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Brandon, Meryl, Will, Avery



__Trujillo Information__

 * Held office twice, once for 8 years and once for 10 years
 * Born in October 1891, died at age 69 (assassinated)
 * In the years he did not hold office, he held power as a military strongman
 * Had an 'open door' immigration policy
 * Parsley Massacre - execution of Haitians living on border of Dominican Republic and Haiti, resulted in killing of 20-30,000 Haitians over the course of 5 days.
 * Called the Parsley Massacre because the soldiers would hold up a sprig of parsley, and ask "What is this?", and assume that anyone who could not pronounce the Spanish word //perejil// were Haitian; both French and Haitian Creole realize the r as an uvular approximate and their speakers can have great difficulties with the alveolar tap or trill of Spanish.
 * Wealth during his rule = 500 million US $ in estimated assets
 * Nickname was "El Jefe" which means 'The Boss'
 * Trujillo was the leader of the US-created National Guard, before he overthrew the government
 * Trujillo paid off all foreign debts and developed infrastructure by promoting industry - sugar can exports were a huge source of income. Cost of this fiscal security was loss of personal liberty: Trujillo had seven intelligence agencies that allowed him to brutally control his populace

__Culture__
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 * Lighter skin indicated affluence because it meant you were descended from the white Hispanics as opposed to African slaves, and that you didn't spend time in manual labor outside
 * Dominican Republic Flag
 * Blue- represents truth, perseverance and justice
 * Red- hardiness and bravery
 * White-peace and honesty
 * Dominican Republic coat of arms- open bible, cross of gold (symbolizing the importance of religion), also two spears and olive branches and palm branches surrounding a shield

Sources: http://www.hispaniola.com/dominican_republic/info/history.php

__**Day 2 Discussion**__

What makes each sister join the revolution?

Patria: -bombing in mountains, seeing children killed -Praying while hearing gunfire & hearing approaching men—symbolizes her former attitude toward the world- hiding out, self preservation, can’t bear to lose those she loves -p. 165 “I could have been leading the children out of bondage, the way they all followed me obediently into the house” -p. 166 “first responsibility is to children, husband, & home” rationalizes joining rebellion by equation people of D.R. with children she must protect

Minerva: “Then Minerva moved swiftly through the clutter to the heart of the matter” à describes Minerva, person of action, maybe even reckless Strong sense of right & wrong, acts on it Risk taker, willing to take a gamble for what she believes is right (scene with Trujillo negotiations p. 113) Loss of Lina to motivate her against Trujillo (p. 24 “But I was thinking, No, he is a man. And in spite of all I’d heard, I felt sorry for him.”)

Maria Teresa: motivated by love à joins revolution to be with Palomino Doesn’t stand up for herself, doesn’t fight own battles