Hugo Chávez

On July 12, something beautiful happened, sparked by Malala Yousafzai’s birthday wish, thousands of people stood up with her to tell world leaders why they chose #booksnotbullets. Malala’s new campaign is another one of her many attempts to fight for the right to education, especially for girls. When I read the email from Malala’s organization, I knew what I had to do; join the cause. So I started reading the responses, thousands of people had responded to the hashtag, and many of the reasons…

The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a dangerous confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. This is when the US and Soviet Union came the closest to nuclear warfare. The situation was different in a number of ways, featuring confirmations and non supported directions as well as direct communications and miscommunications between both the US and Soviet Union (Office). The overwhelming conflict was also being judged by the fact that it was basically played out…

must therefore be considered before any other issue. A common result of this is that elected officials will dishonestly try to appeal to the common man to garner votes. History is rife with examples of this. Many contemporary dictators, such as Hugo Chavez and Robert Mugabe, started by being publicly elected. They were able to manipulate the public into putting them into power, and then backtracked on many of the promises that put them in power. Similar things happen all over the world, even in…

Fidel Castro Fidel Castro came into the World on August 13, 1926 (Fidel Castro). He was born out of wedlock (Fidel Castro:Cuba’s Revolutionary leader). His father was named Angel and his mother was named Lina. His mother was at one point his father 's maid. (Fidel Castro:Cuba’s Revolutionary Leader). He was born in Biran a tiny town in eastern Cuba. In his younger years he was an amazing baseball player (Fidel Castro). A little bit later in his life he enrolled to be a law student at the…

Human Rights Contention in Latin America: A Comparative Study (Discussion) The hypothesis for the article Human Rights Contention in Latin America: A comparative Study is, “an analysis that reveals that human rights contentious challenges are most prevalent where human rights abuses are worse and authoritarianism is present and in countries that are more urbanized.” (Franklin) It is basically stating that there are more human rights violations and up risings from people when you have an…

Over the last several weeks, the death of the controversial figure of Fidel Castro have quite a few concerned and curious. Many, whether they are Cuban or not, are left questioning the current state of Cuba, and especially its future. As a country that played a large role in bringing two superpowers to the brink of World War III, Cuba has evolved from being a vacation hotspot for United States citizens, to a prominent symbol of a leftist, socialist government within the Western Hemisphere.…

Putting a gun in the hands of every American is the only way to keep citizens safe. Keeping firearms out of the hands of unstable psychopaths and criminals is the only way to keep American families safe. The hard part is determining who deserves the right to own guns. Gun control has been the most heated debates in recent years due to the mass shootings happening more and more often. When a shooting occurs the media and politicians are quick to point the finger at anything else that may be a…

When the country initially gained its independence from Britain in 1960, expectations were high that Nigeria would become an economic heavyweight in Africa. With abundant natural resources and a large population, it seemed the stage was set for success. However, despite earnings of more than $500 billion from oil sales during the period 1970 to 2007, the country still suffered from extreme poverty, illiteracy, and high debt. Several factors have been blamed for Nigeria’s troubles including…

nations decided to make a change and elected socialist and anti-imperialist parties into their governments. This change in governments across Latin America has adopted the name, the ‘Pink Tide’18. This trend was heavily dominated by the election of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela and later the election of Rafael Correa in Ecuador, Evo Morales in Bolivia, and Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua. These four elections heavily influenced the Marxist movement in Latin America as these four new socialist nations…

As time passes, people come and go. Although the majority are forgotten, a handful of luminaries live on through remembrance of what they did while on Earth. Karl Marx is one of these people that have had enormous impact on the way we live today. As a revolutionary, Karl Marx, whose works and ideas were influenced by an increasingly capitalist society, has left a great impact on modern thought and society. To understand the ideas of Karl Marx, one must understand marxism and capitalism.…