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    The poem “In the Time of Butterflies” written by an online user relates to the general plot of the book because of how it relates to a scene, represents the tone and gives an insight of the motives of most of the sisters. It is a clear representation of a lot of the elements found within the novel. One of the most important scenes in the novel is when Patria, one of sisters, overcomes her fears and joins the rebellion. The poem reflects this scene with a line in the poem, “to fight for our…

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    in the Dominican Republic, during the oppressive regime of Rafael Trujillo ultimately about the story of the Mirabal sisters, who band together to fight for freedom against their oppressive tyrannical ruler. Dede, Minerva, Maria Teresa, and Patria show great determination, strength, faithfulness, and courage in their fight for freedom against their patriarchal government. The four Mirabal sisters value freedom through their fight for common good, but they each contribute different ideas to the…

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    My favorite assignment has been every assignment dealing with the Mirabals sisters. I like every assignment dealing with the Mirabals sisters. I was not raised in the Dominican Republic I was raised here in New Jersey, so anything dealing with the Dominican Republic and me learning something new excites me. The book “In the Time of the Butterflies” has taught me that our mind is born innocent, but events and things mold your mind and makes you see/do things differently. Like Minerva’s mind was…

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    also mentioned that it was a duty people had to rebel against an abusive government so people can gain their natural rights back. John Locke’s idea corresponds with the book “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Julia Alvarez, a quote by dede, one of Mirabal sisters said “[Dede] didn’t really know Lio was a communist, a subversive, all the other awful things the editorial had called him. (Document A)” Dede noticed that they were living a police state which is a totalitarian government. Dede had…

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    Throughout history, women were consistently being undervalued by men. Also, women are always at a disparity and an impediment towards all the men. A colossal amount of opportunities went to men, even in the contemporary era. Henceforth, it wasn't until recently that women have been able to get educated. As early as the 1800s, women weren't permitted to get an education. When women had an education, men considered them a threat and a danger to society. Education has unceasingly been the…

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    consistently”. In The Novel, The Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, Minerva Mirabal shows a lot of courage. The novel tells the story of four sisters including Minerva. She was the first to get involved in the underground revolution against the Trujillo regime. There are three types of courage physical, moral and intellectual. During a difficult time period in the Dominican Republic’s history, Minerva Mirabal stepped up and showed all three types of courage when it was needed the most and…

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    The Mirabal sisters greatly honored and recognized as heroines in the dominican republic and in other parts in the world.They are symbols of courage,love,and sacrifice.They spoke out against trujillo.They were thought to be beaten to death by trujillos people then put in jeep and ran off a cliff.Six months later trujillo's was assassinated and ended his evil dictatorship.there is now on november 25th international day against violence against women. Minerva was the second youngest of the…

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    fame, only knowing the courage and righteousness they are famous for, not their doubts and weaknesses. Dedé is the narrator of her sisters’ stories, and her narration reveals the inner worries of each sister. Through this, she shows others that the Mirabal sisters do have weaknesses, family troubles,…

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    Rhetorical Analysis of In the Time of the Butterflies Julia Alvarez, in her novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, emphasizes the humanity of the Mirabal sisters, that many portrayals of leave out, in favor of highlighting their heroism. In order to make the Mirabals more relatable and to show that there’s a hero hidden in all of us, she (Alvarez) shows us their weaknesses, their fears,and most importantly, their faults. Alvarez’s purpose in my selected passage (pages 108-112), is to show that…

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    In the Times of the Butterflies is a novel written by Julia Alvarez. The novel followed the four Mirabal sisters contrasting roles as females that sets their decisions on whether−or not−they wanted to follow the anti-Trujillo movement throughout this movie. The sisters are, Dede, Minerva, Maria Teresa, and Patrai. Dede and Minerva are the most conflicted on the whole movement, while Maria Teresa and Patria’s was less conflicted and their participation in the Trujillo movement was more of an…

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