Cuba College Essays Samples For Students

Introduction

There are different countries that were affected by the Cold War that came after the Second World War. Cuba is an island country in the Southern America. This country was involved in the Cold War in different ways. The country allied itself to the Soviet Union and was used as a place where missiles that were directed to the United States of America were kept. This instance caused the country to be a player in the War. The diplomatic relations between the country and the United States of America also deteriorated.

There were different changes that occurred in the country ...

Cuba is an island country found in the Caribbean. It is a small nation with the capital City at Havana. Its neighboring countries include Mexico to the North, Jamaica and Cayman Islands to the South, Haiti to the Southeast, Bahamas to the Northeast and the United States to the North. Cuba was essentially a colony of Spain. The society of Cuba is a multiracial one consisting majorly of whites and blacks. Despite its independence, Cuba still grapples with growing inequalities that greatly threaten the stability of the island country.
Cuba faces a problem with racism. Despite the fact that the majority of ...

U.S. Embargo on Cuba
In October 1960, the United States imposed an economic embargo on Cuba and in 1962 the embargo was extended and included both imports and exports to Cuba. It was enacted after the new revolutionary communistic government of Cuba started nationalizing American corporations and expropriating the properties of the US citizens.
The United States trade embargo against Cuba had a tremendous impact on the Cuban economy. In 1960, the U.S. was the largest trading partner of Cuba accounting for 67% of exports and 70% of Cuba’s imports. As the official trade between the countries ...

The article chosen to analyze this assignment, “Castro Thanks U.S. in Speech But Reaffirms Communism” relates greatly to the course concepts in media and politics. This topic is newsworthy as it covers a topic that is of interest to the American public. The New York Times has been labeled as a “liberal” newspaper.
President Raul Castro is portrayed in the article as the victor in this highly contentious event. The political power narrative is framed by Castro who included favored guests, such as Elian Gonzalez (at the center of the battle of Cuban exiles and Havana in 2000) as well ...

The island nation of Cuba is known for its long and proud history of being one of the largest sugar manufacturers worldwide. Cultivation of sugar cane began as soon as Spaniards landed in the vicinity of the West Indies in the late 15th century, bringing with them the commodity which would drive the island’s economy for generations. Achieving phenomenal success throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Cuba’s flourishing agricultural industry earned it a spot among the most highly developed Latin American nations. In 1959, however, Cuba’s relative well-being came crashing down as Fidel Castro’s rebel forces ...

Half a century has passed since the tragic death of the U.S. President John Kennedy. However, heated debates are still taking place on whether JFK’ death was a simple murder or an assassination. After doing some extensive research, considering conclusions of various investigation boards, I have to agree with the idea that Kennedy was not simply killed by an angry American, but was rather assassinated as a result of a planned evil plot.
According to USAtoday.com there are six major theories on who shot Kennedy. Among the presumed conspirators were the CIA, the Mafia, the Soviets, the Cubans and Lyndon Johnson. Nearly a ...

On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was murdered, he was struck by two bullets from the assassin, one on the back side of his head and one on the throat. The shots took away the breath of President Kenney after a short period. By that time, he was in an open-topped limousine with his First lady Jacqueline Kennedy, who sat beside him. The limo also carried Governor John Connally along with his wife. It was a 10-mile motorcade in Dallas, through the downtown streets. Near Texas School Book Depository Building around 12:30 p.m. there was ricocheting of gunfire (Weisberg, ...

Latin American cinema is no stranger to the subject of revolution. In particular, Cuban cinema, in all of its experimental and documentary glory, is accustomed to the assemblage of realism in the face of the Revolution of 1959. The quintessential film in this regard is Tomas Gutierrez Alea’s Memories of Underdevelopment, which narrates the story of a bourgeois intellectual writer, Sergio, who has stayed behind amidst the chaos of revolution. He stays in the country when his parents and his wife go to Miami, in his desire to observe the continuing developments in Cuba. The film is based on ...

