Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer‚ best known as one of the most popular salsa performers of all time‚ which is how she got her nickname. Salsa music is a popular dance music that initially arose in New York City during the 1960s. Salsa is the product of various musical genres including the Cuban son montuno‚ guaracha‚ cha cha chá‚ mambo‚ and to a certain extent bolero‚ and the Puerto Rican bomba and plena. Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer‚ best known as one of the most popular salsa performers
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Fidel Castro‚ the revolutionary Cuban leader who ushered in a communist regime in the country and reigned for about five decades‚ died on 25th November at the age of 90. His brother and President Raul Castro announced the news on Cuban state TV. He officially became president in 2008‚ two years after a temporary transfer of power because of Fidel’s illness in 2006. "At 10.29 at night‚ the chief commander of the Cuban revolution‚ Fidel Castro Ruz‚ died‚" the 85-year-old president said. He did not
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country yet prospering and experiencing relative economic success‚ still endured a revolution. To explain why such a substantial ‘takeover’ was still able to occur‚ the instability of Cuba during the years leading up to 1959 needs to be addressed. Cubans generally had strong resentment for the US and these feelings combined with the deeply divided state the society of Cuba was in‚ gave Fidel Castro and his supporters an important opportunity to dismantle Fulgencio Batista’s dictatorship. To explain
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elites of Cuba and United States companies were main clients‚ who would help achieve Batista’s economic endeavors. Once in place‚ many companies focused on sugar‚ which was the main product that benefited Cuban Agriculture. However‚ the sugar business was not working efficiently to accommodate the Cuban economy. Batista’s regime motivated many revolutions most importantly the rebellion of Fidel Castro and the Rebel Army led by Che Guevara. The Rebel Army with Fidel Castro detested Batista’s regime because
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On October 16th‚ 1962‚ both the United States and the Soviet Union partook in a thirteen-day impasse concerning the construction of nuclear missile sites located in Cuba‚ merely 90 miles away from the coast of Florida‚ known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. Realizing exactly how close this installation was‚ President Kennedy and the Executive Community‚ a group of fifteen members meant to advise the president and commonly recognized as Excomm‚ convened for the next twelve days in hopes to solve the dilemma
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Explain the centrality of the Dreaming and its importance for Aboriginal spirituality. The Aboriginal Dreaming refers to the religious and spiritual beliefs of the aboriginal people of Australia. The dreaming is what they base their traditional lives around‚ the dreaming determines their values and beliefs and their relationships with the animals‚ plants and environment around them. The Dreaming tells the stories that explain their views and beliefs on how the world came to be and its history and
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The Dreaming and Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality Traditional Australian aboriginal religion is a cultural belief system among indigenous Australians‚ and a key aspect of aboriginal spirituality is the Dreaming. There are many different aboriginal groups and languages‚ but the Dreaming is a common characteristic in all these societies‚ although they may have different names for it. Thus each aboriginal group has its own way of connecting with the Dreaming. The Dreaming affects all life
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Thirteen Days is a 2000 movie that depicts one of the most difficult and dangerous times in American history. The movie documents the chain of events that lead to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. The major movie roles consist of the President‚ John F. Kennedy‚ Attorney General‚ Robert F. Kennedy‚ Secretary of Defense‚ Robert McNamara‚ Secretary of State‚ Dean Rusk‚ members of the Executive Committee‚ and the President’s Assistant. The major event setting the crisis in motion is the revelation
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was the Cuban missile crisis‚ a struggle fought between the world’s two largest superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union‚ which nearly provoked a nuclear catastrophe on both sides from October 16‚ to October 28‚ in 1962. This crisis had been brewing for many years and was sparked by previous issues between the two nations. The United States had been at odds with Communist ideals for many years beginning with the onset of the Cold War. The direct stimulant for the Cuban missile
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The Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile crisis of October 1962 was a major international crisis and political standoff between the Soviet Union and The United States of America over missile placement in Cuba‚ 150 km from US shores. This was a major nuclear threat to world peace. On the 1st January 1959‚ President Batista of Cuba was overthrown. This allowed Castro backed revolutionary forces to seize power. Fidel Castro then became Prime Minister of Cuba. In May 1960‚ a US plane flying
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