Quang Binh Province

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…

Geography In 1871 British Columbia became the sixth province of Canada with the 3rd largest land mass.British Columbia is the westernmost province In Canada and borders the Pacific Ocean but it is dominated by the Coast mountains and the Rocky mountains. British Columbia is part of the Western Cordillera. The Western Cordillera a strand of mountains formed that stretch across the shore of the pacific ocean, some of the mountains rising up to 3000 meters in height and is approximately 800km…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…