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Introduction Born on November 8 1948 in Cuba’s Havana, Ana Mendieta, an American of Cuban origin is renowned for her earth-body photographic, video, and sculptural work as well as her performance artworks. After being exiled to America due to her father’s antagonism against Castro’s regime in 1961, Mendieta did a Bachelor of Arts degree from…

Christina Diaz Gonzalez is a novel based on the experiences of her parents as they tried to escape Fidel Castro’s regime. Lucia Alvarez, the main character describes each event, from the moment the Operation Pedro Pan started, until she lives in the United States; she has to go though a lot of things such as…

The Cuban Missile Crisis The 2000 film Thirteen Days, directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Kevin Costner and Bruce Greenwood, depicts the thirteen tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 during the presidency of John F. Kennedy. What made this event significant in world history was the crisis nearly brought the world at the…

            The Cold War was the period of conflict, tension and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies from the mid-1940s until the early 1990s. Throughout the period, the rivalry between the two superpowers was played out in multiple arenas: military coalitions; ideology, psychology, and espionage; military, industrial, and technological…

For many old ages. legal professionals and bookmans in economic sciences argued over the benefits and costs of the trade trade stoppage which was put on Cuba by the U. S. Over the class of old ages. Cuban Americans were non merely deprived of a opportunity to reunite with their households ; they did non…

“On January 1, 1959, a young Cuban nationalist named Fidel Castro (1926-) drove his guerilla army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio Batista (1901-1973), the nation’s American-backed president.” The United States (US) backed General Batista since his rise to dictatorship in 1952. General Batista was friendly with the US, and the US had no reason…

He was our youngest president that radiated this new hope for America. His assassination shook the nation, his killer was soon brought in identified as Lee Harvey Oswald. Less than 48 hours later he was killed, leaving us with unanswered questions. Even with evidence, numerous witnesses, you’d think the case would be solved without a…

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always believed in the power of people. This conviction defines me in a world of doubt and hypocrisy. I have witnessed the power of mankind and their capacity to join forces in times of need and dejection. At heart, humans aspire for welfare and community; while hatred…

During the Cold War, proxy wars were fought using third parties to prevent full-scale war. The fear of mutually assured destruction made it crucial to avoid such conflicts. Examples of proxy wars between the Soviet and American sides include the Greek civil war, Korean War, Cuban Revolution, Vietnam War, Bay of Pigs, Afghan Soviet war,…

Never would you expect such an ambitious Prime Minister/President, of his claim to have such a soft spot for something so globally beloved. Yes, I’m talking about dairy. If anything filled his heart, it was a gallon of milk. Anything dairy was Fidel Castro’s treasure, it was of priceless value to him. If he could…