Iran–Contra affair

The CIA’s Shadow: Contras, Drugs and Lies By the mid-80s, a series of official and journalistic investigations that assured the involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with the Nicaraguan Contra and cocaine trafficking, came to light. This studies claimed that the government of Ronald Reagan, US President at the time, had illegally helped an army of counterrevolutionary mercenaries in Central America. However, and despite the conclusive evidence, the intelligence service executed a…

the people of Nicaragua did not know that communism was bad. When the U.S marines came to Nicaragua, the Contra War erupted, and a guerilla war was formed were few of the many events that affected the cold war. Nicaragua affected the Cold War positively because the the Guerrilla War, Contra War, and the U.S marines coming to Nicaragua helped Nicaragua become a non communist country. The Contra War affected the Cold War positively because it made the Nicaraguans realize that they can live…

Desaparecer On May 30, 1498, conquistador and explorer Christopher Columbus set sail on his third voyage to the New World. After his first two voyages around the Caribbean, the adventurer finally set foot in what would today be modern-day Venezuela. These first steps into the New World would forever change South America culturally, historically and economically. Today, due to the historical prevalence of their previous European colonizers, South America has begun to develop into a growing…

reporting that the Contras had attacked a car carrying journalists, some of whom were Americans . Then in September of 1984 the Coordinadora, a U.S. friendly conservative coalition political group in Nicaragua, “…formally condemned the recent Contra assault on a military truck carrying relatives to visit soldier…” . The Contras were even charged with attacking Miskito Indians by the America’s Watch report . The compilation of these events and documents show that disillusion with the Contras…

hard. Marriage is hard. Getting over infidelity is hard, but it is possible. Every situation is different, but these steps might help and if they don’t it might be time to move on. Firstly, if you happen to find out that your spouse is having an affair, go ahead and have that mental break down. You might need to take a few day to process the information, so get away. Rent a cabin, go stay with a friend or family member. You don’t need to discuss anything with…

meets Jill and he is “having an affair [with her]… and he [doesn’t] know what to do about it” (Carver 16). This significant because this shows that he is being unfaithful with his wife and it also shows that he doesn’t really care about what his wife thinks. In the film version of the story, Al says “there are too many women in my life” (Jerry and Molly and Sam). This is shows that Al has many women in his life besides his wife. Al’s depression leads him to have an affair with…

of luxury with Tom due to Gatsby’s socioeconomic status. Tom has a string of affairs in which he does not care for either woman and only cares for his own gain. Tom commits to having two different relationships in which he leeches on the benefits of both, he cares not for Daisy 's or Myrtles feelings and only worries…

'The Graduate’ (Nichols, 1967) is a comedy that uses a three-act film structure and includes its major structural elements. The film depicts a recent college graduate (Dustin Hoffman), whose feeling of a lack of purpose results in his life becoming dominated by his relationship with Mrs. Robinson and eventually, her daughter Elaine. Act I establishes the key characters; Ben, his parents and their friends, including, Mrs. Robinson. The audience is empathetic towards him and likely wanting to see…

You have to decide for yourself if the end result of finding happiness is worth it. Sharon has had an affair with another man, and tells David about the incident. “Sharon confessed to an extramarital affair” (Alexie 159). The two had been married ten years, and this is the first time they are really questioning the happiness in their relationship. In college, I face many obstacles. You will have multiple…

Personally, I think Leadership is the ability for an individual(s) to inspire others to believe that they are able to do anything even when the goal looks unattainable. They have the ability to motivate, influence, and set a culture that is uplifting and breaks down barriers between leadership levels. It is not something that can be taught in a class, PowerPoint, or book. It is based on experience throughout a career or a combination of careers. Leadership is everybody 's business because…