Qualities of Heros in In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

Then suddenly he slaps her. She said, “There was no warning it was coming. His hand slammed into the side of my face as it never had before on any part of my body.” (89) This was needed in the novel, it is not overly dramatic. This quote shows that, there were more problems going on in the family’s life other than Trujillo.

new layer to Minerva. She isn't the type to JUST do big flashy illegal things to

Minerva was getting her law degree" (90)! María writes in her diary about this special day, the day Minerva finally got her law degree! Minerva was favorited by her parents, not only because of her dream for a law degree, but because of the responsible, young lady she's become.

Minerva is trying to learn of the secrets of Trujillo and the bad things he has done. She wants to

Why do you think Minerva does not follow Trujillo's ideas? Trujillo states, "I am speaking of

college. Even though she might have grown up with a hard life, she fought for different ways to

In addition, Trujillo was friends with the head of the armed forces, and friends with his wife’s lover. One day Trujillo told the general about his wife having an affair with another man, and Trujillo became the head of the armed forces soon after the general shot his wife and her lover. (17). Even though the sisters didn’t want to believe it the accusations against their president, but began to realize how true they were. Over time the sisters met others that didn’t agree with their president’s ways, and that is how the Mirabel sisters came to join the Virgilio Morales.

in a lot of trouble. Minerva argued, "I'm not interested in admirers until I have my law

Minerva was a character that showed a lot of courage in the book. At the beginning she really didn’t know that much about Trujillo. Soon Minerva found out more about Trujillo and saw what he was like to people and after she had a lot of courage. One day when Minerva was dancing with Trujillo and she slapped him in the face and

suffers her life by being in jail because of joining the revolution. Since Trujillo controls the three

injustices she saw in the world, she began to work her law degree to create a platform for her

Before setting out, she gave herself a list of rules she had to follow so that her experience would be as real as it could be. Her first rule was when looking for a job she couldn 't mention the skills she had learned from her education. Second, she had to take the highest paying job that was being offered to her. Third, she had to live

Earning a law degree, coupled with my passion for serving others, I will be able to fulfill my deepest desire of serving those whose voices are not heard. I plan to use my law degree to create policy in favor of those that are underprivileged. My concerns for the poor will find new practical forms of expression as I learn jurisprudence; furthermore, I intend to shape my legal education with the firm commitment that I will not allow my thoughts and objections to go unheard. If accepted, I expect that the greatest intellectual leap of my life awaits me at [Insert Law School here]. Given the education and opportunities provided by [LAW SCHOOL NAME HERE], I intend that my resolutions are not ones that will pass with the day, but determinations which are rooted in a lifetime of

an equal opportunity into law school because she was not part of a minority that was

In the past 3 decades, women made great advancements in the workforce. First, they have become an integral part of the labour market; they have access to higher education and consequently to traditionally male dominated professions such as medicine, law and business. While statistics show that women are equal to men in terms of their numbers in the law profession, it is not clear however, whether they have achieved equality in all other areas of their employment. In this paper, I will examine women’s experiences in the law profession; whether women are earning equal salary compared to the male lawyers, do they still face barriers that are gender related and whether they have broken the glass ceiling in a profession that is supposed to be