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    “As Americans, we want peace -- we work and sacrifice for peace. But there can be no peace if our security depends on the will and whims of a ruthless and aggressive dictator. I'm not willing to stake one American life on trusting Saddam Hussein.” -George W. Bush. President Bush promised America that he would bring down Saddam Hussein no matter what it took. But why? Why would the president make such an imposing promise? In order to ensure the safety of his people (the Americans) such terrorists

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    Who do you consider a hero?, a doctor, firemen, policemen, parents, guardians, or maybe someone that dies for what they believes in, for example Martin Luther King jr. , soldiers , and even the Mirabal sisters. In the book "In the Time of Butterflies" Julia Alvarez not only tells the story of the girls, but how they fought for what they believed in and became the heroes we know today. She paints a vivid picture of their lives, and the struggles they all had to face brought on by Trujillo. Out

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    Creation of The Butterflies

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    give up everything, including my life if necessary." (Patria Mercedes Mirabal) Discuss this quote in relation to the situation that the Mirabal sisters and their families found themselves in their fight for survival against the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo’s horrendous regime. You need to refer to the events and situations that lead the sister’s to create the counter revolutionary group The Butterflies. Throughout centuries man has witnessed some of this worlds greatest tragedies; the destruction

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    “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” (Norman Cousins) Death comes to us all, for some it marks the end of a life, for others it reveals the road to a new path in which the soul travels. However it leaves behind a trail of darkness regardless for those who have experienced the loss. Through enduring the death and tragedies of those around us, we are tested by our emotions. The character Amabelle experiences the trauma of death and tragedy

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    Thesis: The American government, put under pressure from the Organization of American States, which promoted democracy, alliances, and healthy relations with Latin countries, was forced to recognize the dictator Trujillo’s human rights violations despite initially maintaining close relations with him. As Ulisis Heureaux, the Dominican dictator from 1888-1899, brought the Dominican Republic (DR) into tremendous debt by borrowing money and bonds from European countries such as Germany and France,

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    Julia Alvarez is a Dominican Republican novelist, poet and essayist. She spent the first ten years of her childhood in the Dominican Republic until her family had to flee the country due to her father’s involvement in a political rebellion. Many of Alvarez’s works are influenced by her experiences as a Dominican in the United States and much of her writing takes a political and personal tone. She is known for works that explore cultural expectations of women in both the Dominican Republic and the

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    sisters: Minerva, María Teresa (Mate), and Patria. In the story, In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, Dedé tells the story of how she and her sisters became heroes and significant figures in the Dominican Republic during the rule of dictator Rafael Trujillo. In the beginning of the novel, Minerva Mirabal talks her parents into sending her to Inmaculada Concepcion, a religious school, with her sister Patria. During this time, she makes a friend named Sinita, whose brother, along with all the

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    The life and development of a young girl. Freedom taken away through unjust power. The fight to win it all back. These are all crucial components of the novel Before we Were Free by Julia Alvarez. The story shows the growth of the young girl protagonist, Anita as she slowly comes out to become a butterfly who struggles to gain back her freedom and to grow the strength to soar in the open blue sky of her motherland, the Dominican Republic. This novel expresses three themes, rebellion, freedom, and

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    In the Time of the Butterflies: A Feminist Anthem In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez is a novel about breaking the chains – not just from Trujillo, but from the societal idea that men should rule in a patriarchal fashion. The idea of female subordinates rising up in a fiery fashion is an age-old notion, and I believe that the true voice in Alvarez’ novel comes in this form. The subplot screams through like a banshee, especially when The Butterflies are brutally murdered without ever

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    issues and in 1870 attempted to annex the country to the United States but senate declined. Anarchy and corruption continued until the dictatorship of Ulises Heureaux. The United States sent a group of Marines when chaos broke out once again in 1924. Rafael Leonides Trujillo Molina a sergeant who was trained by the marines established a dictatorship until 1961 when he was assassinated. Juan Bosch represented the Dominican Revolutionary Party was the first president elected in over 41 years. President

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