Che Guevara

Throughout the years, Cuba has been thought of only as a Communist country that is closed off to the rest of the world. Although many in the United States may believe that considering our history with Cuba, that is not the case. Cuba is a beautiful island country with large sugar plantations and rich history. Cuba has its goods and bads. For example, sugar accounts for a lot of Cuba’s income, which really helps the economy. The culture in Cuba is very unique to its country. No other country…

For most, working for yourself and doing what you love is a big dream. No unreasonable deadlines, no one constantly on your back, and no nagging. Being your own boss means freedom especially creative freedom in a field such as freelance photography. However, people often overlook the amount of responsibility and hard work put into not only your photography projects or portfolios but into supervising your own enterprise(at best with an assistant). This goes to say that to be a freelance…

Based on a review of the eight-part Netflix documentary, “The Cuba Libre Story,” this leadership study is to identify and compare the leadership styles, traits and influences of Cuba's leaders. The discussion will examine how they have affected the Cuban people, Latin America and the world for the past one hundred plus years. Cuba's leaders have claimed to use every means available to protect Cuba and the Cuban people from oppression and tyranny, while becoming tyrants and using authoritarian…

From the days of pirates sacking the city, and up to the revolution led by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, Havana has accumulated centuries worth of stories and legends all of which have added to the history and culture of this capital city. Although no real beaches, a trip to Havana is full of life and insight. Museums and landmarks are scattered throughout…

Before the Cuban revolution, under president Fulgencio Batista, Cuba was plagued with unemployment and limited water infrastructure. Less than 50% of children were given education and hygiene was very poor. Furthermore, Batista was far more dictatorial than anyone had expected. He even let American companies dominate the economy and formed links to organized crime. 75% of Cuba’s most fertile and arable land was owned by foreign individuals. All of this contributed to making life worse for Cuban…

When many people picture revolutionaries, the image that comes to mind are fiercely courageous men and women who are prepared to die for their country or cause, people such as Che Guevara or George Washington. However, not all revolutionaries’ have these heroic qualities, but they can possess a non-violent and quiet presence. Rachel Carson was a marine biologist, environmentalist and writer whose ideas were far ahead of her time. Rachel exposed the use of harmful, life threatening pesticides and…

Persepolis is a fascinating book because it doesn’t only change my viewpoint on single subject, but it changes my viewpoint on politics, religion and general terrorism. By learning what exactly happened during that time period you get the inside scoop of what really happened. The book helped analyze my reading style it made me achieve meta-level thinking by completely changing my view on Islamic culture. When I began reading Persepolis I had no idea what the book was about. While I was reading,…

such as civil rights, racism, and anti-colonialism. Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst Mahler, and Ulrike Meinhof founded the Red Army Faction after being convinced to go underground by Régis Debray, a close associate of Marxist revolutionary, Che Guevara. What inspired them originally was the wrongful murder of a fellow student, Benno Ohnesorg, by a plainclothes police officer in Germany. Ohnesorg became a martyr for the movement and represented the victims in the fight for justice. The…

On January 1, 1994 the Zapatista uprising took place in Chiapas, Mexico. The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) had been organizing long before 1994, but the New Year’s Day uprising is very significant to their beginnings as it propelled them onto a national and international spotlight. Rooted in their cause was anti-neoliberalism as it related to the indigenous struggle. The date of the revolution was not random, but chosen because it was the day that the North American Free Trade…

chosen for my living history is Lionel Messi, the best soccer player in the world. Messi was born on June 24,1987, in Rosario, Argentina. His full name is Luis Lionel Andres Messi. Messi shares his birthplace with the Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara. His parent’s names are Jorge and Celia Messi. When he was a little kid, he was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency. G.H.D means that you stop growing at a certain height or you grow really slow. The treatments for his growth hormone…