The issue of immigration in the United States is of the highest orders of importance. There is much that immigration does to affect a country. Setting an immigration policy that is followed allows countries to make decisions regarding who can come to their shores. But when a country has a policy that is not followed, they are unable to influence immigration. Immigration is of the field of economics because it affects economies and economic conditions are one of the biggest drivers of immigration. In this essay the analysis centers on why the current policy fails and what are the beliefs about what ...

In 1959, the Cuban people were filled with hope when it seemed that for the first time they would have a chance at freedom and be able to determine their own destiny. Unfortunately, the “Cuban Revolution” would have been more accurately termed the “Castro Revolution.” Instead of seizing an opportunity to provide the people of Cuba with freedom, he installed himself as a dictator while using the title of president of Cuba. The US has maintained that until Cuba is a country where Cubans can choose their own destiny, it will not lift the embargo placed upon the country. The government has ...

Wars can be defined as an armed clash between nations. Previously, wars were held between different countries to protect their rights or take over certain land. Several wars have been witnessed between America and different countries which have brought success and failures for America and have also left its impact for years.
One such war is Philippine-America war that was held in 1899-1902. The war was started by Filipino revolutionaries to get independence from the Americans. The Filipinos had started their independence fight since 1896 which resulted in a full-fledged war that continued for around 3 years, 1 month ...

*Senders address*
*Receivers address*

Dear Mr. President,

RE: THE SPANISH-AMERICAM WAR
As a matter of fact, war should be avoided at all cost by any nation that has sound legal processes within its boundaries, and on international levels. However, this is not always the case since some situations calls for war as the only possible solution. It is on such basis that a country as the USA enters into war to bring in to an end injustice in specific sections of the world. It is on this premises that the American-Spanish war is justified. Cuba was oppressed and exploited by their colonial ...

Slavery in Cuba began in the fifteenth century and ended in the early nineteenth century. Over one million slaves from Africa were brought to Cuba in the Atlantic slave trade. The first record of slavery in Cuba was in 1513 when a large group of slaves who were kidnapped from Africa arrived in Cuba. A large percentage of Cubans originated from the African slaves. Cuban slavery became very lucrative for the slave owners after the Revolution in Haiti since the newly independent nation, Haiti, withdrew from the worldwide sugar market and Cuba became the largest producer of sugar globally. As ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

The American Imperialism
Imperialism is a concept which in principle is contradictory to those values on the basis of which America was born – liberty and equality. But America did engage in the process of imperialism, albeit for reasons drastically different from the European countries. By the 1890s, the American army had a considerable amount of experience in overseas expeditions, with minor outings such as in Angola during the year 1960 and Hawaii in 1893, but this military strength was not converted into any significant territorial acquisition. The mass productions of industries, thanks to the industrial revolution and the under consumption ...

Section one

- "Watching the privates of this army of workers pour forth from the mills where they have been at work since half past six in the morning, with an hour's rest at noon, and bearing in mind the fact that these mills have been in steady and profitable operation for nearly half a century, the management of this vast machine for turning out and selling one hundred million yards of goods a year will impress anyone as possessing as much general interest, and far more human interest, than the processes of manufacture themselves."
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Essay

Introduction
After the 2nd World War was ended the unity among the allied forced could not be sustained for a long time. This can be partially explained by the huge difference of interest of both superpowers, the military race of these countries, but what was the real cause for this prolonged worldwide tension is completely different social, political, economical, and ideological development prospects of former allies. And the situation even got worse, when the U.S first used the nuclear bomb on Japan, and the Soviet Union in its turn released it its own nuclear bomb, showing that it is a ...

The Cuban Revolution of 1953-1959 played a crucial role in Cuba’s history as it ended another term of tyranny and oppression under Cuban President Fulgencio Batista and the benchmark for Cuban reform. Batista’s regime alienated the country through his strict security infrastructure to silence public demonstrations and linking the country to organized crime syndicates and foreign control. The public did not take Batista’s actions lightly and protested against his regime, calling his resignation in office. The protest did not just come from the working class of Cuba, but also from the younger generation that have been made ...

