The Magdalene Sisters

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…

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 Butterflies, explains Trujillo's regime through the Mirabal sisters who were assassinated because of partaking in an underground movement opposing Trujillo.Patria, Minerva, Maria Teresa and survivor Dede tell their own stories of living under Trujillo's rule.…

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 language around interviewers and mythologizers of her sisters” (6,7). Alvarez uses the word “monolithic” specifically…

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 me, the novel enhances the Mirabal sisters for those who have heard of them and for those who have not. The novel gives characteristics and emotions to the girls, allowing…

well in this piece (Webster). She compares the three sisters. On page one, it is said that “everybody admired her, and called her The Little Beauty; so that as she grew up, she till went by the name of Beauty, which made her sisters jealous.” From a young age, the two eldest sisters did not care for their sister. Further, in the story, through more jealousy and conflict, the sisters relinquished Beauty. Jeanne writes about how pleased the sisters were at the fact that Beauty would be trapped in…

In Anton Chekhov's 1904 play The Cherry Orchard, a Russian family who is used to a life of riches begin to experience the hardships of poverty. Due to an extreme amount of carelessness and selfishness, the mother of the estate Lyubov Andreevna Ranvskaya loses the funds that have been allowing her to keep her family in a comfortable position financially. Throughout the play, Chekhov uses many items to represent symbolism, such as the cherry orchard itself to represent the golden age of…

The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are a group of loving and caring ladies who try to take care of their community when in need. They have been involved in several outreach programs within their community. A few of the community involvements they have been involved with are helping people who live in poverty, have put together a food pantries and have set up an Anti-Racism group. The sisters furthermore, set out the missions put in place by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. The…

Breaking down large academies to smaller educational communities is a reform strategy to create stronger learning infrastructure for youth. In turn, these smaller educational communities provide more attention and personalization to better prepare youth for the real world. Internal changes of educational structure work in collaboration with teachers, advisors, and community advocates. Personalization programs that connect youth with adults are becoming more and more common. Mentoring…

Throughout this project, we as a group will be accountable to Jenny Bates of Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters. At the end of this project, we will we accountable to the whole Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. Mission Tigers in Blue is working with Big Brothers Big Sisters to create a positive relationship between law enforcement and children of the community. This program will give children, as well as all members of the community, a positive view of the law enforcement who serve them. Law…

in school. What if you were one of those kids? The best thing needed is a caring adult’s help. Big Brothers Big Sisters realized this and thanks to them, more kids are on the right path. However, they will need help to get more kids on the right track.The organization Big Brothers Big Sisters is making a positive effect on children’s future for a few reasons. Big Brothers Big Sisters was created for the wellbeing of boys and girls. In order to stop possible problems before they happened, kids…