Essay about The Heroism of Minerva Mirabal Who was the Most Couragous

Between her friends and how rebellious she is getting, Minerva is the sister that is the most involved

Minerva is in no way a push-over. This is hero-like quality to have, she stands up for what

She invests herself fully in her work against Trujillo. Maté was excited saying, "I told Minerva

Rights movement. She was willing to go the distance to get the equal rights she felt was owed to

Through her personal experiences, Lugo-Lugo reels in her audience by connecting with them emotionally. She recalls many stories of when she was a victim of discrimination due to her race and sex. As a professor, students viewed her differently from her colleagues, due to the fact that she is Latina and a woman. On the first day of classes Lugo-Lugo explains one of the incidents that took place in her classroom, “Student: I do not feel like being in the classroom today, and since my parents pay for your

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.

Trujillo was not fair between men and women and granting men the rights to do whatever they want. Minerva says, “I’ve always wanted to study law” and Trujillo responds, “A woman like you, a lawyer” (Alvarez, pg.98)? He means women are not brave enough and they are useless when it comes doing what men does. Women are not meant for this kind job. He says that men and women cannot do the same things. Women cannot have the same rights as men. Trujillo does whatever he wants to women and whoever goes against him, he kills them and makes their death an accident. "He's got many of them, all over the island, set up in big, fancy houses. Lina Lovaton is just a sad case, because she really does love him, pobrecita.' Right there

She later got caught and was later put into prison in 1864 by confederate troops and taken into prison. Along with Mary Edward walker, Clara Barton, was an Army nurse. Clara was to serve help in curing injured men. She had a bad experience when she went to go cure a man, a bullet that killed the man she was helping was peireced threw her sleeve. She had been assisting him and tried to save him, but it was too late and he had died. Also these women made a legacy in life, Underground Railroad, being the first US army women surgeon, and the foundation of the American Red Cross. Mary Todd Lincoln, who was married to Abraham Lincoln. Although she was a lot different then the other important women in the civil war, she was just as important. She was the wife of the president during the war. Although she did not exactly fight or become a nurse of the war, she still had to take care of her family and all of Abraham’s stressful days. She had to mend to her children’s needs while Abraham was out making sure the troops in the war were in the right standings. When 1865 came around it was a terrible year for her, her family and her heart were crushed. Her loved one was assassinated, and her family and herself had no idea how to handle it. Being that she was the presidents wife, she was still important to make a legacy. Showed that women are strong enough to handle stress, children, and deaths in their family to be strong for

Harriet Tubman was very brave. No matter how many times she will get hurt, she will manage to escape from slavery. She kept on trying and one day she tried to escape, but it didn’t work out because, on of the guards were watching and they caught her and he struck her in the

Planning each aspect of the Revolution, he compiled shipments of arms without the knowledge of neither the United States nor Cuban governments. He placed his heart and soul into the organization and preparations of the Revolution without complaint. As the Revolution dawned, he fought with dignity and purpose, serving his followers well into the revolution even after death.

other people and listen to their problems no matter how hard it was for her. Minerva

Not only Minerva but all of her sister are some of the most courageous girls amongst any

courage they were. The women were willing to do anything for them to be heard and make a

Alvarez shows many different ways a dictator affects both politics and daily life. People were afraid to say Trujillo’s name in an uncomplimentary way in fear of the consequences if someone were to hear and it get back to him. They were also afraid of being murdered in public for even threatening him. Trujillo was a harsh man so when Minerva says,” and I can see my hand in an endless slow motion rise---a mind all its own and come down on the astonished, made up face,”(she slaps him)(Alvarez 100) later in the book his revenge is for her to not be able to get her licence. Cruel right, but that is what happened when you messed with Trujillo. She also shows the sisters religions throughout the book, mainly Patria’s. Patria is the most religious sister and goes through the most

With this she makes the decision to leave and request him never to talk to her again.