...THE THREE SISTERS A synopsis of the play by Anton Chekhov A year after the death of their father, an army officer, the Moscow-bred sisters Prosorov--Olga, Masha and Irina--are finding life drab and increasingly hopeless in a Russian provincial town. Only the proximity of a nearby artillery post and the company of its officers make their existence bearable. Olga, the eldest, twenty-eight, is a teacher at the high school; she finds her work hateful, and herself already aging and tired, her dream of a happy marriage fading; she is sustained solely by the hope of selling the house and returning to Moscow. Masha, little more than twenty, is married to Kuligan, a teacher of far more years who has not lived up to the stature her school-girl mind had given him. For her there is no hope of Moscow; she only whistles softly to herself as her sisters make their plans. Irina, at twenty, dreams of finding happiness and love in Moscow. A brother, Andrey, a scholar, is in love with Natasha, twenty-eight, an overdressed villager who affects shyness and humility; his sisters find it hard to believe that he will marry her. On Irina's birthday, the callers include Chebutikin, sixty, an army doctor who once loved the sisters' mother; Baron Tuzenbach, thirty, a lieutenant in love with Irina; brooding Captain Soleni, and a newcomer, Vershinin, forty-two, commander of the post. Vershinin has two daughters and a second wife who frequently threatens suicide to annoy him. A birthday cake is sent by...
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...Seven Sister States The Seven Sister States of India The Seven Sister States (Assamese: সাতভনী ৰাজ্য), also called "Paradise Unexplored," is a name given to the contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura in northeastern India. These states cover an area of 255,511 km2, or about 7 percent of India's total area. They had a population of 44.98 million in 2011, about 3.7 percent of India's total. Although there is great ethnic and religious diversity within the seven states, they also have similarities in political, social and economic contexts. The Seven States State | Capital | Arunanchal Pradesh | Itanagar | Assam | Dispur | Manipur | Imphal | Meghalaya | Shillong | Mizoram | Aizawl | Nagaland | Kohima | Tripura | Agartala | History When India became independent from the United Kingdom in 1947, only three states covered the area. Manipur and Tripura were princely states, while a much larger Assam Province was under direct British rule. Its capital was Shillong (present day Meghalaya's capital). Four new states were carved out of the original territory of Assam in the decades following independence, in line with the policy of the Indian government of reorganizing the states along ethnic and linguistic lines. Accordingly, Nagaland became a separate state in 1963, followed by Meghalaya in 1972. Mizoram became a Union Territory in 1972, and achieved statehood - along with Arunachal Pradesh - in 1987. Ethnic...
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...Mirabal sisters are honored and recognized as heroines in the Dominican Republic for exposing Rafael Trujillo true colors. He was a cold person who thought that everything was on his time. He also thought that he could make everyone like him and do what he said, but little did he know that he was going to meet a person that change all that and lead to his death six months after the girls died. There’s a lot you will get know about the sisters and what they did to try to get freedom in the Dominican Republic and how they were punished for trying to gain their freedom. What they did took a lot of courage, love and, sacrifice and a lot of hearts were broken throughout everything that happen. Patria the oldest sister she was the sister...
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...The Mirabal sisters are honored and recognized as heroines in the Dominican Republic. They were all bright women who fairly took their piece of education at a time when it wasn’t affordable for women.Except of Dede she stayed at home, taking care of the household.All three sisters were natives of a Dominican Republic. Patria, the oldest, wanted to go to school to be a nun but as she got older she didn’t want to be a nun anymore because she wanted to get married.Dede, the second born, wasn’t going against Trujillo because her husband told her not to. Minerva, third born child, She wanted to go to law school. Last Mirabal sister is Maria Teresa, she always wanted to be with Minerva so she went to the college as well as the rest of the sisters. The purpose of the group was to get over on Trujillo without getting killed. We also have the Dictator, the man The sisters was going against, Trujillo who killed everyone who tried to come in between his ways, he was a real monster. The Butterflies were from a well known- provincial family. They was beaten, put back in the car, and thrown off a nearby cliff. It is important to recognize what the sisters did for their country and how their past actions still...
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...The four Mirabal sisters are still honored and recognized as heroines in the Dominican Republic and some parts of the world. The four sisters always stuck together through everything. They really paved the way for female in the Dominican Republic. They stood up politically against their dictator Trujillo. They were imprisoned a few times, and they always found ways to beat the but they eventually ended up dead. Nobody officially knows how though… It was said they ran off of a cliff, but some believe that they were set up by Trujillo. There is much evidence that points to the second option. On the other hand, six months after the death of the sister’s death Trujillo was assassinated. He was set up by the CIA on May 30, 1961. The CIA...
