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    naval quality that encompasses the island. During the Ten Years War‚ between 1868-1878‚ the Cubans fought against Spanish rule in their country. Rebellion broke out around the island‚ and the rebels joined under a united leader‚ Carlos de Cespedes‚ a wealthy planter‚ who proclaimed independence from Spain. Nearly 200‚000 lives were lost‚ until the Treaty of El Zanjun was signed. This

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    Candide Exile Essay

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    Chandara 1  Julie Chandara  Mr.Papanicolopoulos  AP Literature and Composition  16 October‚ 2014  Title  When one is exiled from his or her home‚ the absence from their native land may change  them for the good‚ or for the worse​ .​  While exile is both an “ enriching experience” and an “  essential sadness” indicated by Edward Said‚ the two contradictory statements seem to fall into  place and come together​ . ​ In the novella‚ ​ Candide​ ‚ Voltaire demonstrates this immaculately  through the protagonist

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    Deforestation in Cuba.

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    unemployment with the onset of deforestation. Currently‚ several initiatives are being undertaken to improve the issue of deforestation. Current initiatives include a joint initiative of the Cuban and Canadian governments as part of their cooperation program called the Institutional Strengthening of the Cuban Forest Service Project. The organizations involved in the implementation of this project are the Canadian Executing

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    Nazdarovie Case Study

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    to move to Cuba before the 90s and Cubans who went to study in the USSR hit deep emotionally and was an impactful business foundation. We were so fascinated by Nazdarovie’s business model that we thought creating something similar in America that pays tribute to a cause instead of making quick money would share purpose and meaning to people. Value Proposition We propose to build a Cuban-inspired restaurant on the St. Anthony Main riverside that serves famous Cuban‚ Spanish‚ and Latin American dishes

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    Lewis’ interest in aliens and the Cuban missile crisis help to illuminate the themes of the play. In Summer of the Aliens‚ Louis Nowra‚ the author‚ uses a lot of symbolism and subtext. Independent themes and ideas‚ like the Cuban missile crisis and Lewis’ alien fascination‚ are often interconnected with the main storyline. Because of this‚ there are many underlying themes that the reader may not notice on the first read through. There are several themes behind the story‚ but they are all connected

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    In Exile (Arthur Nortje

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    Dedre Immelman Student nr 5012-960-0 In Exile (Arthur Nortje) Question 1 The poem “In Exile” was written by Arthur Nortje in the 1960 – 1970 period. There could be different interpretations to the meaning of the title “In Exile”. Arthur Nortje won a scholarship to study at the Jesus College at Oxford University. Arthur became one of the privileged few “chosen” to further their education outside the borders of South Africa. Can he be seen as truly in exile? I will argue that the title of the poem

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    Okonkwo's Exile Analysis

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    After Okonkwo’s exile and the move to his motherland‚ Okonkwo starts to become sad and starts to not enjoy work like he used to. This causes him to not work like he did before the exile. For example‚ from page 47 it says “Work no longer had for him the pleasure it used to have‚ and when there was no work to do he sat in a silent half-sleep.” So Obierika brought it to himself that he needed to speak with Okonkwo about it. "It’s true that a child belongs to its father. But when a father beats his

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    Cuban Nationalism

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    Although it lagged behind these leading countries and the rest of Latin America in the 19th century‚ Cuba engaged in nationalism as well. Unfortunately‚ Cuba did not lead many strong nationalist movements. Overtime‚ however‚ Cuban nationalism grew to greater extents. Cuban nationalism‚ and freedom from Spanish rule‚ is what lead to its modernization. For most of its history‚ Cuba has been controlled by foreign powers. The struggle for not only freedom‚ but also a national identity‚ was a complex

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    Okonkwo Exile

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    Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a novel about the life of the Ibo tribe in Nigeria during the 19th century. In the passage‚ the protagonist‚ Okonkwo‚ is afraid to be seen as weak and attends the funeral of Ezeudu‚ an aged man who achieved three titles. Unfortunately‚ Okonkwo is exiled from the city of Umuofia for inadvertently shooting Ezeudu’s son at the funeral. Achebe uses the banishment of Okonkwo to show the Ibo tribe’s compliance to the Earth goddess and Obierika’s perspective of Earth

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    offered his services as a military doctor in Cuba due to the throes of a  revolution and the ranging  yellow fever epidemic knowing from Blumentritt that there was a shortage  of  physicians  to  minister  the  needs  of  the Spanish troops and the Cuban people.             Rizal wrote to Gov. General  Ramon  Blanco  on  Dec. 17‚ 1895 offering his services as a military doctor in Cuba. Months passed and a letter from  Gov. Blanco  arrived  in Dapitan  dated   July  1‚   1896  notifying  him  of  the

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