The Butterfly Circus is an inspiring short film. It gave me a great impact especially during my very first beginning weeks of Master in Learning Sciences classes. I still feel miserable and less confident to get through this challenging course‚ but this film came just in time to encourage me‚ as per the Showman‚ Mr Mendez said to Will‚ the limbless man: “ The greater the struggle‚ the more glorious the triumph”. This film opens with a view of life in the Great Depression Era during 1930s where civilians
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Butterflies and Hibiscus Flowers: the Transformation to Womanhood during Times of Violence The transition from childhood to adulthood is never easy. For the characters in Julia Alvarez’s book In the Time of the Butterflies and Elizabeth Nunez’s Bruised Hibiscus‚ the struggles to grow into one’s self are even starker in worlds of brutality and strife. As both works of historical fiction and coming-of-age narratives‚ these stories stray from the typical coming-of-age tropes and discuss topics of violence
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TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY My life is a dreadful piece of work‚ at first living with my grandparents since I was six‚ now I got the “whole world on my shoulders”‚ begging me to make a choice‚ but now I’m by myself stuck in a whole. I guess I have to toss and turn with the devil to make my choice and if I don’t make a choice soon I’ll make myself go insane. To keep myself sane I learned a new saying and it is said “to pimp a butterfly” this saying makes me feel good about myself because when I say it in
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September 25‚ 2012 Sometimes Even to Live is an Act of Courage In Julia Alvarez’s‚ In the Time of the Butterflies‚ the Mirabal sisters show just how strong sisterly bonds can truly be. Even though the sisters do not openly show their gratitude for one another‚ they all indeed have something in common. The sisters overcome many obstacles throughout the novel‚ but to overcome any obstacle‚ one has to have courage in oneself and others. In order for the sisters to be able to achieve their goals
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though she was not part of the regime‚ she still suffered. Dedė’s martyrdom was to be alive without her sisters. All the things she has sacrificed has made her a heroine today. In the beginning of the novel Dedė is discussing the life of the butterflies with the interviewer because she says‚ “tell me all of it.” (Alvarez 5). She starts off by describing the three girls‚ Minerva‚ Maria Teresa‚ and Patria. “Yes‚ so different. Minerva was always into her wrongs and rights.” Dede3 realizes she is speaking
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Science Fiction is a genre that can be difficult to define. Many stories may conform to the idea of ‘what if’. As a functional genre it presents the reader with alternative possibilities using current issues in society. A Cage of Butterflies by Brian Caswell is about a group of highly intelligent children known as the ‘Think Tank’‚ who are put into an institute (the farm)‚ because of their physical deformities. They encounter the presence of a group of young paranormal children (the babies) with
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courage‚ as they lead their nation toward the war for liberation. The Mirabal sisters represent the anomalies of the society‚ struggling to fight for their God-given rights of freedom in the 1930-1960’s in the Dominican Republic. In the Time of the Butterflies is not just a story of the Mirabal sister’s immense fight against the thirty-one year reign of Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo‚ but also portrays a story of love‚ insecurities‚ and strength that transforms the lives of the four sisters
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of Iraq? Sacrifice becomes necessary to achieve social change when there is loss of personal freedoms‚ abuse of power‚ and physical abuse. This is demonstrated by the revolutions in Nicaragua and Haiti as well as the novel‚ In the Time of the Butterflies‚ by Julia Alvarez. When people are being severely oppressed and they no longer have any freedom‚ they are likely to sacrifice themselves in the hope of achieving justice. In most nations‚ people have the freedom to act in their own will. For example
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Confusion of Faith In the Dominican Republic‚ Trujillo is a living god to the children and the adults as well. In the Time of the Butterflies‚ Patria‚ as a child‚ accepts Trujillo‚ but sees God as the only god present. Yet as the novel progresses‚ similarities between the two are shown‚ especially with the use of their power. Even though this confuses Patria‚ a new faith in motherhood forms controlling both of Patria’s faiths. Julia Alvarez shows that despite how Patria treats God and
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Deanna Sheehy Take-Home Test In the Time of the Butterflies 1. All the sisters lose their innocence pretty early into the novel. Minerva was the first to learn about the real world around her. While at boarding school with Patria and Maria Teresa‚ she meets a girl named Sinita who tells her the truth about Trujillo. Minerva realizes that her country isn’t as she thought it was. Patria realizes the same thing while out on a retreat in the mountains. She witnesses a young man about the age
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