All I have ever heard about Cuba are stories. Since I was little my grandparents would tell me stories about their native land Cuba‚ but these were not nice stories. Some of these stories I could not even believe them. They seem like things that could only happen in movies. Things like spies‚ people trying to escape the island‚ government oppression‚ poverty and people disappearing without a trace. I used to think these things only happened during the time my grandparents lived there‚ but I was wrong
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US Covert Operations in Chile 1963-1974 “Unconditional Surrender! There is nothing to negotiate! Unconditional Surrender!” This is what General Augusto Pinochet relayed to Admiral Patricio Carvajal on the morning of September 11‚ 1973 as they communicated over the willingness of Allende to negotiate‚ but the general will hear nothing of it. That same morning a Chilean Air Force plane flew over the skies of La Moneda‚ presidential palace of Santiago‚ Chile and bombed it. Inside Salvador Allende
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“King of Cuba” by Cristina Garciá is a novel about “two larger-than-life men”. Within the story El comandante‚ the King of Cuba‚ leaves Cuba to visit different countries. The reason he leaves is because his birthday is coming up‚ which makes him realize this would be his last year spent as king. He begins having visions and memories of the women he has been with in his past. He looks back at his days as king and realizes all the sacrifices he’s made in his life and many others lives while he was
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A. Enhancing economic security through development diplomacy The extent and complexity of economic cooperation and competition in the next millennium demand more than domestic reforms. Therefore‚ economic linkages are also a key to progress. Given such awareness‚ President Ramos complemented whatever local initiatives with economic diplomacy‚ otherwise termed as “Development Diplomacy.” This effort only emphasized the priority placed by his administration on the importance of economic development
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Fidel Ramos’ contribution to the Philippine Economy (from Wikipedia). Fidel V. Ramos‚ the 12th President of the Philippines (1992–1998)‚ is remembered for steadfastly promoting the principles of people empowerment and global competitiveness. He quickly led the nation out of darkness in 1993‚ putting an end to the power crisis that crippled Filipino homes and industries for two years. He pursued‚ focused and converged programs to fight poverty in accordance with the will of the Filipino people
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What major events in the Cold War caused Fidel Castro to side with the Soviet Union Super Power? In the 1960’s the world was largely dominated by the Cold War which was a long period of tension and hostility that only occasionally broke out into open warfare. This conflict was caused by the rivalry of two superpowers - the United States and the Soviet Union and emerged after the Second World War. Both super powers had different ideologies - the United States was a capitalist democracy‚ whereas
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Zedong and Castro had very similar beginnings and ideology on what a just nation working to help its people should look like. They both started their revolutions for the same reasons as well‚ both of their countries were suffering underneath a cruel dictator who put their ideals and themselves above the well being of their people. Communism appeared differently for each leader‚ Communism was already an ideal blooming in China due to their proximity to Russia‚ while Castro more or less brought Communism
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“The Mayor of Castro Street” The Legacy of Harvey Milk The Mayor of Castro Street‚ The Life and Times of Harvey Milk was the perfect biography to choose for this project. It not only tells the story of his life and short‚ radical political career‚ it also tells of the aftermath of his death‚ and what it meant to so many people. The most noted gay movement before the 1970’s and 80’s U.S. movement was in pre-World War II Germany. H. Lucas Ginn states that there were more gay bars and periodicals
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IRENE ROA AND RODNEY SPIRES‚ PETITIONERS‚ VS. BENEDICT CASTRO‚ RESPONDENT. DECISION NACHURA‚ J.: This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court‚ assailing the September 1‚ 2008 Decision[1] and the January 7‚ 2009 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA)‚ affirming with modification the November 29‚ 2007 resolution[3] of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)‚ which held that respondent Benedict Castro was not illegally dismissed. The CA‚ however‚ awarded
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Melissa Castro‚ the girl that never gave up. Today we’ve gathered with Melissa to talk about her story and what she went through to be where she is today. Today‚ with her own Rehabilitation Center to treat kids with disabilities and health issues‚ she took a little time off her schedule to talk about her personal story. As we had a conversation with her‚ we learned that Melissa‚ even when she faced hard situations‚ she was very committed to her education. Her story begins when she was one year old;
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