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History Will Absolve Me: Fidel Castro Jessie O. Santana Modern Latin America May 6, 2016 The Cuban Revolution of the late 1950s started the political turmoil that would eventually spread throughout Latin America. Cuba served as one of the wealthiest, most prominent, and most educated societies of Latin America. The close proximity of the United States, its huge investments in the Cuba, and the most powerful dictator of the Caribbean in control, Cuba appeared to be an unlikely country…

In October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union came to the brink of nuclear war over the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba. It was a direct and dangerous confrontation that placed the two superpowers closest to a nuclear conflict. During the crisis, a fragile peace hung by only a thread for 13 days as the United States instituted a naval blockade of Cuba to turn back Soviet ships, and work to turn back the armament of Cuba with offensive nuclear, and tactical weapons within the…

Yusef Komunyakaa is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished poets at truly capturing the emotions and experiences of war. His ability to write not only from the perspective of his own experiences, but to embody the viewpoint of others, gives a voice to those who saw a story in a different light. Komunyakaa himself served as a journalist in the Vietnam War and several years later, he began to write poetry remembering his experiences (Salas 34). His most famous anthology, Neon…

Rhetoric is the most effective way to persuade people. Whether it is being used to persuade them into your side or make them do something, Rhetoric is a great way to do so. If used perfectly, you can persuade many people. In these four pieces of text, Rhetoric was used effectively to convey the feelings/emotions they wanted to. In the first piece of text was in the Times Magazine and is written to anyone who purchased the magazine. The purpose was to show and tell the readers that the…

Abraham Lincoln’s assassination was an event in history that everyone is aware of; however, some don’t understand the true impact it had on history and the people around it. Discussing the main points might be hard for one to do because some don’t truly understand the motive behind it and how it affected people around at the time. A lot of factors were involved during this assassination to make it a crisis everyone would be sure to remember. Opinions about this will be considered throughout the…

Presidency of John F. Kennedy. This is arguably a good approach to follow because it reduces any form of doubt from the reader's mind. While there exist numerous publications on the life and times of President JFK, the author limits himself to credible and authenticated publications to avoid creating any level of doubt from the readers. The voluminous archival materials used by the author all seem to focus their attention towards the vibrancy of and dynamism of the Presidency of John F.…

end of the war in 1975. In 1960, NASA sent the first weather satellite, TIROS-1, to space and nine years later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to arrive on the moon. Democrat John f. Kennedy wins the presidential election over Republican Richard Nixon and unfortunately, President Kennedy was assassinated three years later by Lee Harvey Oswald. In that same year, Civil Rights Activist Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his famous “I Have A Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial.…

Introduction: The Kennedy family is one of America’s most well known family. From actively stepping into American politics starting the 1940’s until present day, to becoming prominent in great amounts of public service, many Americans believe that the Kennedy’s fill the role of “an American royal family”. Being in the public eye, the Kennedys have received much praise and have quite the followers. However, with being so popular comes the downside that the American public witnesses all of the…

There are many people in this world we call leaders. If they are leaders they will go above and beyond for any circumstance. Leaders are usually remembered for what they have done and what they will do. I have two particularly in mind. The two leaders I am speaking of are Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., presented a speech titled “I Have A Dream”. “I Have A Dream” is a public speech delivered by American Civil Rights August 28, 1963.…

biggest inspiration for protest music in the sixties, even greater than the Civil Rights Movement, was the Vietnam War. Starting around 1957 and lasting till 1975, standing as America’s longest war, Vietnam was first established when US President John F. Kennedy showed support of South Vietnam, whose neighbor, North Vietnam, was trying to take over and convert them to communism. Three different presidents were in office over the entirety of the war, JFK, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon.…