Hugo

Victor Hugo, the creator of the book the movie is based on, was exiled in his own way. Hugo wrote his novel in response to his own exile from his home in France for his criticism against the French government. As a result, Hugo became an important French writer who spoke out against his banishment and the oppression in France. He used his experience in exile to create several misunderstood characters in his famous novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and, as a result, he has been able to create a believable and likable group of outcasts that represent his fellow Parisians and his personal views of oppression that continue to influence people to this day. In Exile, Hugo would not only continue to write but would find that the personal experience…

Hugo Chavez was president of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013. If it was not for his death due to cancer, he would probably still be president of the country. He was known to be a very charismatic, ambitious, and a strong leader that many loved him immensely. Even people who are usually under represented in most Latin American countries such as women or natives followed him. In “Barrio Women and Popular Politics in Chavez’s Venezuela” by Sujatha Fernandes, the author talks about the many ways Chavez…

dealing with loss, Victor Hugo helped to define the romantic movement in France through his writing. His works include many poems, books, and plays revolving around love and politics. Many of his works were either published or performed during his life. While Victor Hugo is known for his many works during the romantic movement, he wrote his most famous works around the time of the French Civil War. Victor Marie Hugo was born to an aristocratic mother and a father who was a major in Napoleon’s…

Victor Hugo: Romanticism in France Born in France, in 1802 to Joseph Leopold Sigisbord Hugo and Sophie Trebuchet, Victor Hugo was the third and last son of his parents. Despite the fact that their family was of the working class, his mother was an unwavering monarchist and she raised her sons to be of the same mind. However, it was only a matter of time until Victor would change his perspective and become a representative for the common people. His political career blossomed in his later years,…

The legacy of the late president Hugo Chavez has left a lingering momentum within many impoverished regions of Venezuela. His compelling and inflammatory rhetoric derived from socialist theory, proved to move the masses during his nearly fifteen-year regime. In academic literature, the Chavez government has been alluded to using ‘populism’ to push their radical agenda. The term ‘populism’ can be defined as an economic strategy that promotes civil unrest, to compel ‘the people’ to rebel against…

The success of Latin American countries displayed a terrible case of falling dominoes with one chip left standing. Unfortunately, the last hope of Latin America’s success, Venezuela, came to be just another fallen victim of socialism. Venezuela before the reign of Hugo Chavez had a functioning democracy, a developing economy, and a substantially growing middle class. This country was advancing in education, healthcare, foreign investments, and with a rich oil deposit. What went wrong? Although…

Historical Background This economic crisis didn’t just appear in 2013, the core of this problem dates back to 1998. This year is when Hugo Chavez was elected president of Venezuela, he main goal was to help fix the poverty problems among the country’s former citizens. At the time, there was a major issue with the inequality between the rich and the poor. Chavez took advantage of the country’s booming oil industry to create social programs to help balance the inequality amongst the rich and poor…

Venezuela is socialist country but lately is has been in a bad financial situation. Russia has helped Venezuela for the past year. The president from Russia is not sure whether he should lend more money to help with Venezuela financial or to just back out and let them deal with it on their own. Venezuela is in at least more than$65 billion in debt included all the expenses with state oil and gas companies. If Russia keeps helping Venezuela, and it could reduce its dept. Before, when Hugo Chavez…

Hugo Grotius found his first serious challenge towards Natural Law posed by Euphemus, a nonbeliever, who stated that Justice always favors the powerful and “…no state can be governed without Injustice” (Grotius p. 77). Euphemus believes that the only determinant of Justice was war, itself and, “…nothing is more frequent than the mentioning of Right and Arms…” (77). Grotius fires back at Euphemus’ argument, borrowing from a Christian writer who states, “Fraud, Cruelty, Injustice, are the proper…

Venezuela’s change in presidency and governmental representatives have caused major negative effects to not only the people but the environment around them. Hugo Chavez’s death was the worst thing that could have happened to them. They have since been under another president who has seen a once prominent nation with many resources dwindle to poverty and serious political struggles. Declining oil prices, 500% inflation plague, and failed economic policies have cost this ,once wealthy nation, a…