The Other Sister

Throughout history, women were consistently being undervalued by men. Also, women are always at a disparity and an impediment towards all the men. A colossal amount of opportunities went to men, even in the contemporary era. Henceforth, it wasn't until recently that women have been able to get educated. As early as the 1800s, women weren't permitted to get an education. When women had an education, men considered them a threat and a danger to society. Education has unceasingly been the…

Bojaxhiu but most people call her Agnes. She was born in August 26 1910. She was born and lived in Skopje, is it a small part of Siberia which is now a part of Yugoslavia. She is the third child of the Bojaxhiu family. She has 2 siblings which are her sister Aga and her brother Lazar. Agnes’ father, Kole Bojaxhiu was a wealthy merchant and a clever businessman. Her father sold medicines, houses, and imported goods from Italy. Her father built the first theater in Skopje. He would always give and…

to protect them and Queen Elsa’s powers from the outside world. Queen Elsa sacrificed her freedom to keep her magic a secret and to keep Princess Anna safe. As the movie carries on, Princess Anna realizes that her meaning in life is to help others and keep others safe, especially her…

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…

oppressing citizens bring about social change because they get people unhappy with the status quo, giving them a reason for change in the government. Trujillo’s regime oppresses women and does not give them equal rights to men, causing Minerva and other women to stand up against him because they are able to empathize with what women in society are going through. It is a social norm in society for men to be in charge, and it “[is] inconceivable for a political movement made up mostly of men to be…

Three sisters, Minerva, Patria, and Maria began a revolution against the powerful Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. In the book In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, three sisters become revolutionaries during the brutal regime of Trujillo in the mid 20th century to obtain freedom for the country. This correlates with the French revolution because the revolutionaries want to gain their freedom from the opposing tyranny. Social change happens when the people are triggered by a catalyst…

My favorite assignment has been every assignment dealing with the Mirabals sisters. I like every assignment dealing with the Mirabals sisters. I was not raised in the Dominican Republic I was raised here in New Jersey, so anything dealing with the Dominican Republic and me learning something new excites me. The book “In the Time of the Butterflies” has taught me that our mind is born innocent, but events and things mold your mind and makes you see/do things differently. Like Minerva’s mind was…

Even, Jane, noisy, boisterous, uncontainable adolescent, turned into a flat silent little girl. Rae cried, sobbed, paced, but refused to sit; refused to be comforted, would not eat, would not be touched, pushed her sisters, her parents, even Alex away. Alex raged. Banging his fist on the tables, throwing things across rooms. He cleared the whole of the vegetable garden pulling out plants that had not yet matured. Soon all that was left was a lemon tree pruned to a stump…

People experience many different kinds of emotions, and in order for people to clearly recognize how other people are feeling, they must ask questions in order to completely understand the situation without causing a large amount of tension. When conflict occurs between two people, one must be careful to not cause additional tension between the two parties. One of the most effective ways to accomplish this is through perception checks. The purpose of a perception check is to clarify nonverbal…

Alvarez the opportunity to highlight the true Hispanic culture: a family in distress, how they are brave, and deeply care for each other. The de la Torre are a tight-knit Hispanic family who is living under the rule of El Jefe. The family in the story shows us how to be brave, with strong family bonds. Strong family bonds in the Hispanic culture is comparable to other cultures. In the Hispanic culture, family comes first; this is exactly what the characters in the novel portray. You can see it…