Forum 4:- Epidemic vs. Pandemic

Ten epidemic diseases with pandemic potentials are:-
- SARS
- Gonorrhea
- Dengue
- Yellow fever
- HIV/AIDS
- Measles
- Smallpox
- Herpes
- Cholera
- Avian Flu
(Morgan, 2004).
HIV/AIDS is a communicable disease, which is transmitted through sexual intercourse or contact with infected blood. It has already reached epidemic proportions and swiftly moving towards pandemic due to the sexually transmitted nature of the disease and there is no way to tell physically if a person is infected with the virus. Epidemiological figures in 2010 revealed that ...

What is the purpose of beauty and culture in our lives? These are the questions that have been discussed from the very beginning: from the dawn of human civilization. The activity of a society is diverse (labor, politics, economics, ethics, aesthetics, law, family, religion, etc.). Each of the spheres of a society corresponds to a certain level of culture as a qualitative characteristic of its life. Culture plays an important role in human life and society, which is, above all, a means of accumulation, storage and transmission of human experience between generations. It is culture that makes us humane. An individual becomes a member of ...

The use of cocaine can be traced back to an approximated period of three millennia before the coming of Christ. The Incas of the Andes consumed the drug as a way of surviving in the highlands that were characterized by thin air and low pressure. While the drug has one among the longest histories among natural intoxicants, it is generally recognized as the most potent and hazardous stimulant of natural characteristics. Today, cocaine is arguably one among the most profitable drug in the global black market. While this is the case, the drug trade is valued at $110 billion. Drug ...

Geography assignment

Geography assignment

This was a term used by the whites (Americans) in their round the world tours aiming at making the world believe that America was not at war with anyone. This came after the US learnt that their atrocities towards the blacks in America were angering the world. The Americans came up with a plan of using soft power possessed in talents like music to camouflage and hide the hatred that the whites had for the blacks. Some American music styles like jazz and buzz were used by some blacks on their mission of showing the world that America was ...

- Introduction
The events that took place in the wake of the Cuban missile crisis showed a major test for Western civilization in the 1960s because it was the time when the world faced the possibility of nuclear war. The Soviets were determined to establish their power and influence in the western hemisphere because they could easily attack the United States since this was the heights the events that culminated in the Cold War. the two countries, the US and USSR believed that their actions were civilized, and so it was difficult for either of them to change their ...

Arguably, during the era of confederation, the United States focused on extending its borders and territory westwards. Perhaps, this era took place in the year 1864 to 1890, whereby United States created its various states of which some was from Canada. As a matter of fact, the end of Civil war in America saw various investments and new issues in land, construction of the railway, as well as exploitation of resources. The American expansionism fear led to the Great Britain to favor Canada’s purchase of the Northwest Territory and Rupert’s Land. In the 19th century, American expansionism focused ...

Introduction

The cold war began due to the difference in the political, economical and military that existed between the USA and the Soviet Union after the Second World War. According to the records, it is estimated to have begun in 1947 and possibly ended in 1991. During the tension between these two countries, other parts of the world had their own share of problems such as the Berlin wall, the Cuban missile crisis, Hungary war and Vietnam war. The term cold war was first brought into the limelight when a journalist George Orwell used the word to mean “you and the ...

I am from Cuba, the island nation located in the Caribbean region. With more than eleven million people, we are the largest country among the Caribbean islands . Though we are a developing nation, we have significantly high expectancy of life and high rates of literacy too .
I speak Spanish, which is also the official language of my country . A lot of our traditions are inspired by both African and Spanish practices and beliefs . Ever since the successful struggle against colonization, Cuba has been in the process of establishing an egalitarian society and workforce . Women in Cuba work and play ...

Numerous ethnic minorities have been part of our history because of their strategic thinking during a revolution or a war. However, Ernesto ‘che’ Guevara and Fidel Castro have arguably proven to be the ultimate icons of revolution among all ethnic minorities. They represented the symbols of rebellion, non-conformity and social inequality. Though their ideologies are a subject to fiery debates, it is evident that their impact during the revolution was extraordinary and it completely changed the future of Cuba. Historians have sort to explain types of revolution as to be coming either from above or below. Revolution above is explained as the ...

