Seven Sisters Essays

I could never deny that I am a huge fan of Studio Ghibli movies. Their movies are simply magical—the elements that are put into the movies create a beautiful combination beyond comparison. From the surface, one could witness the stunning hand-drawn animation, the graceful voice acting—not to mention the impeccable soundtrack music that never fail to perfectly match the tone of the movies. But there’s another reason why my love for the movies runs really deep—the intrinsic values underlying those

“Perfection is shallow, unreal, and fatally uninteresting” (Anne Lamott). Can you picture our world as a perfect society? For perfection to be achieved everything would have to change. Through the book, The Giver, Lois Lowry shows how a perfect society is not always ideal for everyone. The rules of the society portrayed include a discipline wand, chosen spouse, and release. While a dystopian society may seem perfect, the novel represents the limitations and expectations of an ideal community.

Paul Feig’s The Heat, starring Sandra Bullock as FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn and Melissa McCarthy as Detective Shannon Mullins, was released in 2013 as an action-comedy film. The movie incorporates humor filled with action as Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy team up to take down a drug lord in the streets of Boston. Within the first few minutes of the movie, the audience is captivated and wants to know what happens next. The audience follows the characters played by Sandra Bullock and Melissa

Part II of the historical fiction novel In the Time of the Butterflies, by Julia Alvarez focuses on the Mirabal sisters as they grow up. Dedé brings us back to a volleyball game with Lio and Jaimito. One day, when Dedé is reading her mother the newspaper, she accidentally reads too much and her mother learns Lio is a communist and he is no longer allowed in their house. Because of this, when Jaimito and Dedé go on dates, they pick up Lio on their way. One night, Jaimito proposes to Dedé in her father's

Located in the heart of Omaha, NE, Mercy High School is alive with the spirit of Catherine McAuley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy. I have been blessed with the opportunity to teach in an environment so rich in history and tradition. Although she died in 1841, Mother McAuley’s legacy lives on through our mission: “Mercy High School is a diverse educational community, founded by the Sisters of Mercy, focusing on academic excellence and inspiring young girls to become confident women of Mercy who embody

Indiana, wrote Sister Carrie. Carrie, the protagonist, leaves her hometown to take on the big city of Chicago. While living with her sister, Carrie takes on a materialistic worldview. Carrie desires for all the expensive luxuries of life like the theater, but does not want to work to pay for those luxuries. She is enthralled by the lavishness of the rich and can only focus on being like them. Her desires for earthly goods outweigh anything else and later cause problems with her sister. Likewise, Jack

Cinderella: the story with the wicked stepmother, evil stepsisters, fairy godmother, and a Prince Charming that will fix everything. The age old tale, describes the fate of a young beautiful woman who works tirelessly as a servant for her stepmother and sisters, and eventually gets freed by a handsome Prince. Little do many people realize that this story is a direct representation of anti-feminist acts and mindsets. Cinderella is portrayed as a “perfect, beautiful” woman, with blonde hair, blue eyes, and

This is the story of the four Mirabal sisters during the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. At school, one of the sisters, Minerva, meets a girl, Sinita, who later became one of her best friends. Sinita eventually confided in Minerva the truth about Trujillo - that their "glorious" leader was a killer. The sisters make a political commitment to overthrow the Trujillo regime. They are harassed, persecuted, and imprisoned, all while their family suffers retaliation from the

As human services majors, we are all helpers in some way. Whether we are teachers, social workers or aids. We all do something similar. We help others in some way to make their lives better. Three characteristics of effective helpers that I believe is most important are openness and willingness to change, sense of identity, authenticity and honesty and acceptance of one's power. Yes, there are many other characteristics of effective helpers, but I feel these are the three most important. Openness

The text of the book Cinder Edna was organized into simple sentences and short paragraphs. The organization was sufficient for what the book is telling by providing adequate detail in each paragraph. Descriptive language was used throughout the entire book which made having short paragraphs and simple sentences acceptable. One example of a literary tool being employed to make the story more vivid is, “Cinderella sat among the cinders and sighed.” This literary tool is alliteration and it helps support

The Mirabal sisters, also known as La Mariposas, have been known throughout the Dominican Republic for participating in a major revolution against their unjust ruler, Rafael Trujillo. After years of the sisters’ hard-work, along with the others who were involved in the revolution, their work paid off when Trujillo's regime ended with his assassination. However, in order for them to have taken part in this act against Trujillo, the Mirabal sisters had to sacrifice several things from their lives,

their religion as well. Dede Mirabal fit this stereotype in many ways. Dede was very religious and she did not do anything that could hurt her country even if she did not agree with everything in it. She fit the typical citizen because while her sisters were out planning to rebel she stayed back and took care of the children. The Dominican stereotypes come into play in shaping the Dominican culture. Dominican culture is demonstrated many times throughout the

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

Teresa dedicated her life to serving the poor. All of these people have something in common- they all have shown acts of heroism and courage. In Alvarez’s novel the Time of the Butterflies, the Mirabal sisters all demonstrate acts of courage equal to those stated above. Although all of the sisters show courage, it is Minerva, who demonstrates the greatest amount of courage. Minerva demonstrates exceptional courage throughout the story, including at the Discovery Day dance when she stood up to Trujillo

Did you know that Cinderella is a story used all around the world and there were always villains involved to all Cinderella stories? Who are the antagonists in the Cinderella stories and what motif or archetype in the stories reveals the culture it originated from? In a few of the most known stories in the world, Cinderella and Yeh Shen, the antagonists, the stepmother and stepsisters, have a lot of characteristics that are similar and different. One way the antagonists in the story have in similar

Disney’s Cinderella is the quintessential princess fairytale. It has a beautiful girl in distress, an evil stepmother, talking animals, and an abundance of singing. Cinderella herself is a figure deeply embedded into popular culture, and most will cite Disney as the parent of the story’s popularity. The story centers around the timelessly beautiful Cinderella; a young woman who has lost her father, and thus is required to live with her evil stepmother and stepsisters who treat her as the help. Despite

Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderella, who lived with her nice Stepmother and Stepsisters. Everyone thinks that the Stepmother is evil, until they get to know her. For Cinderella’s birthday, the Stepmother got her a magic wand that could do anything she wanted. Since she wasn’t allowed to use it in the house she went far into the woods. Eventually when Cinderella wanted to go home, she got lost.When she was about to give up, she saw Prince Charming standing there. “Can you help me? I

proved to be more successful than the Mirabal sisters’ fight against him in Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies because of the way Trujillo controlled the sisters’ lives, denounced their religion, and eventually murdered them. While

Do you have secrets that you would never tell anyone else? In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez formats Maria Teresa’s chapter as a diary to offer the reader a more personal connection to the character and her life story. Maria Teresa, who is eleven and twelve in this chapter, confides in her “Little Book” and tells it things that she would never tell others, like how she cries when others laugh at her (Alvarez 31). Through the reader being able to read her diary, they know something

A Twisted Fairy Tale: Cinderella’s Stolen Shoes Once upon a time in a happy, pleasant kingdom, A sophisticated widowed woman lived with her two delicate daughters Anastasia and Drizella. On the far side of the kingdom lived the malicious Cinderella who poisoned the widowed woman’s husband. Therefore, Nobody liked Cinderella. She got her name because of the dreadful smell that fills your nostrils when she is near. Anyhow, when Cinderella murdered the poor woman’s husband, it just so happened to