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    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 Mirabal sisters.She was the most courageous of them all.Minervia was always into her wrongs and rights.She was beautiful and intelligent.Minervia had a play at school and Trujillo came to watch the play sentia Minerva's friend during the play aimed at trujillo…

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    The Mirabal Sisters are seen as huge icons in the novel in real life. They showed that regular people can end a difficult empowerment to save a nation. It had all started with one sister, and her name is Minerva Mirabal. Minerva was the kind of girl who wanted to do good for others, in the novel and the history books. She encouraged people to join the underground to end the regime that transpired in the Dominican Republic. In the novel, she finds out that Trujillo is an atrocious man from her…

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    The Mirabal Sisters

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    demonstrate the struggles of the Mirabal sisters in their last years. At first, Dede experiences trouble deciding whether she should join the rebellion or stay loyal to her husband and sons. Leandro, Manolo, Pedrito, and Nelson are caught by the SIM and set to jail. Minerva and Mate are as well. Luckily, Patria is able to communicate with her sisters in jail and send them gifts through one of their half sisters. Patria starts to “pray” to Trujillo to set her son free. He is granted a pardon…

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    OH Minerva comes in with the right swing! This could possibly be the slap of the century! Ladies and gents, this is the most coolest thing since sliced bread! This is definitely a most historic event! Go Minerva, fight for those women rights! The 1940s and 50s, a troubling time for women all around the world, because they almost had no rights. At this time women could only do so much, like the cooking, cleaning, taking care of the children, caring for their husband, and doing everything he says.…

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    The Four Mirabal Sisters

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    There are four mirabal sisters Patria, Dede, Minerva and maria teresa. They were born in the dominican republic. They have become symbols of courage, love, and sacrifice. It is a very interesting story on how they became these symbols. Minerva was a very rebellious, persistent, and brave person she really stood up for what she believed in she wanted to go to law school but her father refused to let her go but soon after his death she attended law school. Patria was different, she was a little…

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    Though the tragic deaths of the Mirabal sisters is an event that brought tears to the eyes of many, there are still controversies over whether the sacrifices they made actually played an effective role in ending Trujillo’s reign. Many critics argue that the abandonment of their children to tend to the revolution was a selfish and heartless act; others bring to light that their fearless actions- and even deaths- is what spurred on the revolution and led to its success. Without the Mirabal sisters…

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    Today, the Mirabal sisters are honored and recognized as heroines in the dominican Republic and in parts of the world. They are symbols of courage, love, and sacrifice. I choose to do my report on Minerva, because she is very outspoken kind of like me. She always told people what was on her mind and how she felt about a situation. This set her aside from the other three sisters. In the book Minerva felt as if she was trapped in her home because she had to ask her parents to go everywhere and to…

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    the novel, In the Time of the Butterflies, the protagonist, Minerva Mirabal, plays one of the most important roles by starting a revolution and believing that she could change the ideal image of a woman in the Dominican Republic. Minerva and her three sisters are demonstrated in a way that emphasizes the hardships of being a woman during that time. Julia Alvarez traces one of the strongest historical narratives about the Mirabal Sisters during the regime that took place between 1930 and 1961.…

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    political oppression. Although many are blessed with stability and safety, much of the world does not know if the next morning is in their future. Julia Alvarez's novel, In the Time of Butterflies, conveys the theme of transformation in each character and the world in which they live. The Mirabal sisters transform throughout the story and in the revolution that starts with them. One only comes to know themselves by the hardships that one faces. Each person's identity is described in the…

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    Butterflies, depicts the journey to revolutionize under Rafael Trujillo’s regime. The novel focuses on the Mirabal family and their four sisters: Patria, Dede, Minerva, and Maria Teresa. The story’s main plot concentrates on the sisters’ journey to defeat their dictator, Trujillo, who inflicts torture upon them. Together, the sisters unite their country. The sisters and many characters from In The Time of The Butterflies use education, unity, and love to motivate themselves to get to a point of…

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