Introduction

The history of health care in the United States can be traced from back in 1920s. The health care system has evolved over the decades from basic medical discoveries to most cutting-edge and complex system. These discoveries have contributed to expansion and improvement of health care. For instance, the invention of adhesive bandage in 1923 while the first cancer hospital was opened in New York City in 1921. During this period, vitamin D was commercially synthesized and manufactured for consumption in US. In 1929, the first air ambulance was launched.
In 1931, the first antiacid was in supply ...

In his article entitled “Social Control in Cuba,” Benigno E. Aquirre considers why the Communist Cuban state has been so successful maintaining social control in the face of overwhelming obstacles. Cuba has persisted despite blockade, embargo, natural disaster and, most damaging of all, the loss of its great patron state, the Soviet Union. The United States, sensing a historic opportunity to crush opposition and the hated Castro regime, stepped up economic and political pressure on Cuba after 1989. The Marxist-Leninist haven that Fidel Castro envisioned has been forced to adopt a realist, survival-oriented course of action over the past three decades ...

Most students of history are familiar with the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and its particularly problematic execution. The blame is heaped upon pretty much anyone who had anything to do with it, particularly the revolutionary leaders, the CIA, President Kennedy, etc.
The truth is that the investigations into the matter found that failure of leadership to make decisions and the inability to believe information that conflicted with preconceived notions. The Taylor Committee, put together by President Kennedy to figure out what went wrong, highlighted the lack of realization that success was impossible at an early stage, ...

Cuba is one of the few countries across the Atlantic Ocean that became communist nations during the Cold War. Communism in Cuba was pivotal in how the Cold War was handled by the world’s most powerful nations. Cuba became a focal point as the Soviet Union, and the United States sought to outdo one another during the Cold War period. The impact of the communism policies in Cuba was not only felt in Cuba but in the whole world.
The first impact of the communist Cuba on the world powers was when Fidel Castro overthrew General Fulgencio Batista. ...

The issue of race has been at the core of Cuba’s cultural identity for hundreds of years. Liberation from Spain, an egalitarian quest, and the empowering concept of cubanidad brought Cuba into the family of nations, and yet independence came with racial complications with which the country struggled well into the 20th century. “Cuba and Cubanness were represented in vastly different ways in 1899, when the defeated Spain had to relinquish sovereigntyDespite their differences, all these definitions had a common element: the shared belief that ‘race’ was at the very core of the nation.” The persistent problems of race ...

As a supporter of the 1959 Cuban Revolution, my most important concern is to build and more egalitarian and socially just society, with education, land, healthcare and work for all, and a regard the United States as the greatest threat by far to our revolutionary republic. I am all too well aware that Cuba was treated as a colony or a banana republic after the war of 1898, just as Jose Marti always warned. North American corporations controlled most of the economy and continued our dependency on sugar exports that we inherited from the colonial period, while gangsters and Mafia types were in ...

Throughout history, slavery was always a brutal, violent and coercive system of forced labor, but plantation slavery in the Americas was the harshest version of all, particularly in the sugar-producing areas of Brazil and the West Indies. Over 90% of African slaves were sent to these areas and the death rate was so high that the African slave trade continued to supply them illegally into the 19th Century even though it had been officially abolished. Aristocratic elites of large landowners dominated all slave societies, which tended to be politically authoritarian in nature. Slavery was also a profitable and expanding institution at ...

“Confluences: Towards A Theory of Religion” Chapter 3.

Confluence towards a theory of religions involves evaluating all the flows of religious theory and orientation metaphor. The psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud did not have a very high opinion of religion but his theories are helpful in understanding religion. He suggested that religion was a developmental stage that humans would eventually outgrow; this is known as an organic metaphor. E. O. Wilson for instance considered religion a superorganism another organic metaphor. Tweed uses Freud’s definition of religion to suggest that metaphor theory is important in understanding definitions of religion. Spatial metaphors consider religion as a process over time (as does the organic metaphor). Religion ...

