Dede Reid: Dominican Heroism

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There is a place where the cocoa beans grow and where the sun shines its brightest. A land where trees grow tall and the plants are full of color and are fruitful. It is a place where the ocean is of great size and many creatures abide. It is a peaceful place where the wind dances through the trees and everything is beauty and harmony. This place is in a time where the kings and queens have no rule over the lands. Where freedom roams free throughout the land. It is a time of great nations and mighty people. For it is the breathtaking land of the Dominican Republic.DeDe Elise, ‘The One of Many Colors’ abides in the Dominican. She is a mysterious person, yet she is of great heroism. She may be short, but her intelligence stands tall. Her facial …show more content…
It is she who climbed Mount Pico Duarte before any man could. it is her who proved to the Counsel that women could achieve as much as men. She was a follower of the great goddess Artemis. And although she has done all of this, every great hero has their weakness. Hers just happened to be her insecurity. She knew that if she didn’t overcome her insecurity, her insecurity would destroy her.
Although there were many heroes living in the Dominican, there were also many loathsome people who wanted nothing but power.These people wanted nothing but to destroy the lives of anyone who was against them. They wreak havoc like piranhas feed; quickly and quietly. Among this group of people is Lexia, she is one who is angrier than most. She more than anything wanted DeDe Elise destroyed with a burning passion.
One day, when then the sun rose from its dark bed and was peeping over the horizon, DeDe Elise woke in a cold sweat. Another nightmare, that enveloped her while she was fast asleep. A nightmare that devoured all of her good thoughts and stalked her throughout the night Her clothes were so dripping wet, that it felt as if she had been rained on. She quickly got up to bathe and start her daily chores. When she was finally finished, she set off to destroy the world. Little did she know, the someone else was waiting to discover

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