Raúl Castro

The story of the life of Celia Cruz is as unique as its impressive talent. Born in Cuba in 1924, Cruz grew up in a poor neighborhood of Havana. As one of fourteen children in the house, some siblings, other cousins, Cruz stood out among them for their ability to sing. She started entering amateur contests from fourteen. Cruz studied at the National Music Conservatoria Havana with a concentration in voice, piano and music theory. Although her father encouraged her to become a teacher, developing…

People hear the name Cuba and automatically think old architecture, beautiful women, and amazing food. Little do they know, those who live in Cuba are suffering and live in poverty. They look like they are stuck in time because their government stands corrupt. Their government advocates class war, sees that property is owned by all and that all are treated according to their needs and abilites. Because of that, the government does not do much to make things better for their people and economy.…

Though, the story doesn't give details about the dreams and ambitions of the main characters in specific or the Cuban immigrants in general, which may be attributed to their migration to America, there were many explanations about the kind of disappointed lives they had in US. Below some of the comments: When Maximo realizes, his University of Havana credentials meant nothing in US, "after teary nights of promises", he convinces his wife to make lunch to sell to the sugar men (Menéndez,…

Social Pressures that Contribute to Groupthink and Their Effects on Decision Making in the Workplace Irving Janice coined the term groupthink as a phenomenon in which the norm for consensus overrides the realistic appraisal of alternative courses of action (Robbins and Judge, 2015). Some precursors that may facilitate groupthink behavior are groups that have a high level of cohesion, a group that has been sequestered from expert judgement or individuals who may play “devil’s advocate”, or very…

The film Azucar Amarga opens with protagonist, Gustavo, looking at himself in the mirror. A photograph of Fidel Castro wedged behind the mirror makes up half of Gustavo’s face, being one of the director’s first clues to Gustavo’s love for Castro and communist Cuba. Gustavo is Cuba’s ideal “new man”; a term coined by the famous Che Guevara to describe a “selfless and cooperative, obedient and hardworking, gender-blind, incorruptible, non-materialistic, and anti-imperialist”[1] man. Gustavo…

your country to get away from a dictator? Cuba was always originally ruled by the Spaniards, and always had many conflicts like any other country, but Castro has been by far the worst thing to happen to Cuba. In 1950, Cuba endured a big change, life in Cuba became very different after Fidel Castro came into the picture. He started a revolution! Castro would imprison and kill those who disagreed with him. Many Cubans thought this revolution would only last for months; no more than a couple…

production caused inequality and further economic problems because the crop is seasonal. Due to this, the workers would be employed for approximately four months out of the year and would find themselves in poverty and debt during the off months (Fidel Castro). These issues in Cuba led to Fidel Castro’s success following the Cuban…

response to the United States’ attempt to democratize the country, which lead to the United States’ retaliating with the trade embargo. This political enmity between the two countries went on for 54 years, but is now coming to an end as Obama and Raúl Castro coincide to revive diplomatic interactions. Some experts say that this rekindling of political relations will bring benefits to both the nations, while others say that it will cause nothing but harm. The movement towards normalization will…

who were found out before they could carry out their plan to murder hundreds of senators. Fidel Castro, who did achieve power later in his political career, created a plan to attack that Moncada Barracks which failed, in the end. Catiline’s Conspiracy and the Castro’s attack on the Moncada Barracks bear resemblance. The similarities between the two events can be found in the leaders, Catiline and Castro, and their followers, as well as the…

operation. The failure of Big of pigs had several ripple effects. It put fear in Castro, causing him to take help from U.S.S.R, which planned to establish military bases in Cuba. After the failure of Bay of Pigs the CIA had a cautious approach in gathering intelligence about Cuba and the Soviet Union’s relationship. This was visible during the Operation Mongoose, which was again designed to over throw Fidel Castro. Operation Mongoose once again failed to achieve what Bay of Pigs failed to do.…