Santiago de Cuba

History Will Not Absolve the Militant Peacemaker History has shown that the quest for power is absolute. Many have used any and every excuse they can in order to obtain it. Those that are hungry for power will use all forms of manipulation necessary in order to obtain it; even the cloak of peace. They say that in order to create a peaceful environment, they must burn it down. They say that in order to create peace they must first kill anyone in their way. They have said that, history will…

the military barracks in Santiago de Cuba in 1953. They were out maned so he fled to mountains but was captured weeks later. Another difference was the makeup of the two societies. Cuba was mad up of decedents of slaves. Castro 's revolution would develop under the shadow of American government when it was a colony of Spain, US expansionists want to make Cuba a state of the union US intervention, during Cuba 's fight for independence helped them break Spain 's grip Cuba allowed US to set up a…

Introduction Everyone has a goal or a mission in life that they want to achieve. There are various ways that these goals can be thwarted. However, these goals can be achieved if one is resistant. Resistance has been demonstrated in a number of ways throughout history and an important time that resistance was demonstrated was during slavery in the Caribbean. Some forms of resistance that the slaves use are running away, destroying property, malingering, thieving, murdering and committing suicide.…

Fidel Castro was a Cuban politician who became Prime Minister of Cuba in 1959 until 1976 when he then became President of Cuba until 2008. Castro was an infamous dictator of Cuba and managed to serve as president for 32 years. Castro has been the influence of many political decisions around the world and he has quite a bit to offer as a leader. Though Fidel Castro’s name alone rings a bell of bad intention, he managed to have a support system that was loyal to him until the end. One question…

Ironically, the Che Guevara fanatics, obsessing over the Che Guevara shirts most likely would have been targeted by Guevara had they grown up in Cuba. Guevara considered anyone who listened to rock and roll music, who wore his hair long, or spoke up against him, as a delinquent (McFarland). His very goal was to “make individualism disappear from the nation” (McFarland). He considered it, “criminal…

the most people during this time, it lead to the general understanding of the American public that the USSR was getting in position to attack America. This made the view very American, as no one wanted to check out why they had moved the missiles to Cuba. The American people during this time were much like students in a classroom. When a teacher is explaining a subject the student expects the teacher to be…

The United States is a nation that is known for its freedom and equality that it provides to its citizens, but yet our sports world doesn’t always reflect our own goals as a nation. Equality and freedom have come a long way in the United States but there are still some issues that are reflected in our sports culture. As a society we predetermine an athletes potential because of factors such as money, race and ethnicity. These factors impacts what sport an athlete has the chance to play and it…

1951, 37). Also, the following is a brief list of revolutions and regime changes that occurred only in the 20th century: Mexico Revolution 1910, Argentinian Coup of 1943, Bolivia, 1952, Guatemalan Revolution 1944 and “counter revolution” of 1954, Cuba, 1959, and Nicaragua 1979. This is merely a snapshot and small sample of the revolutions and regime changes that took place in Latin America during the 20th century. It would take hundreds of pages to…

friend of my family, but I decided to interview a person I met in Cuba. This past spring break I went to Cuba with my friends for vacation, where we stayed at my friend’s grandmother house in a town called Nueva Vedado. In this trip I met Hilda Rodríguez, one of the most strong woman I have ever met. Hilda was born on September 19, 1945 in Varadero, Cuba. Hilda was the third child of Pepe and Carmen. Hilda also has a twin or as in Cuba say an “inagua” called Helda. Although Hilda and her…

Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. It is less then one hundred miles off the coast of Florida between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Cuba and the U.S. have had an on again and off again relationship since the Spanish-American War in 1898. Cuba was a colony of Spain since Christopher Columbus claimed it in 1492. Then Cuba with assistance from the U.S. fought for independence in the Spanish-American War. The war was between the United States and Spain for territories…