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    Perrault’s. Charles Perrault’s story tells a story of a young girl whose father marries an evil woman with two daughters that are just like her. The step mother and sisters are cruel to Cinderella. They treated her as if she was lower and made her into the maid of the house. Although Cinderella is much more beautiful and talented than her step sisters‚ she is called "Cinderbottom." In the story‚ the step family is invited to a ball by the king’s son‚ but Cinderella is not included in this invitation. This

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    years old‚ takes a train to Chicago‚ where her sister Minnie‚ and Minnie’s husband‚ agrees to let her move in. On the train‚ Carrie meets Charles Drouet‚ a traveling salesman and they decided to meet up the next week. Carrie soon looks for work to pay rent to her sister and her husband‚ and she finds a job running a machine in a shoe factory. One day‚ after she got sick she lost her job‚ she meets Drouet on a the street. He persuades her to leave her sister and move in with him the next day. Drouet gives

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    29‚ 2012 Cinderella I chose to critique the movie “Cinderella”. The reason I chose this movie is because I have a three year old who always watches Disney princess movies. Cinderella has a wicked step mother and two evil step sisters. Her step mother and step sisters are always bossing her around; telling her to do their laundry‚ clean all the dishes scrub the floors and make the meals. Cinderella has to be at their beckon call; she never has time for herself. In this fairy tale she has a fairy

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    Butterflies is a book about sisters that fight to take their god-given right of freedom in the Dominican Republic. To win this freedom‚ the Mirabal sisters had to give up their safety‚ give up their childhoods‚ and give up their lives. Julia Alvarez‚ the author of the book‚ takes the readers through these sisters journey’s of fighting against their dictator Trujillo‚ and the many hardships while under this political oppression. It is evident in the book that some sisters had to be the leaders of

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    In the Time of the Butterflies Quotes Commentary Pg. 20: I lifted the covers‚ and for a moment‚ I couldn’t make sense of the dark stains on the bottom sheet. Then I brought up my hand from checking myself. Sure enough‚ my complications had started. | This is significant because Minerva’s friend Sinita had just finished badmouthing the dictator Trujillo about how he took power in a dirty way and how he had killed her entire

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    501 religious sisters and is active in 133 countries. Members of the order designate their affiliation using the order’s initials‚ "M.C." A member of the Congregation must adhere to the vows of chastity‚ poverty ‚obedience‚ and the fourth vow‚ to give "Wholehearted and Free service to the poorest of the poor." Today‚ the order consists of both Contemplative and Active Branches of Brothers and Sisters over several different countries. In 1963‚ both the Contemplative branch of the Sisters and the Active

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    Roles of Women The Mirabal sisters became role models to many women all around the world. In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez is a somber historical novel showing the role of women in society and their household in the Dominican Republic. In the Dominican Republic‚ men had absolute authority over everything in the early 1900’s. They were considered dominant and almighty‚ while women were expected to be elegant and inferior. Men were able to live whatever lifestyle they wanted

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    Domingo he rebuilt the city and named it “Ciudad Trujillo” and put 2000 statues of himself in it. He even had signs that flashed “God and Trujillo” 2. He There was an upper class family that stood up against his regime‚ commonly known as the Mirabal sisters or “The Butterflies”. All before the age of 20‚ three of the 4 children in the Mirabal family were part of the underground rebel group called the 14th of June Movement (or more formally known as the Dominican Liberation Movement). The head of the

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    destroyed the chance for freedom‚ equality‚ education‚ and happiness for the citizens. In the novel‚ In the Time of the Butterflies‚ by Julia Alvarez‚ the Mirabal sisters‚ Patria‚ Minerva‚ Dede‚ and Maria Teresa‚ politically take a stand in hope to fight for their country. They were Las Mariposas‚ “the butterflies‚” the strong sisters of the face of rebellion and leadership fighting against the moths‚ the political army of Trujillo. Butterflies and moths‚ creatures alike‚ yet different in significance

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    The Other Sister SPED 214 Introduction: The movie “The Other Sister” is a romantic comedy released by Touchstone Pictures in 1999 by director Garry Marshall about Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis) a 22 year old woman who is developmentally delayed and her struggles and accomplishments she has showing her family her father Dr. Radley Tate (Tom Skerritt)‚ her mother Elizabeth Tate (Diane Keaton)‚ and her two sisters Caroline (Poppy Montgomery) and Heather Tate (Sarah Paulson) that she is capable of

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