Imagine living during the reign of Trujillo’s oppressing regime in the Dominican Republic. The events the occurred during this time were horrific, whether it was torture, or the assassination of innocent people Trujillo and his men were always installing fear into the people of the Dominican Republic. In Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies she delivers a firsthand account of the horrors of Trujillo’s regime, and how four sisters contributed to the ultimate downfall of Trujillo’s power. There were four sisters, but one particular one had the most effect on leading the revolt, and that is Minerva Mirabal.
In the article ‘Juanes: Songs of Survival,” the author shows that in troubled times many people put in a big effort to help the troubling situation that is bothering them, such as Juanes did in this article. Juanes was one of the biggest Latin American singers of his time. He won the Latin Grammy’s in 2001 and became a household name. Earlier in Juane’s life he experienced life changing times as his country was in the middle of a civil war. At a young age Juanes’s cousin was kidnapped and later killed.
After the highly successful run of The Oxcart, Miriam Colón founded the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre in 1967 based in New York. From lead actress to founder to artistic director, Colón has worn many hats since the PRTT opened. Because of this, she has had a tremendous impact on the initial and continued success of the PRTT. Her experiences as an actress and as a Puerto Rican adjusting to life in the United States have shaped her and, in turn, significantly affected the structure of the curriculum at the PRTT. Through various biographies, we will analyze Colón’s journey up until 1967 when the PRTT was founded and how Colón’s life experience shaped the PRTT.
After a long fight with Trujillo, three sisters were murdered. “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Julia Alvarez is about the Mirabal sisters long and weary fight with the revolution against Trujillo. Trujillo was the dictator for the Dominican Republic from 1930-1961. This essay will address the how they got to joining the revolution , their heroism and fight with the revolution. The Mirabal sisters showed heroism in the face of the Dominican Republic because of their resistance against Trujillo’s regime.
By gaining this connection, the reader is likely open to the rest of the essay. Febo-San Miguel continues with a few personal stories, attempting to further grasp the reader’s emotions. The author gives evidence to her claim that we all should embrace our
Throughout the reading by Gloria Anzaldua, we as readers, get to view the way she lived and to relate with the text. Gloria was born in Rio Grande Valley of South Texas in 1942. When Gloria was at a young age, she was shamed and embarrassed for the way her voice sounded. Growing up, she was told, “If you want to be American, speak American, if you do not like it, go back to Mexico where you belong” (Anzaldua 2). When she was told this it made her very upset.
However, she points out that in order to achieve a womanly sagehood, women should be diligent in doing housework. She claims, “‘A woman shall have nothing to do with public affairs [yet] she discards her silkworms and weaving [for this] (835).’” Thus, even though individual female writers could get recognized with their works and discuss social issues through their writings, female-authored instructional texts reinforce gender stereotypes and exaggerate gender
The Outs and Ins of Julia Alvarez Writing poetry for a profession is a very challenging task, but taking up poetry as well as writing novels is even harder. Julia Alvarez manages to do both, all while attempting to adjust to the life as an immigrant in the US from the Dominican Republic, only as a young girl. In Julia Alvarez’s poetry, she portrays a common theme in her writing, focused on her entire experience as an immigrant, from isolation, and heartbreak, to gratitude and new opportunities. New York City, 1950, happens to be the birthplace of Julia Alvarez, but the Dominican Republic was where she lived as a child, when her family was forced to return back there shortly after her birth, due to her father’s poor actions.
Maya Angelou has been an influential woman throughout her life; she left her mark in history and literature, and she celebrated the experience of being black in the US. The most breathtaking of all her achievements is the construction of her own personality. As she stated once, “my mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style”. Remembering her, it is important to highlight her commitment with equality; it was a fight not only for her own life, for women and for Afro-American people, but also for peace and justice all over the world.
Nevertheless, she finds delight in bondage with the help of her faith, and through her faith, she defines her aspiration for equality among all races. Her profound thoughts and beliefs in “On Being Brought from Africa to America” and more of her works inspire a spark of liberty and ambition in her
Rosario Ferre, a Puerto Rican feminist writer, wrote “The Youngest Doll” in response to the myth of the Pandora. (Encyclopedia Britannica) This legend is of a woman named Pandora, who opened a box her husband told her not too, unleashing mayhem onto the world. (Encyclopedia Mythica) In this legend, women are the cause of issues, whereas in contrast, Ferre scrutinizes men as the cause of issues.
She cries out for those who have the knowledge to help those who hunger for it. Instead of forcing themselves to be one thing or another people can choose both. People, especially the academics, don’t have to conform to the preconditioned ideologies and dichotomies set up by society. They can choose both. In the writing world Castro has been told she must choose what type of work she will write creative or scholar but she cannot choose both.
Tina Alvarado SPA222-A5 3/52017 WAC 5: Response to Sor Filotea The letter that Sor Juana wrote was a biography about her life and rationality. It was a declaration of her scholarly, innovative freedom, and rebut of censorial intrusion. Sor Juana was known as the world’s first women with the artistic and intellectual privilege to publish, write, study, and teach freely. She wrote the letter to inform Sor Filotea who was trying to silence her that she would not go still into the night.
Gloria Anzaldúa’s “La Prieta” tell her struggles with identity by talking about prejudices she dealt with while growing up. These prejudices, such as colorism, sexism, and heteronormativity, were not only held by people outside her social groups but within them as well. Anzaldúa goes on to explain the way identity is formed by intersecting factors and not only one aspect of someone’s life therefore denying one factor of identity can cause isolation and self-hatred. The fact that Anzaldúa developed faster than is deemed normal the first struggle in forming her identity.
Throughout Miguel de Cervantes novel, Don Quixote, there is a fine line between reality and illusion that seems to vanish portraying a prominent theme in the novel. Don Quixote de La Mancha, a fifty-year-old man, has an insane obsession in reading chivalry books; he is so absorbed in reading these books that he decides to become a knight-errant himself that will set off on adventures for his eternal glory. These books of chivalry have left Don Quixote so deep within his fantasy that there is no risk of him perceiving true reality. There are a plethora of examples where Don Quixote 's perceived reality is his idealistic fantasies. Cervantes expresses these complexities so much that we begin to notice the social criticism Don Quixote receives from people he encounters.
