to The United States. Sometimes‚ I have given up in frustration due
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Before I moved to Philadelphia I didn’t even have a high school diploma. I left Newark‚ New Jersey three years ago with the desire to better myself. After getting my state identification card I started looking for programs that provided the resources that would lead me in the right direction. After some time I found a program called Ready‚ Willing‚ and Able (RWA). On November 9‚ 2011 I was accepted in (RWA) full of anxiety‚ ambition‚ and the desire for change. The first thing I did was enroll into
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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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My experience about learning English I bought a book on interpretation last weekend‚was written by 林超伦who is a chief interpreter work for the Ministry of British Foreign Affairs .the book says how to deal with field interpreting. interpreter：One who translates orally from one language into another.I’m going to be a excellent interpreter.Being a communication emissary to make people more amicable.which simplify the complicated promblems.consequently‚To achieve the purpose of cooperation and shared
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