Rafael Nadal

The Dominican Republic, and its owner, Rafael Leonidas Trujillo All throughout the 20th century we can observe the marked presence of totalitarian regimes and governments in Latin America. Countries like Cuba, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic all suffered under the merciless rule of dictators and military leaders. Yet the latter country, the Dominican Republic, experienced a unique variation of these popular dictatorships, one that in the eyes of the world of those

Dictator, a word that has haunted people throughout history, it means a leader who rules a country with absolute power, usually by force. Trujillo was a dictator of that kind, he was a role model in front of his people, but a murderer in the shadows. There were those who went against him in order to gain their freedom, among those brave souls were the Mirabel sister who fought for their freedom. These radicalists were known as The Butterflies, which consisted of the Mirabel sisters. The Butterflies

The Mirabal sisters were instrumental in the toppling of Rafael Trujillo’s regime in the Dominican Republic. Julia Alvarez uses Las Mariposas to exhibit different ways in which people can become politicized in times of revolution. She uses these women for several reasons: they are well known, and while they all had the same up bringing they all hold different values. The Mirabal sisters became politicized in different ways and for different reasons. Minerva became a revolutionary when she saw that

During the 1930s - 1960s in the Dominican Republic there was a dictatorship going on by Rafael Trujillo. Trujillo ran the Dominican Republic as his own personal possession. He and his friends held nearly 60 percent of the country's resources. If things didn’t go Trujillo’s way then that person who broke the law would be either prisoned or vanished. In her book, “In the Time of the Butterflies”, Julia Alvarez explores many different themes, such as Family, Courage, and Freedom. Each of the Mirabal

Alvarez published her award-winning novel “In the Time of the Butterflies” in 1994. The novel delves into the story of the Mirabel sisters. Patria, Maria Teresa, Dede, and Minerva narrate the story of their lives from young teenagers in 1938, until their last breath in 1960. The only sister to survive was Dede. Alvarez in the Dominican Republic interviewed Dede. Dede gives her in depth knowledge of her sisters lives and background. Alvarez vocalizes, “They became real to me because she was real”

A lot of important events occur between the chapters eight to ten in the novel In The Time of the Butterflies. First, Patria and Dede finally decide to help Minerva and Mate in the revolution. In the beginning Patria did not want to help because she was afraid of the trouble that would come if she joined. In addition, she was afraid for her oldest son Nelson, who she believed was following in the steps of his uncles, who were revolutionists too. Later she sent Nelson away to school, which I think

In the novels In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, and Nectar in a Sieve, by Kamala Markandaya, the protagonists all face adversity and must overcome them. As the characters age, they start to handle their issues differently than when they were younger. In both of these novels, the protagonists reminisce their lives in the beginning of the novel, and their story is told from years before. Each protagonist selflessly chooses to remain hopeful, so that they can keep themselves and their

The Mirabal sisters’ death have been all over the news. Numerous articles, in honor of the sacrifices these women have given up to bring liberty to our country, are being sold to the public. The clouds have finally been cleared from all the tyrannical years of Trujillo’s regime. Everyone finally feels safe to walk freely down the main streets and not have to worry about what they say in public. And yet, there are some, including myself, who still question the justification of these extreme sacrifices

A Call to Sacrifice Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies, fictionalizes the real-life story of the four Mirabal sisters: Patria, Maria Teresa, Minerva, and Dedé. Dominican dictator, Trujillo, has Patria, Minerva, and Maria Teresa killed for their participation in the revolution. Though not all of the sisters gave their life, each of them sacrificed a great deal. Throughout the novel, all four sisters heard the call to motherhood. This call to motherhood is not the only call heard by the

“If I had not been discriminated against or had not suffered persecution, I would have never received the Nobel Prize.” These are the words of the 1986 Nobel Prize winner Rita Levi- Montalcini. Rita and her twin sister Paola were born in Turin, Italy on April 22, 1909. She is the youngest of engineer Adamo Levi and painter Adele Montalcini’s four children. The oldest and the only boy Gino was a famous Italian architect, and a professor. He sadly passed away of a heart attack. The second oldest Anna