USS Maine was a warship commissioned to Havana harbor, Cuba by US President McKinley in a bid to look into the safety of Americans living or working in Cuba in 1898. In addition, this sent a message to the Spanish administration that the States was not going to sit and watch as the conditions in Cuba deteriorated. Despite the Battle ship exploding because of an onboard accident, many Americans saw that the Spanish military was responsible for the explosion.

Summary of the Incident

Destruction of the USS Maine occurred on 15 February 1898. At the time, Cuba was fighting to liberate themselves from the control of ...

The history of Cuba is very important in portraying the activities that took place in the country under the leadership of various individuals. However, the history of the country under the leadership of Fidel Castro seems to be more interesting since it affected political, social and economic welfare of Cuban residents. Cuba is a country situated in the Caribbean islands and it mostly consists of people who are black in color. The country was initially colonized by the Spanish, who first entered in the country in 1492. The major reason why the country consists of black people is due to ...

Mexico has an elongated history of revolutions and one of them was the Mexican revolution that was started against the ongoing dictator rule of the in the year 1910. The people of Mexico were very fed up with the rule of President Porfino Diaz and Francisco I. Madero was the man who spearheaded this revolution against the dictator president. Francisco was also jailed by the president Diaz but it did not affect his struggle against the dictator president. The movement got the support from almost all the sections of the society and turned into one of the most memorable ...

Introduction

The United States had considerable political ambitions in the latter part of the 19th century. Apart from the fact that it had grown vastly since the end of the Civil War, it resented the considerable Spanish influence in South America and also Central America but the principal bone of contention was Cuba, the large and prosperous island off the coast of Florida. Reports started reaching the US on Spanish atrocities committed there and there were considerable revolts against Spanish rule there with several of the islanders clamouring for the US to intervene. Although President McKinley was initially rather reluctant ...

Relation to neo-Marxism

Introduction
The Cuban missile crisis marked one of the most turbulent times in our history. It was sparked by the deployment of nuclear missiles by the Soviet Union, in Cuba, in 1962. The world was on the brink of nuclear disaster.
This paper seeks to analyze the underlying reasons, the influence of neo-Marxism and its role in the development and exacerbation of the Cuban missile crisis.

What is neo-Marxism

Before we embark on the underlying causes of the Cuban missile crisis, it is important to understand the basic differences between tenets of old school Marxism and neo-Marxism – its evolution, historical impact and ...

The small island nation of Cuba has been the site of socialist revolution for the second half of the 20th century. The revolution aimed at granting equal access to nation’s resources to all its people and ambitiously marched to produce a just society free from class, race and gender differences. Its alliance with the communist super power of Soviet Union was not appreciated by its immediate neighbor and Soviet’s rival, the capitalist super power of United States. US reacted by placing a trade embargo on Cuba, a policy which severely affected its market prospects. As a result ...

Fidel Castro was the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Cuban politician, leader of Cuba and president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008. Castro was adored and hated, praised and despised. It is widely believed that his death will become the worst moment for the Cuban population. The main idea is that Fidel Castro followed his policies, despite the strong opposition of the U.S., without any outside help.
There is not much information about the life of Fidel Castro. Special services of Cuba carefully hide his details of biography and private life. Even the exact date of his birth is ...

Footnote: sources used are Cannon, de la Fuente, Dominguez, Laing, Shecaira,

Skidmore, Steur and Telles.
Comparative Racism Between the United States, Cuba and Brazil
Racism in the Americas is the societal result of colonization that took place from the end of the fifteenth century to the neo-colonialism of the last century. Then, as these eras ended, different countries adapted to the plurality of races that now existed in their own ways, some better than others. In most cases, but not all, there was European-American sentiment of superiority over other races that they now lived with. They now had freed slaves that they mistreated and subverted for hundreds of years, as ...

