Welcome To Havana By Robert Mcchesy: An Analysis

My cultural ancestry comes from a Cuban and Mexican decent. I have chosen to write about my Cuban side because I can relate to them more than I could with my Mexican side. I was raised around my Cuban family and would occasionally see my Mexican side due to them living so far away. I have spent a lot more time associating with Cubans and have adapted to more of their habits.

Bill Moyers once said, “What's right and good doesn't come naturally. You have to stand up and fight for it - as if the cause depends on you, because it does.” He is absolutely right. People have to fight for what they want and what they believe in to get what they want. One can’t just get things you want for free, people have to work for them. In the story 90 Miles to Havana, by Enrique Flores-Galbis, The theme of the novel is to stand up for yourself and what you believe in.

So in the book, 90 Miles to Havana, by Enrique Flores-Gulbis, the main character Julian had to move away and had to struggle without his family and wanted to find a way back home to his family. In his neighborhood, people are doing bad stuff like, stealing and dangerous people that were around them, so all the kids that lived there had to move away from their family. So my theme is to never give up on the ones who love you.

In the story, 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis, the main character Julian has one big conflict that is his wish to please his father. Julian’s father, brothers, and Julian go out for a fishing trip in hopes to catch a big fish. Julian’s father specifically states to Julian that he must give the fishing line to him even if there is a slight nibble. They believe that by catching a big fish it will bring good luck for the new year. Julian wants to be the hero and prove to his family that he is capable of catching a big fish. While fishing, Julian finally got a nibble on the line but said nothing to his Dad about it and because it must have been such a large fish, the line snapped. In the book, it stated, “Every time I rewind and then

From April 15 to October 31 in 1980, over 125,000 Cuban migrants arrived in the United States. Family members from America ferried relatives and institutionalized Cubans from the Cuban port of Mariel, in what was soon coined the Mariel Boatlift. Mirta Ojito, one of these ‘Marielitos’, as they soon were termed, grew up to write “Finding Mañana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus”. In this text, the author provides a historic account of events leading up to the Mariel Boatlift, narratives from important figures surrounding the event, and a personal narrative describing the struggle of her family to gain freedom from the socialist dictatorship of Fidel Castro. Throughout the story of the years preceding the boatlift and the influence that living in Cuba held on her life, Ojito describes the positive and negative elements of the both the political climate and personal life on the communist island which led to her eventual emigration to the United States.

economic growth comes from agriculture and exports to and from Europe. Since America has had an embargo on Cuba since 1962 neither countries trade with each other because of many disagreements about governing techniques and Fidel's unwillingness to comply with U.S. instructions. Cuba’s long history and culture has contributed to many economic and social growth through out the world, but Cuba is still struggling to try to stable their economy.

In the early 1930's during Hitler's uprising, he began to sweep throughout Europe seeking out nations to conquer and add to his already growing German empire. He used the Soviets distrust of the western nations to form a temporary alliance and take over Poland. France, and Britain would soon join the battle against one of the most powerful and destructive European powers.

Young upper middle class boys in Cuba had many freedoms due to the culture norms and lack of laws that allowed their behavior. President Batista held power before the revolution, and under his rule few laws regulated the life of upper middle class children. When Fidel Castro led Cuba into revolution, he focused more on reforms and did not pay much attention to young boys, allowing them to continue on in a similar way as before. When Castro’s reforms began to affect the upper middle class way of life, children began to see direct effects of Castro’s revolution. Carlos Eire wrote ‘Waiting for Snow in Havana’ about his first hand experiences as a young upper middle class boy during Castro’s rise to power. In the high society world of Cuba

Fidel Castro and the M-26-7 successfully seized power of Cuba’s government in 1959, after years of fighting. The M-26-7’s nationalist movement was able to knock the corrupt leader, Fulgencio Batista, out of power, and in 1961 Castro deemed the revolution to be officially of a Marxist nature. Throughout his 40-year stay as president, Castro has not allowed his revolution to stall, but rather he has allowed it to progress and adapt as he has seen fit. In relation with Castro’s revolution in Cuba has been another revolution, that of the Cuban women. Castro himself described the changes in women’s public and private lives as "a revolution within a revolution". In a true system of equality, as in the one Castro holds as his ideal, equality

In the story 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Gulbis, the main character Julian has one big conflict that is when he tries to catch the big fish, but when he felt the first nibble of the fish and kept on waiting so the fish could tug the line some more. After he waited too long to catch the fish and lost the fish Julian is feeling worse since he didn't catch the fish and feels that their family will have bad luck for the rest of the year. This conflict could support the theme since this conflict is talking about if someone tells you to say something when something happens then say something quick. In the book 90 Miles to Havana says ¨ I´m about to call my father when there's another gentle tug on the rod. If the fish has the bait in his

A revolution is known as being an activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation. Cuba during the decade of the 1950's experienced this type of rebellion in search for an enhanced and better-developed society, independent of all outside domination. Cuban citizens were at a point where they needed to be free and be able to enforce the constitution established in 1940, which included amendments stating that Cuba should be a "democratic republic…shall not conclude or ratify pacts or treaties that in any form limit or menace national sovereignty or the integrity of the territory," and such. I chose this topic because there has been so much controversy

In the early 1900’s, Cuba was a stomping ground for many of the rich and famous from the United States. Many famous movies stars and wealthy business entrepreneurs spend their vacations there along with a substantial amount of money. Trade and commerce between the United States and Cuba flowed freely and abundantly. Even with the Dictatorship-like regime of Batista, the countries benefited from the economic trade between them. This was all about to come crashing down as revolts against Batista occurred and Fidel Castro came to power within Cuba.

Rafael Cruz once said “Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That's the greatness of this country.” Under the same Moon has taught me a lot, not just about being thankful for the life my family has built in this country, but also allowing me to appreciate that nine digit number that many people are after. In the movie towards the end, there is a scene where actor Eugenio Derbez distracts police while the little boy he’s been helping runs away from them. He was willing to give up his American Dream for the boy. He knew that once he was caught by the police he would be deported back to Mexico.

Until the 1980s, the control of the media was in the hands of the national government. From then, the control shifted to private outlets and by the 1990’s, there were more than fifty multinational companies who controlled it (“Mass Media”). Today, only about six major companies control the larger fraction of media in America (Williams, Par. 1). Norman Solomon wrote in the New Political Science Journal that most reporters and editors work for just a few huge companies. These journalists and editors are on the payroll for “mega-media institutions”, of which, only about six exist (Solomon 297). How much will the public learn if these companies generally control the output of information?

The earliest record of slavery was in the Code of Hammurabi, which originated in Babylon during 18th century BC. Slavery thrived centuries later in the Mediterranean in the 13th century, and the Portuguese slave trade began in the 15th century, supplying slaves to Europe. While slavery existed in the past all over the world, the systematic kidnap and illegal trade of humans thrived in the 18th century with the beginning of the triangular trade. Throughout the records of the North Atlantic slave trade, it is recorded that 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and sold into slavery. The movie Amistad tracks one slave ship, out of the millions. The revolt, court case, and subsequent release of the slaves aboard the ship The Amistad shows the pain and suffering that came out of the slave trade.