It's like lightning without the thunder. It's the “magic” that these microscopic creatures portray that make them so fascinating. How could they possibly so intriguing? At first glance, “The Lighting Bugs Are Back” by Anna Quindlen appears to be about how people compress the complexities of their lives into simplistic and nostalgic terms. But closer inspection reveals that the author is encouraging the reader to allow simple fragmented memories to trigger a wave of nostalgia.
When first beginning The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, one would think it would be a biography about Henrietta, but it was so much more. It follows the Lacks family, as they learn about their mother, grandmother, sister, and matriarch. The only knowledge the Lacks family had of Henrietta was her medical records, and the family Bible. Deborah Lacks said, “Everybody in the world got her cells” (Skloot pg. 284). By examining the incredible way in which they grew and divided, she was right.
Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies is a work of historical fiction set in the Dominican Republic that focuses on the four Mirabal sisters who bond together to rebel against the corrupt leader of their country, Rafael Trujillo. The four Mirabal sisters, Patria, Dedé, Minerva, and María Teresa form closer relationships with each other as they figure out a way to bring down the tyranny of Rafael Trujillo. Although they have a mutual goal, each of the Mirabal sisters has different feelings and thoughts throughout this time period. The theme of coming-of-age and identify is best exemplified through the character of María Teresa, known as Mate, through the ways she matures throughout the novel and becomes her own person who stands up for what she believes in.
She had gotten used to the bird to an extent of acquiring some of its behaviors. The only difference is that she would cook her pheasant like chestnuts, unlike Mabel, who ate them raw. The book Daodejing, which is a translation from the Chinese language, talks about how real wisdom often supersedes the wisdom that take a dramatic leap away from our normal view to imagine things. The book articulates for concepts that have been into existence in the Asian culture.
PBS’s, Nova What Are Dreams, is a forty-five-minute documentary about how different stages of sleep effect our dreams. Throughout the documentary, we also witness how dreaming is essential for making sense of the world around us. For nearly a century, many thought when one is asleep the brain is asleep as well. Yet not until technology advanced, did scientists begin examining sleeping patients to notice every ninety minutes their patients brain showed activity as if they were awake but were still unconscious.
According to Rafael Trujillo, “He who does not know how to deceive does not know how to rule(azquotes)”. This explains the mindset of the dictator of the Dominican Republic shown in the book The Time Of The Butterflies by Julia Alvarez. In this historical fiction book it explain the story of the Mirabal sister in there fight to stop the oppression of Trujillo. It goes though there life story and gives insight to what the conditions were. Trujillo and the Dominican Republic government oppressed the citizens by arresting if you resist them, Machiavellian control and the deplorable conditions these people lived in.
Courage by Maybelline Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s Maybelline. Or maybe it’s courage! Many people can be born with a perfectly clear face, or the oh so perfect rosy cheeks. Then there is some that have to work a little bit harder than others.
The theme of coming-of-age and identity in the novel In the Time of the Butterflies is best exemplified through the character of Maria Teresa because of her character development from a immature and
A butterfly can be seen as a delicate insect. A caterpillar changes into a butterfly, making a beautiful and different change. The code name for the Mirabal sisters was las mariposas. After their death, Dede had pictures hung up on the wall. She said, “Those photos had become icons… Bring back the butterflies!”
When a person comes upon a man in the woods that claims to be the devil and he gives you proof that he is such a person. Look back upon the Story of The Devil and Tom Walker for to use as a guide of things not to do. Tom Walker achives his walth throght a contract with the Divil for his sould. This is the price that everyone know that the devil asks for when you make a deal with him for wealth and power.
“There had been no years between the ducking of this dragonfly and the other one--the one that was part of memory. I looked at the boy, who was silently watching his fly, and it was my hands that held his rod, my eyes watching. I felt
The symbol of dreams in The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, is an innovative story in which Amir, a Pashtun, and Hassan, a Hazara, grow up together in Afghanistan and are distraught with obstacles. Throughout this novel, Hosseini illustrates the symbol of dreams and how past mistakes can trouble a waking life. In The Kite Runner, Amir witnesses Hassan get raped which is a result to his vivid dreams. The day of the kite running contest in the winter of 1975 is when Amir’s life changed.
Collins compares something as meaningful as “a breathing body, and a beating heart” to the lanyard he gives his mother in return. Furthermore, he recollects how she taught him “to walk and swim” and he reciprocates by handing her a lanyard. This drastic comparison proves that children will never be able to repay their mother for all they have done for them. At the same time, Collins conveys the point that even just the thought of doing something small is enough to make the mother happy. A small gift, like a lanyard, gives the mother the emotional satisfaction and support that she has always given to her children no matter how minor it is.
Hi Butterfly, This is something that I always wanted to tell you. I have always been a nice to you, but this is the time to confess that you were wrong. You were wrong when you claimed that nobody's better than you. My dear ex-colleague, let me confess that only because of this attitude of yours, I have left King Designers. It was you, not our manager whom I disliked.
The speaker uses both alliteration and imagery to compare herself to “famous flowers glowing in the garden” (22). This image and repetition of consonants is used to both show the speaker as a metaphorical center of attention in her children’s lives and emphasize her intentions. The speaker also notices her daughters only talk about “morsels of their [own] history” instead of asking their parents (27). Here, it can be inferred that the speaker resents her daughter’s choices to independently find answers to their own questions and stray away from their mothers