Brian DePalma’s 1983 film Scarface is one of the most well-known drug and crime films in the history of popular culture. Everyone knows Tony Montana’s famous line, “say hello to my little friend” (DePalma, Scarface), regardless of whether they have even seen the film or not. However, what many people do not realize about the film are the many racial undertones and stereotypes that occur within the layers of context. The film is based around the conflict between Cubans and Americans, beginning with the importation of Cuban refugees to the United States to the escalation of the ...

In Soviet Deception in the Cuban Missile Crisis, James Hansen argues that Moscow’s central tenet has always been “to prevent an adversary from discovering Russian intentions by deceiving him about the nature, scope, and timing of an operation,” conceding the idea that there exists a pattern of covert political or militaristic tactics at work in the world. The clandestine affairs nature of world affairs, politics, and strategic military moves between superpowers has always raised curiosity of how individuals act, plan, and engage behaviors that intertwine uncertain outcomes. In the case of the Cuban Missile Crisis, according to the ...

In his book called “Talons of the Eagle” written in 1996, Smiths analyzes the history of Latin America starting from the beginning of 19th century and ending with the modern times. He brainstorms a lot about the influence of the United States foreign policy on the development of Latin American countries. There are a lot of historical events described in the book, and Smith spends a lot of time discussing the Cold War, liberal nationalism and the propaganda of national superiority of the United States over the “undeveloped” Latin world. In this research paper, I am going to prove ...

The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 has become a pivotal event in the history of the United States since 1929. During 13 days of the crisis, the world balanced on the brink of the wide-scale nuclear war and observed the development of this conflict with bated breath. In order to convince the reader how critical this moment was for the history and future of the world, I will describe the background and development of this event and analyze the actions of both sides of the crisis: the USA and the Soviet Union.

Background

In 1967, the New York Times article ...

Arturo Sandoval is an outstanding musician who had to overcome a lot of difficulties in order to be able to do the job he was born to – playing the jazz music. Life of Sandoval recalls a musical history book that describes two disparate worlds. For the people who were raised up in the States, it may be hard to imagine what obstacles Arturo Sandoval was faced with to become a jazz musician. He is a great son of Cuba, and this country should be proud of him, but when Sandoval was at the beginning of his career, the government ...

History lessons in American textbooks usually explain that the destruction of the American warship the USS Maine was the single most important reason the United States launched a military intervention in Cuba. There is no doubt that the Maine was one of the reasons. However, there was actually a multiplicity of factors that combined to push the United States into war with Spain. It is an area of United States foreign policy that still remains at issue in the historical debate. There is reason to contend that the United States wanted a reason to justify intervening in Cuba. One ...

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The USS Maine and US intervention in Cuba

The battle cry “Remember the Maine and to hell with Spain” was a potent rallying point for American war hawks to intervene in Cuban affairs starting 1895. History lessons in America’s schools proffer that the attack and destruction of the American warship USS Maine is the reason that justified American military intervention in the country. However, though the instance is inarguable, the reasons as to why the US declared war on Spain as well as the hoped for objectives are ambiguous; these areas of US historical foreign policy remains an issue of intense debate even to the ...

Cuba has been a communist country since 1965 and we can observe the very controversial moments in Cuba’s development at the moment. On the one hand, this country offers free education and health care services and therefore there is high level of literacy, old life expectancy and overall human development. On the other hand, this country is in general poor and its macroeconomic indicators are very low. So it seems that the Cuban planned economy has failed and the local people have to look for the ways how to survive.
In the article “To live Outside the Law ...

Second Generation Interview

I interviewed my co-worker, who is a 25 years old Cuban-American named Andres Amadeo. Andres’s parents immigrated to America from Cuba about 42 years ago. However, the background of Cuba is still prevalent in his life of family today. He told that he was born in America, but his parents were born in Cuba, and he considered himself as Cuban, though he was proud of being an American. He mentioned that he liked his Cuban roots. He said that he was very happy to be Cuban as he could speak two languages, and he had knowledge of two ...

Introduction

The greatest challenge of JFK’s presidency came in October 1962, as U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. were on the brink of a possibly a nuclear face-off over the presence of Russian missiles in Cuba, while the President had to decide whether to engage or maintain peace with their adversary. Thirteen Days provides a historical account of events transpiring during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The book is written from the point of view of RFK (Robery F Kennedy), the U.S. Attorney General under his brother’s leadership. The book highlights the events of 13 days where decisions were made by the ...

