On Becoming Educated By Jay Castro

In this drama, she also brings the idea of feminism. She is an outstanding woman teacher who can survive among hundred of male senior high school students and many expert male teachers. She knows how difficult it is to struggle among men at that time.

Castro focus revolves around the idea of allowing an individual to express their ideas regardless of their gender. She achieves this by narrating her own story of how she arrived at college “hungry”, with the desire to learn and being able to express those ideas that as a kid she wasn’t able to as the result of her parents strict parenting. One example is when Castro describes how her mother’s vision of her is her getting married and not pursuing higher education. In this example, Castro tries to urge the need for freedom of expression by bringing up how in that time most women wore destined to get married and be a house wife. She reinforces such notion by establishing that by graduation time,

In the article I have found that throughout the rule of Fidel Castro he has proven to be a very poor leader that turned many of his citizens away from him. During his rule in Cuba he did many controversy actions that caused Cubans to flee to America, his family to leave him, and blockades to be put on him.

Fidel Castro was the man who successfully removed Batista from his cruel dictatorship. In Castro’s early life, he went to three expensive Catholic schools. He was good at sports, and participated and led camping and climbing exhibitions. Castro fought with the other boys and teachers frequently.

In early as 1940, Celia writes about the widespread poverty in the countryside. In 1945, she writes, “if I was born to live on an island, then I 'm grateful for one thing: that the tides rearrange the borders. At least I have the illusion of change, of possibility. To be locked within boundaries plotted by priests and politicians would be the only thing more intolerable” The corruption in Cuban politics was a precursor for the revolution. It was a sign that the people wanted change, and Castro would utilize these sentiments to garner support. In 1952, Celia writes about the rise of Fulgencio Batista, and his subsequent takeover of the state as a U.S. backed dictator. She writes, “that bastard Batista stole the country from us just when it seemed things could finally change. The U.S. wants him in the palace. How else could he have pulled this off?” Celia opposes Batista and participates in marches against him, which are led by a, “young lawyer”, Fidel Castro. In 1955, she celebrates that, “the rebels have been released! Now the revolution is close enough we 'll make it stick like rice to a pot!” Four years later, the revolution would begin and Castro and his regime would continue to rule the island to this day.

I do not feel that I know enough about Fidel Castro to be an expert on his life or how he ruled Cuba, but the little that I do currently know, I would not consider him a kind and caring man. With that in mind, some of the comments made by Fidel Castro in “Castro Announces the Revolution,” were shocking to me, since he tries to make the point that he cares for the people of Cuba and the revolution was set into motion for the benefit of the people, not an egotistical leader.

Above all, in Cuba many people are dedicated to the revolution in different ways. For example, in the book Dreaming in Cuba Celia is one of the main characters who is very loyal to the leader Fidel Castro. Celia is a representation of many people in Cuba who dedicates their life to support Fidel by doing volunteering work. Celia del Pino, is the image of many Cubans who are giving their time to make sure everything goes according to how Fidel regime wants to happen. For example, Celia contributes to the revolution by serving as a coast guard, scanning for invaders in front of her home with her binoculars. “Celia del Pino, equipped with binoculars and wearing her best housedress and drop pearl earrings, sits in her wicker swing guarding the

Gonzalez was in Ecuador and was asked to speak at a conference for the World Festival and Youth of Students he said he wasn’t too sure what his topic would be.” My topic could range anywhere from lifting of the unjust blockade on Cuba the freedom of the ‘Cuban Five’. The main reason we’re here is because we want a revolutionary progressive movement that leads to socialism,” he said. He is now a cadet in a military school and studying engineering. He is now and outspoken Castro supporter blaming the U.S. for Cuba’s economic crisis. Like Elian’s mother many people have died trying to come into the U.S. for a better life.

After she witnessed and the horrific injustices against women, and experienced the oppression and exploitation of women firsthand, she ultimately comes to realize the significance and importance of feminism in

I like to think of myself as a strong woman, and I admit that I’ve been accused more than once of lacking a certain feminine quality. I’ve been raised to believe that I do not need a man, nor should I shy away from tasks such as earning a degree or retiling a floor; therefore, it is difficult for me to suppress my beliefs as Koly endures oppression simply because she is female. The first fifty pages provides a glimpse into another culture, and although terrifying to most American women, this novel definitely lends itself to deep discussion as well as a comparison to feminism within our own culture. I find it important to remember that Koly is not living a “wrong” life; her life is just different, and I can’t emphasize enough the importance for students to practice acceptance and also a willingness to understand others.

Rather, the entire ordeal presented itself as just another dichotomy of liberal bigotry where Castro was at worst “controversial” and at best a “charismatic” leader who, in the haughty prose of The New York Times, “transformed Cuba,” while President-Elect Donald Trump is a just another in a longline of fascist tyrants.

Her way of being a feminist and activist is by explaining to readers and viewers the action that need to be done. The change that needs to happen. Watkins is aware that every day, women are being oppressed by either, other women or men at their jobs or even homes. Some men or women are either aware of men’s’ “placement in society” or are ignorant to the idea of sexism or patriarchy. Watkins believes that some strategies for overcoming oppression is by educating not only women but also men on what it is to be a feminist.

These last few lines are interesting for various reasons. First, it is a fine example of a message that Castro often employs which is the sacrifice of the individual in favor of the betterment of the country as a whole (Valdés 31). Part of the way to gain the people’s support was to obtain “Legitimacy derived from service, not self-interest” (Valdés 31). Castro makes himself sound like a martyr as he talks about the torture and belittlement he says he will endure while imprisoned. The historical experiences not only led to this idea of painting self-interest as bad, but also led to a way of legitimizing actions. The last famous last line in which the title comes from actually was paraphrase of a quote given by José Martí, who is a very important

THESIS: Castro's social and economic policies had its success and failures. His policies of Healthcare were well, but Education & Gender equality had its ups and downs.

The essay also touches on the subject of essential feminism. Essential feminism in the essay is stated as “anger, humorlessness, militancy, unwavering principles, and a prescribed set of rules for how to be a proper feminist” (Gay 169). This refers to the attribution of a fixed principle of women and how women should act.