Centuries prior to the ruling of the Castro government‚ in the 16th century precisely‚ 90 percent of Cuba was covered with forests. Agriculture Ministry officials in Cuba revealed that the Castro government‚ in the last for decades‚ had sown 1.24 million acres of trees‚ of which were mainly derived from the mountainous zones of the Sierra Maestra‚ Escambray‚ and Sierra de los Organos. This reduced Cuba’s forest cover to 53 percent and by 1960 it was down by 13.5 percent. Ultimately‚ mining‚
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Crash Video Reflection Artifact: Crash. Dir. Paul Haggis. Lionsgate‚ 2004. DVD. Describe: The 2004 film‚ Crash‚ tells a series of stories between seemingly unrelated characters of different races. The story begins with a car crash between Detective Graham Waters (Don Cheadle)‚ along with his Hispanic partner‚ and an Asian woman who begins to shout racist insults at her after the “crash.” Detective Waters goes to the nearby crime scene to notice a shoe on the ground and soon after all
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“3 Idiots” Reflection There were lots of interesting scenes‚ but this movie also has its appalling moments that made me think twice. I’m talking about the scene where the director told Joy Lobo’s dad that Joy won’t graduate that year‚ saying that he has violated all the deadlines in making his “unrealistic” and “nonsense” helicopter which triggered Joy to commit suicide. The director gave him a mental pressure which he has been enduring for years. This is very alarming. I believe that teachers are
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Pay It Forward -A Movie Reflection Professor Eugene Simonet placed a big challenge on his Social Studies students: Think of an idea to change our world-and put it into action. Majority of the students responded negatively to the challenge‚ finding it weird and hard‚ except Trevor McKinney. He had a very permeable mind and he was ready to listen to anyone. With a longing for someone to guide him‚ a father-like figure‚ he responded to his professor’s challenge with positivity and eagerness
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Ending the Embargo on Cuba Since 1962 the United States has implemented an embargo on Cuba‚ justifying it in the context of protecting the United States from the dangers of communism. This 50 year embargo has several original goals. The United States wanted Cuba to open up its economy and establish a democracy; weaken Cuba’s communist government; and force Fidel Castro out of power (Scott). These original goals were employed to essentially help Cuba from itself and to make a stance against communism
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Race in Cuba The legacy of slavery and the legacy of systematic racial discrimination imposed on Afro-Cubans are grim realities that are imbedded in Cuban societal and cultural fibers. Despite the abolition of slavery in 1886 and its gaining of independence in 1902 Cuban society‚ politics‚ and ideology have been haunted with the specter of the ‘race issue.’ According to Aline Helg‚ "the myth of Cuban racial equality has proved remarkably enduring‚ even since the revolution of 1959". In order to
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regardless of their popular appeal”. A good example of a country that is ruled via a command economy would be Cuba. It may not seem like it‚ but there are a few benefits to having tight government control. In Cuba people’s houses are free‚ and most times they are guaranteed a job because of the tight government regulation. This can be very beneficial‚ especially for medium sized countries like Cuba that are trying to grow their economy‚ because the government could bring in policies that may not seem like
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Chori Lea Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder‚ also known as manic depression‚ is a common‚ recurrent‚ and debilitating mood disorder which causes extreme shifts in energy and mood. The word bipolar indicates the two main polar extremes which a person with the disorder experiences. According to NIMH the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that oversees neurological and psychological research‚ this disorder affects about 2.3 million adults in the United States and about 1.2 percent of the
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Amber Vargas SESE 240 Movie Review Radio Based on a true story‚ the movie Radio follows a young man named James Robert Kennedy. It opens up showing a bit of insight in his life as he walks through town with a cart avoiding eye contact‚ insults‚ and speaking to others. He gets called a moron by a man‚ and children are shooed away in the first few minutes. It is clear he is different from the people he is around as he walks daily with a cart full of his things and his radio. Walking past the football
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The King’s Speech On Sunday‚ I watched “The King’s Speech” movie in the dorm. When Bertie asks Lionel to simply his speaking technique‚ but Lionel states that Bertie needs more than simply technical correction because he says physical correction and treatment both are important for stammer correction by saying no one was born with stammer and he wants to the physical cause of Bertie’s stammer. Because when you know what cause a person to have stammer‚ then you can figure out the way
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