through art for centuries. Photography is one form of art that has documented and symbolized historic events that are still used today as historical documents. A Cuban photographer‚ Alberto Diaz Gutierrez‚ also known as Alberto Korda‚ famously documented the events of the Cuban Revolution. Alberto Korda became the world’s most famous Cuban photographer for his photography‚ documenting history of the revolution with over 55‚000 revolutionary themed photographs. Korda was born in Havana Cuba in
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US in the early part of the twentieth century. Answer: Latin bands were becoming a popular ballroom and club attraction‚ Afro-Cuban music was also developing and spreading. One major step for this music style was the Woodstock performance of then little known Afro-Cuban band Santana from San Francisco back in 1969. 2. What was the significance of “Machito and His Afro-Cubans? Answer: Because of society’s racist attitudes during this time in history‚ it was a bold move to so forwardly acknowledge and
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apparent in the Caribbean Sea‚ due to existing conflicts between Cuba and Spain. Years before the war would begin‚ there were numerous violent attempts by Cubans in the effort for independence and greater autonomy from their Spanish rulers. One was the Ten Years’ War‚ in which a sugar planter named Carlos Manuel de Cespedes‚ along with thousands of Cubans‚ led a failed attempt for independence that lasted‚ wow‚ ten years. In response to the uprisings‚ the Spanish
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alike in more ways than either man would ever have liked to admit. When reviewing the effects they had on Cuban history‚ many similarities could be noted. At the very start of each man ’s political career‚ he overthrew his predecessor using some sort of militant force. In Batista ’s case‚ this was achieved by staging a coup with military backing. For Castro‚ he was a main figurehead in the Cuban Revolution who eventually emerged as Cuba ’s leader for many years to come. At the onset of both leader
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then became a Marxist and took his ideas to Cuba. Che and Castro started the Cuban Revolution‚ Che teamed up with Fidel Castro and together they were able to take down the oppressive dictator in Cuba; Fulgencio Batista. Che and Castro used guerilla warfare to defeat Batista and his troops. Castro became the leader of Cuba and Che was his second in command. Che was an extremely violent person during and after the Cuban Revolution. It is reported that Che executed more than 400 people. He is a symbol
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Benjamin A. Saenz‚ in “Exile: El Paso‚ Texas‚” illustrates‚ by means of anecdotes and narrative from his individual experiences‚ that to be profiled and identified by the color of your skin as a possible illegal immigrant is flippant‚ demeaning‚ and misguided. Through his experiences‚ being profiled in El Paso‚ a border town to Mexico‚ Saenz illustrates that looking Hispanic does not deem someone an illegal‚ does not categorize someone as a criminal‚ does not demand for a Hispanic to be profiled
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Ernesto Guevara de Serna was born in Argentina in 1928 into a fairly privileged family. He developed serious asthma at the age of two‚ which would plague him throughout his life. He was home-schooled by his mother‚ Celia de la Serna. It was these early years when he became an eager reader of Marx‚ Engels‚ and Freud which all were all part of his father’s library. He went to secondary school in 1941‚ the Colegio Nacional Dean Funes‚ Cordoba‚ where he excelled in literature and sports. At home
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Kathryn Vargas Period 3 12-09-16 P1: Bible Project God’s People In Exile The book of Lamentations is a part of the Prophetic books of the Old Testament. This section of the Bible is the period in time when God chose certain people to spread and foretell his message; people who would be his voice on earth. The prophets were sent to preach the word of God and tell all the people of the coming of the Messiah. Not only were the prophecies messianic‚ in fact little of them were‚ but they were
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an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The United States government distrusted Castro and was wary of his relationship with Nikita Khrushchev‚ the leader of the Soviet Union. Before his inauguration‚ John F. Kennedy was briefed on a plan by the Central Intelligence Agency‚ developed during the Eisenhower administration‚ to train Cuban exiles for an invasion of their homeland. The plan anticipated that the Cuban people and elements of the Cuban military would support the invasion
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Spanish Extra Credit Assignment When I first heard that the Spanish extra credit would consist of going to a Cuban restaurant‚ I said to myself‚ “What’s Cuban food.” Looking back at that‚ I have now realized how much amazing food I have missed out in my life. As I walked into the tropical-like atmosphere I was wondering how the food would taste. Spicy‚ sweet‚ and deep-fried were words that were rushing through my head. The waiter was a kind lady‚ who immediately gave my dad and I good-looking
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