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    The Brave Dreamer: Choi Ae Ra Story She was not made out of sugar spice and everything nice, instead she was made out of pure sarcasm and bravery. Choi Ae Ra holds onto her life lesson, “We should never be afraid to show our feelings. That’s what makes us real brave.” She has a dream which she is desperate to achieve and she is not ready to give it up all. The dream chaser recalls her past about what she did and what turned her into a brave person as she is now. “My dream when I was a child was…

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    Specific Analysis: As Dedé is the only one of the four sisters still alive, she feels responsible for making sure that they are remembered correctly as opposed to being glorified. She contrasts the women they actually are to the heroines that the public sees to show that they, too, are ordinary humans with strengths, weaknesses, and morals. However, she believes that even her own nieces and nephews stereotype her sisters as heroines because of their fame, only knowing the courage and…

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    Quebec History Essay

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    Quebec is one of Canada’s largest and most populated territories and plays a very significant role in french history. Quebec makes up the territory that was founded by early french settlers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Quebec was also referred to as New France. Quebec's official language is French, its government is a constitutional monarchy. Quebec is located in eastern Canada and borders just north of the United States of America. Quebec's total area is 595,391 square miles. It makes up…

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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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    Kula Ring Research Paper

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    14. Discuss the Kula Ring of the Trobriand Islands: what is it, how does it function, and what symbolic and practical significance does it have for Trobrianders? (10 Points) The Trobiand Island is populated by a society who are horticulturalists. The Kula Ring is practiced by Trobiand islanders where they exchange for ceremonial reasons. There are two important traditional items called the Soulava and the Mwali. The Soulava is a symbolic item, it is a necklace of red shell move in clockwise.…

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    In Here's to You, Jesusa! written by Elena Pontiatowska and In the Time of the Butterflies written by Julia Alvarez each struggle with survival in countries where a woman is abused physically or mentally.In Here's To You, Jesusa!, Jesusa a Las Solderias deserted by her spouse and menial job clashes. Jesusa's conflict with the jurisdiction with police officers and the struggle of abuse stem from her lacking identity and belonging, therefore manipulation easily happens. In the Time of the…

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    Minerva Mirabel is one of the most outgoing characters throughout the course of the novel, and her peers expect her to be. In the beginning of the novel, present day Dede, her sister, describes Minerva, saying that “‘Minerva was always into her wrongs and rights.’ Dede realizes she is speaking to the picture of Minerva, as if she were assigning her a part, pinning her down with a handful of adjectives, the beautiful, intelligent, high-minded Minerva… Dede affirms, used to this fixed, monolithic…

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    Barbara Mujica is an American author, short story writer, and critic. Found on Gale Databases is her scholarly review and summary about Julia Alvarez’s novel In the Time of the Butterflies. Mujica’s negative connotation begins right off the bat when she states, “If you weren't an avid admirer of the Mirabal sisters to begin with, Julia Alvarez's new novel In the Time of the Butterflies probably won't change your mind” (Mujica). This statement is over generalized as it may change some minds. To…

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    Donald Fyson. In the section "British Columbia", the authors are explaining when and how the British Columbia was officially announced as a province of Canada. They are also addressing the problems that the native people, political parties, The government and even the people of other provinces faced problems before the declaration of British Columbia as a province of Canada. Before declaration, the economic conditions of British Columbia fluctuated, sometimes well, sometimes bad. In the…

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