Photography is one form of art that has documented and symbolized historic events that are still used today as historical documents.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 1928. He taught himself about photography
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His input to the Cuban revolution was a great landmark towards his acceptance as the liberator of all generations of leftists worldwide. Che was the forerunner of Communists Revolution in Cuba‚ and also doubled up as the superman of a majority of the prominent leaders in Cuba who had great connection with him. Many scholars believe that Guevara played a significant role not only in the success of the Cuban revolution in gaining power in 1959‚ but also in the social revolution which eventually converted
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The memoir Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is written from a child’s point of view. The author relives the moments she lived in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. She does this by not only telling us but by also showing us through comic strip images. This allows the reader to get a better sense of what she lived through and what she witnessed throughout her childhood. Satrapi’s purpose for writing this book was to depict the truth and to honor those who lost their lives during the war. To do this
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eventual tyrant himself; his actions have warranted him a mixed legacy in the eyes of his people and of the world. Castro began as the charismatic rebel and leader of the M-26-7‚ fighting against Batista’s cruel regime; a hero in the eyes of the Cubans. Leading a group of young radicals‚ Castro instituted an attack on the Moncado Barracks to draw national attention to their cause. Though the attack was a failure‚ it was the beginning of a long and bloody battle fought over Cuba. From 1956 to 1958
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control for about four hundred years. The Spanish government had become very oppressive toward the citizens of Cuba in their actions. They took away their seat of influence in the Spanish government while still remaining in charge which angered the Cubans. In addition to releasing their seat of political influence the Catholic Church lost its status of respect in Cuba when the bishops and priests sided with Spain during the war. With all of this‚ Spain still profited off of Cuba. Cuba’s war for independence
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of the West Indies‚ is a country with a colorful and eventful history. Ruled by Spain until the twentieth century‚ control of Cuba eventually passed to General Fulgencio Batista and his regime‚ which was able to maintain control over the volatile Cuban people only through constant military aid supplied by the United States. Under Batista‚ the people of Cuba were unhappy‚ unhealthy‚ and repressed. The lived in a state of absolute poverty. The United States supported the Batista regime only because
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affect the Cuban and Haitians immigrants had in that current time and forward. How major events like the Cold War (1947-1991) which was over the struggle of capitalism vs. communism affected the growth of Cubans and held back the Haitians in Miami. Events like these cause the Cuban people to advance while on contrast barely help the Haitians. Cubans have advance more politically than Haitians because of the “Golden Exiles” arrival‚ government funding‚ and dominating the republic party. Cubans have always
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people of Iran. First of all‚ Iran throughout history has had issues with intervention from other countries‚ especially in regards to religion. When Arabs took control over Iran‚ they infused the Islamic faith into Iranian society. Zoroastrianism was the primary faith at the time and Iranians found a way assimilate and to merge previously held ideas with Islam‚ creating what is now known as Shiite. Iran with its strong heritage wanted to keep their democratic ideals such as having social justice and
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the fact that he’s Cuban can create a bias in the text‚ the best option is always to have the writer as neutral as possible. That source is valuable to my investigation the way it’s written helps me understand the necessary steps that any dictator would take to achieve a totalitarian regime. The second source that I used for my investigation is an article called “A study of Castro: motives behind the revolution” this source describes Castro actions like even after the revolution he didn’t take power
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describes little Marji’s everyday life in 1970s Iran. The nature of the revolution during that time created a huge divide between the different social groups. This was dominated by different opinions that were expressed using violence‚ intimidation and other mental and physical threatening methods. Satrapi uses visual representation and plot devices in her graphic novel Persepolis to expose the hypocrisy of the Islamic revolution. First of all‚ the author displays all members of the army and Islamic
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