Time of the Butterflies‚ by Julia Alvarez‚ Minerva Mirabal (one of 4 sisters in the story) shows a lot of courage by standing up against her country’s leader‚ Rafael Trujillo‚ and for what is right‚ risking her and her family’s lives. She performs in front of him‚ while knowing his secret‚ that he is a horrible dictator that abuses his power‚ she slaps him at a party and them leaves‚ which is illegal‚ and she protects her sisters with her life. It takes courage‚ guts‚ and bravery‚ to fight for what
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In “Sister”‚ Lam depicts a character of a woman named Eevie who is experiencing and dealing with post-traumatic disorder caused by his bitter memories surviving in her escape from the Civil War erupting in Vietnam. She has experienced flashback‚ nightmare‚ feeling of anxiety‚ and physical pain whenever she is trying to deal with her trauma that is closely-related to her home country. She has met with her psychologist and told him that “he’s leaving me. He’s going to some place I don’t know”(123)
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Zabeth in A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul‚ The Mirabal sisters in A Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa‚ and Zaynab in Karnak Cafe by Naguib Mahfouz all struggled for freedom against their oppressive environments. Nefissa struggled in obtaining her freedom in Egypt where men told women how to behave. Zabeth struggled in her journey through the harsh physical environment of Africa to provide goods for her village. The Mirabal sisters fought against the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican
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I know this Is wrong. I know the consequences of murder. I know that I shouldn’t be thinking of murdering my twin sister. But what can I do? She’s left me no other option. My sister‚ Allison and I are identical twins. No one could ever tell us apart. When we were younger‚ it was like we were one person. We had every little thing in common. The same interests‚ we had the same clothing styles and our names sound alike as well Madison Allison. She was my other half. But now‚ things have changed. I
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Everybody knows of Las Mariposas – “The Butterflies.” The Mirabel sisters were well-known in their town. The four sisters were young‚ innocent‚ and beautiful. Minerva‚ Patria‚ Maria Teresa‚ and Dede’ were loved by their parents‚ and could only dream of being free and educated‚ but this all changed on November 25. La Vega is a small town‚ in the middle of nowhere with little or no street signs. Travelling in this area is a small task and by all means and challenging. Not everyone is this town
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among the politicals. While most are too scared to make big stands against the government‚ Leo makes bold decisions‚ which often end up in him being kicked-out of the country. Leo was a very courageous man‚ and was the primary reason the Mirabal sisters become involved with the rebellion in the first place. 3. “He yanked me by the wrist‚ thrusting his pelvis at me in a vulgar way‚ and I can see my hand in an endless slow motion rise – a mind of its own –and came down on the astonished‚ made-up face”
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“Sisters” by Pat Mora‚ the poem is about strong and special feelings for family‚ in special brothers and sisters because they represent love‚ hate‚ friendship‚ sadness‚ memories‚ etc.‚ it is a poem about a girl that is the younger sister and she tells the positive benefits of having an older sister‚ all the memories and good moments that they went together‚ the poem teach you that brothers and sisters are your first best friends‚ they help you and teach you new things every day since the first day
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“What goes around comes around‚ that’s what people say. So all the pain you caused me will come back to you someday” (Unknown.) The theme of “what goes around comes around” is exemplified in both the Grimm version and the Disney version of Cinderella‚ however the Grimm version definitely exemplifies the theme more effectively than the Disney version does. The Grimm version and the Disney version of Cinderella both include punishment to the stepsisters for how they treated Cinderella and they both
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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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Name Instructor Course Date In the Time of the Butterflies Biography of Julia Alvarez The author of the movie In the Times of Butterflies is Julia Alvarez. She was born in the year 1950 on 27 March in New York City. Julia was brought up in the Dominican Republic but at the age of 10‚ she left the country as her guardians had supported an attempt that was not successful in overthrowing a dictator called Rafael Trujillo and thus the reason they fled to Brooklyn. In 1971‚ she graduated from Middlebury
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