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...nine-year-old girls Sister Thea wasn’t worried about friends, having fun, or who the cutest boy in class was. She decided to convert into Catholicism when she was nine. She grew up around priests, sisters and brothers. Bertha Elizabeth Bowman better known as Sister Thea urged the Catholic Church to embrace African-American culture. Sister Thea life was never boring she was always involved in something or was always teaching others. Because of her upbeat life of teaching and raising awareness in the catholic church, she became a co-convener of the Organization of Black Catholics. Although her life was...
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...Big Brothers Big Sister (BBBS) is a volunteer organization that helps change children’s perspectives and gives them the opportunity to reach their full potential. For more than 100 years, BBBS has worked under the belief that every child has the ability to thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country. To this day, the organization operates in all 50 states and in 12 countries around the world. The mission of this program is to provide children facing adversity with strong, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that...
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...Carly Seifrit Pamela Chambers Interrogation March 31, 2015 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America There are so many people in this country who do not grow up living “the American dream”. There are children that have to go through foster cares, child protective services and, unfortunately, then most of those children will end up wreaking havoc in their communities. Some fortunate ones to grow up with the white picket fence and the perfect childhood will grow up to be sponsors for some of the unfortunate children in America. Those sponsors will show children that they do have a purpose and they have the ability to live the American dream, if they so choose. Although the American dream has changed over the years these mentors are a saving grace for these adolescence to turn their lives around. For over 100 years there has been a very influential mentoring program. The Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has been helping change kids’ perspectives and giving them the opportunities to reach their potential. In 1904, a young New York City court clerk named Ernest Coulter was seeing an abundance of boys come through his courtroom. He recognized that caring adults could help many of these kids stay out of trouble, and he set out to find volunteers. That marked the beginning of the Big Brothers movement. Around the same time that Coulter was introducing the Big Brother movement, the members of a group called Ladies of Charity had the same concept only with young girls who had come...
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...“A bestfriend is like a four-leaf clover: Hard to find and lucky to have.” It is difficult to find someone who will love you, even if you’re the worst person alive. A bestfriend is someone who will never leave your side when the whole world turn its back on you. They accept, not only, your good side but also your flaws and imperfection. To have a true friend is rare achievement now a days. Now, if you have one then you’re a lucky person. And I guess, I’m one of them. In my case, my bestfriend is my own cousin. She is, in a way, similar to me but also different at the same time. To start with, we are alike in the sense that we talk a lot about things that none of our friends are interested in, like instagram, blogs and youtubes. But somehow different when it comes to the types, she wants a colorful instagram feed and blog while i prefer black and white. Dressing up is both our hobby. Although, I was never into leggings and pants like my her but instead I wear shorts and dresses. Another reason is, both of us are single for we are now scared to get our hearts tore into pieces again, just like what happen with our last relationship. Though, I’m still considering of having a boyfriend, i hope, in the near future unlike her who kinda became of a “man-hater” that doesn’t like boys at all. In terms of attitude, me and my bestfriend mostly had differences than similarities. We always think before we react on a certain situation or dilemma. However, when it comes to handling those,...
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...In January of 2008 I had my mom check on a program that is a community based that has changed lives of others to see if it would have an impact or work for me. My older sister was part of the program and I wanted to do as she did when she was my age. What is Big Brothers/Big Sisters? It’s a program in which volunteers over the age of 18 is matched with children with similar interest. To qualify for program one must be between 6-16 years of age. I will explain how this program has had an impact on me in the beginning and show you how it continues today. I was placed on a waiting list upon enrollment where I remained for over a year. In the meantime while I waited for a match I was involved in outings such as Bowl for Kids Sake, Octoberfest Parade participant and other monthly events. The other monthly events took place at the community center here in town, consists of playing bingo and a pizza party....
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... This review explains the structure and features of a novel entitled as Soledad’s Sister which has been written by Jose Dalisay. It follows a format in order to present the work of literature clearly and logically. Jose Dalisay, known as Butch Dalisay is a Filipino columnist, poet, writer, teacher and playwright. He has authored more than 15 books since 1984.He teaches English and has some administrative duties as a director of the University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing. Soledad’s Sister was his second novel after Killing Time in A Warm Place with the help of a David T.K. Wong fellowship at the University of East and Anglia and a Rockefeller grant in Bellagio, Italy. Soledad’s Sister is the story of a Filipina woman who suffered abuses in foreign countries. It is about the reuniting task of two sisters (Aurora and Soledad Cabahug) and the grieving family which falls to SPO2 Walter G. Zamora, a Filipino cop in the novel,the absurdity of everyday life in the face of countless deaths as the consequence of resilience and other doomed choices people make and the story that deals on the physical world of a man and his personal encounters with man in general and himself. It tackles domestic issues, the current life of many people especially the life of Filipino migrant workers. In his book launch/Dalisay’s lecture, he implied that Soledad’s Sister is open-ended or a story without having any resolution to the issues or problems that has...
