There are many groups of insects exist in this world. Butterfly is categorized as the largest group of insects that can be found in many regions. They are very distinctive and capture human eyes with their wings. The wings of butterfly are fascinating because they have tiny overlapping scales which give them their often exquisite and elegant colouration. If observed carefully, these scales are arranged absolutely like the slates on the roof of a house (Wood, 1993). However, they can easily rub off and the colouration spoiled when they are roughly handled. Usually, most people do not know that butterflies have their close relative insects, which look similar, known as moths. But, they are slightly different. According to entomologists, both are classified in one group called Lepidoptera. Lepidoptera is widely known with their wings that various in colours and patterns, which are based on their food source. On the contrary, moths have wings that flat over the bodies while butterflies are in vertically upright position. Moreover, butterflies usually have brightly colour compared to moths that typically drab and dull. In general, butterflies have three major characteristics which are physiology, developmental stages and also adaptation (refer to Figure 1 in Appendix 1). First and the foremost, all living things in this world are known as organisms that live with a working system, called the body system. There are many systems in the body which are important in butterfly life.
9. The gypsy moth has coloration protective that matches the foliage it eats. 10. Aesop’s grasshopper has become a symbol of a person heedless the consequences.
Butterflies, as free as they may seem, were once creatures incapable of flying along their own paths. As caterpillars, their mobility confines them and limits their abilities. Through their development in metamorphosis, caterpillars turn into an independent insect worth marveling over. In the novel In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, the symbol of a butterfly fits Patria Mercedes Mirabal well because her views on the rebellion change suddenly and dramatically, from isolation to involvement. Just like a butterfly, Patria Mercedes Mirabal changes as time and her surroundings require her to.
In the Time of the Butterflies, characters are seen making morally challenging decisions. Maria Teresa, Mate, is the youngest Mirabel sister. She is described as virtuous and fears elementary things. However, Mate and Minerva are held captive in prison. Fortunately, The OAS Peace Committee schedules to interview a prisoner in each pavilion, Mate has been selected.
Meosha Robinson ISBL 10/22/2015 Monarch Butterfly Decline The monarch butterfly, scientifically referred to as danaus plexippus, is an extremely popular insect among North America. This insect is highly popular, not because it is beneficial to human existence but because it has the most distinctive migration pattern on top of its physical attributes that catch the human eye. The monarch butterfly has been recorded to travel over 2000 miles in order to get to their summer breeding ground (Oberhauser, 2004).
The two moths share a commonality: the primitive instinct to live. Moths use their wings to fly, to travel, to find food and shelter. However, when a moth’s wings are “a single nightmare clump still wracked with useless, frantic convulsions” (Dillard), the wings
To Pimp a Butterfly To Pimp a Butterfly was a huge cultural moment during the height of the black lives matter movement. The album depicts how the rhythm and the songs highlights and emphasizes the meaning and importance of the what each represents. This album has become known as the Black Lives Matter Movement in the form of music and emotions. The rhythm language shows social engagement and importance as it explicitly and implicitly describes stories and lives that have been affected. It also shows how people are affected by sec and money between gender politics.
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.
People are supporters of the opinion that art is designed to influence a social behavior through plays, propaganda, newspapers and by paintings. For example, paintings are used to promote a powerful form of protest against inequality and atrocity. In a fictionalization story based on real facts, In the Time of the Butterflies, by Julia Alvarez. It demonstrates a clear understanding on struggle, loss of freedom and the living conditions in which one lives in a reign of terror.
In “The Time Of The Butterflies” is a book written by Julia Alvarez in which a family during the time of Trujillo 's dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. In the one of the themes which was “power” took place was with Trujillo’s bown. The main characters were Minerva, Trujillo, Maria Teresa, Dede, Fela, and Patria. Each sister has different stories going through their lives in the theme of power. For example When Trujillo was sitting down with his son at the girl’s skit they had made it was all going as planned until Sinita got up and walked towards Trujillo and pointed the bow at him.
The world is selfish place, full of selfish people with cruel intentions. No one does anything descent or kind for anyone else, without it benefitting themselves in some kind of way. Kindness (generosity?) isn't free. We all pay for it in the end…eventually. The book A Cage of Butterflies, by Brian Casswell, is an episodic novel about 'babies', who are stolen from their families to be used as lab rats.
Another theme transmitted throughout the story, though not as prevalent as the evilness behind repressing human rights, is that giving up one’s own comfort, safety, and life for a cause one believes in is a selfless and admirable action. When Minerva began organizing a resistance, she was aware of the dangers that came with it. However, she sacrificed her personal happiness for the greater good. When Minerva began to become seriously involved in the resistance, she asked Patria to take care of her child even though it greatly pained her to do so. Patria responded by saying “‘But Minerva, your own child--’ I began and then I saw it did hurt her to make this sacrifice she was convinced she needed to make”(155).
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!”
In The Time Of Butterflies was written by Julia Alvarez. Julia Alvarez is a Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist. She wrote In the time of Butterflies in 1994. The book divided into four sections, which make the sisters to have their own sections. The story took place in Dominican Republic during President Trujillo’s dictatorship government.
The Monarch butterfly is a insect that and is currently facing the problem of ,but it can be solved by . The Monarch butterfly is a very special insect .Because Monarch butterflies need milkweed plants to lay their eggs.
• The text and illustrations would encourage children to respond in a variety of ways. Children can figure out why the caterpillar changed into a butterfly. They can also explore what material or substance allowed the caterpillar to create the cocoon. Some children might want to know why the caterpillar only eats a hole through the food and not the whole