Santo Stefano Island

recently to the old country is because they had a right, like anybody else, to visit the Paris Exposition.” At the conclusion of the trial, Bresci is sentenced to imprisonment for life at the Penitentiary of Santo Stefano. Mrs. Bresci claimed that she would rather see her husband dead than imprisoned for life. Her statement is as followed, “My poor Gaetano. He has been tried, convicted, and sentenced in one day… They tell me that in Italy, when one man kills another, the longest term of imprisonment that can be given is five years. Because my husband killed the King they send him to prison for life. It is a funny country where they have one law for one man and another for another man… If it had been any one but the King, my husband would be free in five years.” The statement by Mrs. Bresci is a bit confusing. She seems to support her husband’s crime of killing the King of Italy. Although, ultimately wishing that he had killed a less-important man so he would be free in five years. Also, she is unable to distinguish between the crime that her husband committed and the crime that any other man commits; whether it be killing the King or another man. “Gaetano Bresci, the assassin of King Humbert, committed suicide on Tuesday at the penitentiary of Santo Stefano.” It appeared that Bresci was facing difficulties while in prison. “His violence last week culminated an attack on a jailer, in consequence he was placed in a straitjacket… later… the prisoner killed…

down and “change” the people. This idea is far from reality, but I realize that you can make a difference in some people’s lives. I have taken a few mission trips to the Dominican Republic, where I have built relationships with the people down there. We have the power to teach people about a wealth of knowledge that lies between the pages of the Bible. Each year I strive to improve my influence, so I had to ask myself, “how does someone who is taking a short term mission trip leave a long-term…

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“I think that when I write, I write out of who I am and the questions I need to figure out” (How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents 169). Everyone has a way to escape reality, some draw, some listen to music, some take a nap, while others merely read and write, such as Julia Alvarez. The self proclaimed Dominican- American explains so in the Bloomsbury Review as her early life has consisted of many hardships that her writing addresses at one point or another throughout her poetry and novels.…

We all have a reason why we do things. Some are better, nobler, or more profitable but at the end of the day, we all have a reason. In the medical field, we have a lot of different individuals that do, in general, a similar job but we can all agree that, most of the time, the patient’s health is the doctor’s hands. Doctors need to have some sort of finesse, but they also need vocation. Some doctors are in for the wrong reasons, such as money, prestige, and even fame. A doctor’s only interest…

fly in and out as they please. There is many different types of foods, even live shows from impersonators to actual famous people. As you can see the hotel as everything. So first I would buy a ticket from the JFK airport to Santo Domingo. Tickets range between $500-$700. My first stop in Santo Domingo, would be at my family’s house. According to my parents every time they go to Dominican Republic, they let them use a car for about a month. Then from Santo Domingo I would travel east toward…

“Chucha shakes me awake. Sunlight is streaming in through the jalousie windows. Before I can ask her what’s the matter, gangster men in their dark glasses storm into the room, thrusting their guns here and there in the corners of the closet and under my bed, in search of something they can not find. Chucha and I clutch each other and watch the men pulling open drawers, throwing my clothes into the floor. Soon another bunch of men come into the room, pushing Mami in her nightgown before them.…

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Even though Trujillo was not a heavy part of the book anywhere so far, he was like a shadow of the book, a hidden main character. Without Trujillo, the story being told here would certainly be different. Since he was the reason everything happened in this book, he automatically plays an important role not only in Beli’s family but also on everyone living in Santo Domingo. For example, when Beli was in school, a teacher asked his class to write about what each student expected to happen or change…