Granma

Che: Part One was released on January 24, 2009 in the USA; this movie is a section of a two part film series about Argentine Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara. Che: Part One is titled The Argentine and the film shows the Cuban Revolution from the start of Fidel Castro’s leadership to the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista two years later. This film goes back and forth between the revolution, Che’s personal thoughts and the aftermath of the overthrow of the government. Part one was filmed in several locations in Puerto Rico and Mexico. These locations have some authenticity of the real story as the actual happenings takes mainly place in Cuba. Che and Fidel Castero actually meet in Mexico where Che hears Castro’s plans and decides to sign as a member of the July 26th Movement. Completely done in Spanish with English subtitles, the filming took 39 days in total to complete part one. Che: Part One has a 7.9/10 on IMBD and a 66% on rottentomatoes.com. Both parts of Che were screened at the famous Cannes Film Festival in 2008. Though more awards were given to the second part of the film rather than the first, Benicio Del Toro, who plays “Che” was given the Best Actor award in the Goya Awards in 2009. Part one was also nominated for the Best Screenplay at the Cinema Writers Circle Awards in Spain. Most of the reviews for Che: Part One were positive but some of them displayed signs of disapproval, calling it a “failure and boring”. All in all, Che: Part One shows one of the…

conversation I had heard before about my Mom’s recent decision to move to New York. My Granma obviously didn 't agree with it because she was young and had no way to support a little girl in a new place. I remember my Mom saying something along the lines of “If I could take Kayla with me, I would.” I suppose I misunderstood what my Mom meant, because I ran to my little room in our cozy home and started to pack. I stuffed clothes and my favorite toys and books into a large Christmas gift bag,…

Ma Joad is one of the most important characters in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. Ma is the mother of the main character Tom and evolves as the head of the family Ma’s personality makes her the “citadel of the family” (Steinbeck) and she keeps the family intact by being strong. Throughout the novel, Ma displays her leadership by always trying to keep the family together. Steinbeck’s characterization of Ma allows her to impact the whole family. The importance of Ma within the family…

death of his father, and ultimately his mother. Little tree finds himself in the middle of a family argument over who is going to take care of him. In all the chaos of conversation, Granpa walks over and simply places his hand on Little Tree’s head. This simple gesture was the beginning of a lifelong journey of learning and love. In the book, Granpa and Granma provide Little Tree with an education and with love. Within chapter one of the book, Grandma began to show love to Little Tree. In this…

The Joads sacrificing and persevering more than the rest of the migrants, the Joads have gone further than most migrants. Ma Joad is an important aspect of the whole Joad family. Showing grit and leadership, Ma Joad doesn’t give up when the family is in harsh times, pushing the Joads to their full potential. Her grit shows by the time Granma Joad passes. Obtaining her leadership, Ma Joad sticks up to the officer as he denounces her family as “Okies”. Ma Joad shows her grit and bravery when…

The Education of Little Tree; A Book Review The book “The Education of Little Tree”, by Forrest Carter, highlights the invasion of and mistreatment inflicted upon Native Americans, specifically the Cherokee tribe. The book is set in the 1930’s depression era, and begins by telling the story of Forrest and his life with his grandparents, due to the passing of his parents. One day, as Forrest rode the bus with his “granpa and granma” as he called them, an example of racial discourtesy arose. The…

pamphlet. It claimed there was work in the far off place of California. Picking oranges would not be a bad thing to do for a line of work, they thought. Little did they know millions of other hungry families who were all shooed away by the great force also saw the same pamphlet, and a large amount of them were already on their way over there. The woman of the house, Ma, thought there could be another way, a way that meant they would not have to leave. This was not the case, but it was the start…

part was when the religious fanatic Mrs. Sandry inveighed Rose of Sharon , Ma advanced on her and told her to leave. She told Jim Rawley, the camp manager, that “if she comes back, I might hit her. I ain't sure. I won't let her worry my girl no more.” These events showed that Ma was nor weak or scared about anything that comes in her path. This also showed that she was very protective of her family. In addition to her physical strength, Ma showed more emotional strength than any other…

was a turning point of the revolution for Castro, and a fatal move for Batista. Mexico and the Granma When released the Castro brothers ran to Mexico and began to work on the revolution again. They gathered much support from exiled cubans that had ran to Mexico because of the tyrant Batista. They started a new movement called the 26th of July movement after the failure at the Moncada barracks. Among some of the new members of the rebellion were the charismatic cuban exile Cienfuegos, and the…

pyogenes infection. They see that sepsis has started in her chest and rush her to the OR. They remove the implants and start giving her a cocktail of antibiotics. Before getting better she gets worst. She spends a week in the ICU and then moved to a regular room. A few days later she is allowed to go back to the house but she was assigned a nurse that will go twice a day to check on her and give her all the medication. We had to go back to Dominican Republic because my dad had to go back to work…