Rafael Ramos

Minerva Mirabal’s Courage Maya Angelou said “Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue 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…

Metamorphosis Everyone in the world has felt some kind of hardship, whether it is the death of a family member, an illness or political oppression. Although many are blessed with stability and safety, much of the world does not know if the next morning is in their future. Julia Alvarez's novel, In the Time of Butterflies, conveys the theme of transformation in each character and the world in which they live. The Mirabal sisters transform throughout the story and in the revolution that starts…

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…

Rafael “Rafa” Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player. He is thought of as the greatest clay-court player in history, and because of his success on the surface, he has been titled “The King of Clay”. Nadal’s unique style of play has established him as one of the greatest players in tennis history. Rafa was born June 3, 1986 in Mallorca, Spain to Sebastián Nadal and Ana María Parera. When he was three years old, his uncle, Toni Nadal, a former professional tennis player,…

lot of the political issues that were faced during this time when Lieutenant General Jorge Rafael Videla became president in Argentina in 1976, which influenced this story. In this story there are some ominous things…

of action is based on his or her discretion, but sometimes can be too much action shown. There have been several police altercations in the recent months, including; shooting of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, MI, New York police officer’s Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu was assassinated by a gunman, and state police officer Corporal Bryon Dickson and Alex Douglass…

ours…Let’s take 2 of theirs #ShootThePolice #RIPEricGarner #RIPMikeBrown This may be my final post”(Mueller, Baker) posted Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley on Instagram hours before brutally killing two NYPD officers. On December 20, 2014, NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were brutally executed by Ismaaiyl Abdullah Brinsley who committed the acts under the motive of revenge for the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown and others who died due to police brutality. Prior to the shootings,…

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day passes, it is reasonable to ask ourselves whether America has progressed in race relations. For David Remnick, he asserts that people of color are still oppressed and are legitimately furious over the current mistreatment of blacks within America. . It is especially significant when an institution as highly regarded as the police are seen to be enablers of this racism with regard to Eric Garner and Michael Brown. As such, Remnick’s analysis of the NYPD’s actions in…

public. Today, many of these issues are still taking place. Police officers are accused of brutally hurting citizens and being corrupt. Citizens are also taunted and even killed by people who are against police officers. For example, Wenjian Lu and Rafael Ramos, two New York police officers who were shot and killed while they sat in their patrol car. The man who shot them, Ismaaiyl Brinsley shot them in relation to Michael Brown which was shot by a police officer. Some police officers are taking…

not change the color of their skin, unlike police who can just simply take off their uniforms. She uses examples of how officers can not take moderate criticisms without being offended. For instance, when mayor Bill De Blasio spoke at Officer Rafael Ramos 's funeral he mentioned that there needed to be better training. Patrick Lynch, the police union chief was not only offended but blamed the black lives matter protesters for inciting violence against police. In addition to Pathos, Lennard…