Sister act

Quarter 1 Book Study: In the Time of the Butterflies In the book, In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, the four Mirabal sisters were forced to live under the political oppression of the Dominican dictator Trujillo. Despite, the thematic changes that occurred in the book, there are other information about Dominican Republic that one can further understand. The recurring topics in the book were political oppression and traditional religious practice/ beliefs. There is evidence

Saccharin is an artificial sweetener which is commonly used to sweeten drinks as many believe that it has lower calorific values compared to sugar. The scientific name of saccharin is 2-benzothiazol-1,1,3-trione. Saccharin is used as an artificial sweetener as even though only a small amount of it is used, it is as sweet as sugar when used in large amount. This concept which leads many people to have the belief that it is healthier to use artificial sweeteners such as saccharin compared to sugar

Mirabal sisters to butterflies. Regina M. Cutter Edwards, an Entomologist, states, “Butterflies are deep and powerful representations of life. [...] Around the world, people view the butterfly as representing endurance, change, hope, and life” (Edwards). The term “butterfly” was the sisters’ code name for the movement. The butterfly was a symbol for them, not only because that is what they were called, but also because they symbolized what it meant to be a butterfly. The Mirabal sisters changed from

November 21, 1945. It was located in the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. This piece had three acts and was base on a family of three daughters. The ballet was about a beautiful young girl who lost her mom at a young age then her father remarried then also loosing this wife but was left with his ex wife two daughters. These two daughters bully his first daughter and made her feel like she had nuthen in life. Then in the first act the

Mirabal sisters had different personalities. Patria the oldest sister was the most religious. Dedé the second eldest was the only sister who survived. Minerva the third Mirabal sister was the one who was more wrapped up in the revolution. Maria Teresa the youngest of the sisters just wanted to be like her oldest sisters.The butterfly is a symbol for the main characters, the Mirabal sisters. Butterflies are unique, they represent freedom, and they have a very short life span. The Mirabal sisters, much

fulfilling her the way she wishes. Jaimito dominates her, she is not allowed to see her sisters, and her sisters possess the adventure she has always wanted. When she sees them walk toward her in union, she compares them to the three fates: the incarnations of destiny and life. She does this because these mythical creatures spin the thread of life and determine how long one lives, which is exactly what her sisters are doing to her. By trying to involve her in the revolution, they determine how the course

by Julia Alvarez, takes place in the Dominican Republic during Trujillo’s control of the country. Dedé and Minerva are two extremely different Mirabal sisters, shown by how they respond to Trujillo taking over their country. Dedé and Minerva are only two of the sisters. There are four in total: Minerva, Dedé, Patria and María Teresa. The four sisters take turns throughout In the Time of the Butterflies telling their stories from the 1940s while living in the Dominican Republic. Manipulating her point

adopted sister, Rebeca, and her friends. Later on in her life, Amaranta took over many household chores from Ursula, such as taking care of her nephew Aureliano or keeping the swarms of destructive ants at bay. Despite Amaranta’s contributions to her family, and to a greater extent Macondo, Amaranta resolves to be unmarried at the end of her life ence though several suitors visit her.

school. She was lazy and act lazy in front of her own sisters. “In the first paragraph page 244 stage last paragraph 2 she told her sister to lick her own wounds”. Mirabella wanted her sisters to do everything for her. She didn’t learn how to walk or talk, and she was always begging for scraps. Her sisters would only be the one trying

The picture of the protagonist that Theodore Dreiser’s novel, Sister Carrie, portrays is only a half-truth. By examining Sister Carrie’s character, she is readily deemed as passive, weak, and full of superficial desires and yet in this profoundly inert nature lies the seed for the greater expression of an artistic soul. However, this realization is only drawn out by Ames’s archetypically scholarly eyes (the intelligent but withdrawn engineer); bringing forth the powerful and intimate beauty that