What Is The Significance Of Sophia's War

Sophia’s life was changed after watching the execution of Nathan Hale in 1776 and being able to do nothing about it. After this gruesome event she does everything she can to support the American cause. After being recruited as a spy, she becomes a maid in the home of the supreme commander of British forces in America; General Clinton. Eventually while doing her work, she becomes aware that there might be a traitor in the American army. She uncovers a plan that will

This story is about Hazel Lancaster, a 16-year-old girl with cancer, and when she meets Augustus Waters, a previous cancer patient who had his leg amputated to stop the cancer in his leg. In the beginning, Hazel’s mom makes her go back to a cancer support group for teens. She goes and meets Augustus Waters. While hanging out at his house the evening they met, he wanted her to read his favorite book, which was an action book. She agreed on one condition, he has to read her favorite book, An Imperial Affliction. He likes the book but does not like how it ends in the middle of a sentence, without knowing what happens to the characters

The book focuses mainly on a woman named Celie, who has lived a hard life already when, at the age of 14 she begins

The Good Braider by Terry Farish is a story about a smart,driven and ambitious girl named Viola who is in a difficult situation. She lives in a refugee camp in Juba,Sudan that is surrounded by rebels soldiers that will kill any and everyone for no reason, so she lived in fear not knowing if her or someone from her family would get brutally murdered. Viola has an uncle that lives in Maine in the United States, so Tereza(Viola’s mother) creates a plan to run away and get on a government plane that travels to the U.S.. Viola just wanted a better life for herself and her family. They finally made it to America, where it was very hard for Viola and her family to adjust. The culture, the language and actually feeling free. It was something they were not used to. As time went by, Viola met people from school that she became very close, but her mother wanted to run her like she did when they lived in Sudan and it causes a little tension.

Sophia is determined throughout the book to help her country by trying to save her brother and help fight for the war. When Sophia saw her brother in the line of prison ships she knew she had to help save him. But that takes time and all the money spent to get him back failed, when her brother died in one of the prison ships. Sophia knew she wouldn’t give up, her hatred for the british army grew more and

This is really exemplified in one character, Bonaparte. Bonaparte is very young and very naive, not even knowing why that the Englishmen were his prisoners until being told so. And when it comes to the executions, he does not act the way Donovan does. For instance, when Donovan is about to shoot Hawkin, Bonaparte begins to pray and closes his eyes so as not to see his friend die (1066). He doesn’t do this because the death disgusts him, he does it because he knows that it should not be happening. Hawken is a good man in his eyes and does not deserve to be slaughtered like an animal. Not to mention the shot did not fully kill Hawkin. He is seen twitching on the ground by Belcher, who would not let the killing proceed until he was put out of his misery. Bonaparte was the one to do this, leaning down and shooting him once more out of mercy. While doing this, he thinks, “By this time I didn’t seem to know what I was doing”(1067). This shows his vulnerability and questioning of whether or not what he is doing is the right thing to do. His moral compass is telling him that taking these orders blindly may not be what is right for him. After the executions, both Bonaparte and Noble have immense trouble coping with what they have seen and done. The scene keeps playing in their minds, leaving scars of what happened and

Knowing that she and her family are able to survive such distressing situations without having to jeopardize their views allows her to have faith in her family's future and gives

Julia Alvarez’s book, In the Time of Butterflies, is the detailed retelling of how four sisters lived through an oppressive dictatorship. Throughout the book each sister goes through a great deal of hardships both mentally and physically. The Mirabal sisters’ throughout the book sacrifice so much, by doing this it shows their determination towards receiving their freedom, and their courageousness.

with her own brother Macon Dead II. Likewise, within such time line she would see the loss of

During this essay I will introduce the main points involved in answering the proposed question. I will explore the certain aspects of Abigail’s personality and how it is an important role in portraying her reasons for her actions. I will also analyse the ways in which Abigail’s personality changes through the progression of the play. I will sum up which points have a bigger effect on her intentions and motivations and the effect she has on the characters of the play. I will support my reasons with quotations to justify its relevance.

In the novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, by Julia Alvarez, there are many aspects that have an effect on courage. Each of the four Mirabal sisters have their own moments of courage that are unique in different ways. Throughout the novel, the Mirabal sisters’ motivations to become involved in the revolution all emerge from their influential friends family members, and their desire to protect and impress those people. Although Patria’s motivation to have courage and take part in the Revolution involves her family, the main cause of Patria’s collaboration is due to a spiral of events and her strong faith.

“I have known her sir,” he said when trying to discredit Abigail’s claim that his wife was a witch. Evidently, he was willing to risk his reputation, and admit to his wrong-doings so that justice could be done. He was disposed to save the lives of people he knew were falsely accused of witchcraft. “Give them no tear! Tears pleasure them! Show honor now, show a stony heart and sink them with it! “ Be a rock, he told Elizabeth. He wanted her to be strong, he knew she’d already gone through enough pressure to make her tough; what he also knew is that they didn’t deserve any more satisfaction at what they had done. All things considered, he did what was right, no matter how much it hurt him; he died as a martyr.

In the play “The Crucible”, I believe Abigail Williams was the one who was responsible for the deaths of the people who were wrongly convicted and hanged. Abigail was a young girl who was obsessed with a man named John Proctor. She was so in love with him, that she would have done anything she could to be with him. She was caught doing something she should not have been doing, and was willing to do whatever she had to do to keep from getting in trouble.

Many of the occurrences in The Great Gatsby produced far-reaching effects for several of the characters.  Of these occurrences, one of the most influential and important incidents was the death of Myrtle Wilson.  While her life and death greatly affected the lives of all of the main and supporting characters, her death had a very significant effect on the lives of Tom, Daisy, and Gatsby.

Theodora, empress of the Byzantine Empire and wife of Justinian I, was born in Syria in 500. As a young woman, Theodora became an actress and prostitute for low-class citizens. She abandoned this life, though, and traveled all throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa, where she met Justinian. He fell in love with Theodora and overturned a law that banned marriage between social classes in order to be with her. Ruling the empire for 20 years, Theodora ensured an effectual, long-lasting change in her nation. She took advantage of her position to improve legislation and foreign affairs, subdue riots, and, most notably, improve the rights of women, including divorce proceedings and passing anti-trafficking laws. The impact that Theodora had on her husband’s executive decisions is reminiscent of the influence that Daisy Buchanan, the leading lady from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, had on those who surrounded her, even though she might be seen as a frail and ineffectual character. Although the backgrounds between Daisy and Theodora are different, they still achieve lives of luxury and indirect power. Daisy Buchanan holds power over those around her by making them vulnerable to her influence. The authority that she holds over Tom Buchanan, her hulking brute of a husband, Nick Carraway, her observant cousin, and, most notably, Jay Gatsby, her fabulous neighbor and lost love, makes them susceptible to her manipulation.