In April 1898, the United States of America declared war on Spain. It lasted less than four months but resulted in the American victory and the completely new vision of the American position in the world. The 1898 Treaty of Paris brought Americans Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam, the control over Cuba, and the expansion of U.S. power in both Americas. However, the official justifications for the beginning of the war seem to be contradictory with the main principles of the American foreign policies. This paper aims to discuss events preceding Spanish-American war. How did the United States justify its ...

This act has been associated with tremendous changes, although the changes did not occur as it was projected by stakeholders such as ADM’s Andreas. The aim of this act is to strengthen and enhance the United States territorial embargo against Cuba ("America's Cuban Conundrum" 162). Furthermore, the objective of the Helms-Burton Act is to extend territorial use of the original embargo on other foreign countries that engaged in trading with Cuba. This act raised concerns among key stakeholders, although, Washington political officials were of the perspective that the act was consistent with international regulations.

Reasons why the European Union took the case of Helms-Burton Act to the World Trade Organization

Application of the Helms-Burton ...

The 1943 painting The Jungle by Wifredo Lam is an Afro-Cuban piece that incorporates substantial elements of Santeria and Vodou religions. At the same time, there are many political and stylistic elements that make it just as important a piece as its religious ties. What it says about modern Afro-Cuban tourism and culture allows the viewer to harken back to the simple spirituality of Santeria, glorifying it as an alternative to a hurried, secular lifestyle.

The painting is very tropical at first glance, with many colors that are typical of that environment (harsh greens and blues, as well as son oranges ...

The year 2000 marked the beginning of trade between Cuba and the US after a period of nearly 40 years. Normalcy began in October the same year following the signing of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act (TSRA) by President Bill Clinton marking the end to an embargo on Cuba by President John Kennedy in the year 1962 because of Fidel Castro’s leadership (Foreignaffairs.house.gov).
Agricultural exports to Cuba improved over time hitting an all-time high of $685 in 2008, the amount represents 42% share of the Cuban market (Foreignaffairs.house.gov). However, the exports have since dropped. Wheat ...

At the time of Spanish American War, the United States went from relative isolation to increased global involvement because it suggested joining of the United States in the struggle for world hegemony; it also began the era of imperialism. The consequences on American society of that greater involvement was demonstration the power of the new state and transformation it into a key player in the political arena.
Ever since the beginning of the XIX century, the United States attracted a particular interest to Cuba, as it had a convenient strategic position. By the end of the XIX century, Cuba ...

The Cuban Missile Crisis is generally regarded as one of the most important events of the so called Cold war between the United States and Russia and which almost ended up in a nuclear conflagration which would have probably ended the world as we know it. It also showed the strong political leadership of President John F Kennedy who was faced with can only be described as an incredible political crisis and one which he handled brilliantly and with aplomb. Intervention of other leading figures such as Pope John XXIII and other Prime Ministers such as Harold Macmillan was also crucial ...

1) “By the Rivers of Babylon”: Exile as a Way of Life (Diaz, 149-163) is an essay about how a Cuban in exile relates her life story to Psalm 137. It is about sorrow, longing, nostalgia, hope, vengeance, struggle and forgiveness of those exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon and the Cubans who seek refuge to the United States of America since Castro’s regime. The writer explained through a literary review why she keeps holding on the Psalm as she tries to keep life going in a foreign land. Like the Christians who were forced to exile in ...

Introduction

Economic consequences are extremely important for the countries across the globe; in fact it is one of those aspects characteristics of an economy from which one can distinguishes easily among economically prosper and ineffective countries of the world. Apart from the basic definition that strides on the main focal point which is economics is the name of earning and consuming the money at a best possible manner, and at a best place, there is yet another important thing that focuses on the main aspect which is to enhance the productivity of the companies accordingly (Askari, p.90).
It is a common thing ...