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The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway is a book about an old man named Santiago and a young man named Manolin. Santiago and manolin have a father-son relationship and they love fishing together everyday. They spent forty days fishing in the Gulf stream but manolin’s parents said he couldn’t fish with santiago anymore because they haven’t caught any fish and manolin’s parents feel santiago was bad luck. Santiago spent forty-four more days alone trying to catch a fish after manolin left.…

Before the Communist Revolution in 1959, Cuba’s economic system had reached a complete downfall, having a negative impact on the people. Most of the population was living in poverty. Around 75% of people in rural areas lived in huts made out of palm trees, 50% of people didn’t have toilets, 85% of people didn’t have clean, running water, and approximately 90% of people didn’t have electricity. These living conditions exposed people to more illnesses and there was a higher death rate due to the…

Haiti and the Dominican Republic Haiti and the Dominican Republic: two isolated countries divided by a border on one small island. The border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic breeds hatred, discrimination and racism stemming from a long, blood-filled history. Geographically close to one another, the countries remain psychologically separate, distinguished by an intangible boundary edified by the Dominican dictator Trujillo. Trujillo’s proclamations of antihaitismo and Dominican…

6 Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez Xiuhtezcatl was born in 2000 in boulder,co. His parents are Tamara Roske and Siri Martinez. his siblings are Itzcuauhtli Roske-Martinez and Tonantzin Roske-Martinez and Xiuhtezcatl has been in the business of trying to save the world since age six. He told a powerful speech<add quote about speech at the united nations in 2015 when he was 15 years old. He also works at the youth director of earth Guardians,a world…

PLACE Barbados (1599-1635 C.E.): An island in the Caribbean sea which was larger than most islands that had been discovered in the Caribbean at the time. The island was able to accommodate colonist because of the climate and size of the island. It was also in a great location in the Caribbean which meant it was very accessible for exporting and importing. Barbados had a beautiful landscape it had no mountain terrain which was great for the colonist who went to live there. The best part of the…

Cuban immigrants also did not have to abandon their religious and cultural traditions. Do to the close proximity of Cuba to South Florida, no restriction on travel to and from Cuba and tourism Cuba had been Americanized years before Castro overthrow the government in 1959. So for many Cuban immigrants living in Miami was very similar to being in their home…

My Miami Experience Miami is a unique, beautiful, and vibrant city that overflows with activity. I have been able to call Miami my home since birth. The epitome of Miami to me, is an area that I feel a connection to, which is Crandon Beach on Key Biscayne. The drive to this location is visually stunning. The bridges soar above the light blue water and I always wonder what is swimming underneath. Entering the Rickenbacker Causeway, I am surrounded by the bay on both sides. To the north, I…

differences and similarities of Cubans and Americans. Cuba has many differences between America. This is because as shown on (http://country-facts.findthedata.com/compare/1-18/United-States-vs-Cuba) Cuba has a 3.3 chance of an unemployment rate, while as the United States has a 6.2 chance of an unemployment rate. Another reason Cuba has many differences between America is that the CPI based inflation rate for America is 0.12%, while as Cuba has no CPI based inflation rate, as shown from…

Culture Heritage The Bahamas are an ecological oasis covering roughly 100,000 square miles, and extending 760 miles from the coast of Florida on the Northwest, and almost to Haiti on the Southeast. The Bahamas consist of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets. Only about 30 of the islands are inhabited, the most important are New Providence where the capital is located, and Grand Bahama Island, where the popular port Lucaya and city of Freeport are located. Many of the people who live in…

The greatest lesson learned was to never give up. I believe that this was the greatest thing that was taken from the story because the old Man never gives up on fishing. He tries and tries to catch a fish but is not successful for 84 days. He hasn't given up and keeps pursuing on catching a fish. He keeps pursuing on catching a Fish The characters in the story are Santiago (The Old Man)A very old person that loves to fish. pg 10 Manolin (the boy) A boy that loves to help the old man and buy…