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...The Other Sister The Other Sister, starring Juliette Lewis as Carla Tate, portrays the journey of a mildly mentally challenged young woman. Carla’s family had struggled with her as a child and ultimately decided to send her to a boarding school that was highly specialized in dealing with her disability. Upon graduating, she returns home, and the movie details the journey of the adjustments she and her family must go through. Carla’s Mild Retardation has varying effects on her as well as her family and surrounding community. Carla would be considered mildly mentally challenged. Our book discusses the varying levels of retardation stating that “Individuals who have milder forms of mental retardation can function independently most of the time and when support is needed, it tends to be episodic and short-term” (Mobily & MacNeil, 2002). Throughout the course of the movie, you can see that Carla is striving to be independent. This proves to be more of a struggle for her mother than it is for her. Carla is very determined to go to college upon returning home from boarding school. Though her parents are hesitant at first, they decide to let her try. Carla proves that this is a wise choice when she passes her computer course with a 77. She also pursues the goal of having her own apartment. She meets a friend at school named Daniel; who is also mentally challenged. Carla wins this battle as well. This proves that Carla is able to function independently. Her parents make...
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...The Makioka Sisters The Japanese ie system consisted of a patriarchal structure in which all rights, responsibilities and duties, social standing, and family property were inherited from the father to the eldest son. In terms of marriage, the ie system consisted of marriage to be preferably arranged for the benefit of the family instead of the individual (the two people getting married) (Rod, 2001) (Kudo, 2012). In cases in which there were no sons born into the family, the eldest daughter along with her husband (who had to be adopted into the family), would become head of the household, and would rank above her younger sister(s) and her/their husband(s) (Kudo, 2012). This is the case in Junichiro Tanizaki’s Sasameyuki (The Makioka Sisters), a fiction/literature novel that draws a picture of a way of living that no longer exists. The story takes place in Osaka, years prior to World War II in which the still active ie system slowly begins to vanish. The changes in Japanese society due to modernization are portrayed through the life of four aristocratic Japanese women who attempt to cling to their family name and maintain a way of living that is disappearing before their faces. The Makioka Sisters novel has been cinematized three times. However, none of the films have been able to capture the four sisters’ original personalities without exaggerating certain characteristics. In the novel, a detailed account of the four sisters’ physical features, personalities, and particular...
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...I. Mangers or Leaders A. Sister Mary Clarence 1. Sister Mary Clarence is the manager of the singers, and the leader of the nuns a. Manager of the singers 1. Older autocratic style management b. From Management to Leadership Theory Paradigm c. Leader of the Nuns B. Reverend Mother 2. Reverend Mother is the manager of the nuns and later becomes the leader d. Manager of the nuns 2. Older autocratic management style e. From Management to Leadership Theory Paradigm f. Leader of the Nuns II. Leadership Traits A. Openness to Experience 1. After witnessing the execution of Vince’s chauffeur, Delores has to adjust her lifestyle- which drastically differs from her current lifestyle. Transitioning from a glamorized lounge singer, to a nun shows tremendous resolve. (Flexibility) a. Delores runs to the police to report the crime, and L.T. Eddie Souther puts her in a witness protection at St. Catherine’s Convent. She is not receptive at first, however. b. Moves from Nevada to San Francisco. She is faced with a transition that causes her a certain level of dismay. c. Delores is constantly changing her physical appearances and attributes to conform to her environment. From tight alluring club dresses she wore performing, to the nun-attire she wore at the convent. 2. After Delores witnessed the murder of the chauffeur, she has induced the...
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...The family about which the novel The Makioka Sisters is written about is split between two houses; the main branch, which is the family home, is located in Osaka and the stem branch resides in Ashiya, an affluent suburb between Osaka and Kobe. The eldest sister, Tsuruko, her husband, Tatsuo, and their six children live in the main branch. Yukiko and Taeko, the third and fourth eldest sisters respectively, are both unmarried and bounce back and forth between the main and stem branches because of their disliking of their oldest sister’s husband. Despite the fact that they spend a majority of their time at the stem branch in Ashiya, Yukiko and Taeko technically belong to the main branch family in Osaka. The second eldest sister, Sachiko, lives in the Ashiya branch with her husband, Teinosuke, and their daughter, Etsuko. Both Tatsuo and Teinosuke are mukoyoshis, or husbands that have adopted the family name of their wives. The husbands did the because of the high social and financial status that accompanies the Makioka surname coupled with the fact that the sisters do not have brother to carry on the Makioka name. The Makioka Sisters by Tanizaki Junichiro blends century-old Japanese traditions with more modern, westernized lifestyles. “The three were not monotonously alike, however. Each had her special beauties, and they set one another off most effectively, still they had an unmistakable something in common…Yukiko was the most Japanese in appearance and dress, Taeko the most Western...
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