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    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. To begin, in chapter 1, Julian decides to try to catch the big fish by himself instead of letting his father of brothers do it. On page 7 Julian

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    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. Also Julian wants to be the popular one and to be the hero, but I think he's

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    Marsha Blackburn once said, “The American Dream is independence and being able to create that dream for yourself.” In the book 90 Miles to Havana, by Enrique Flores-Galbis, the main character Julian learns that he has to become independent. In the beginning Julian asked his father if he could try to fish, and his father let him. When his father said yes he sat on the chair and waited for a tug. Then, Julian felt a fish bite on the bait and Julian thought, “I know the second I open my mouth, my

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    more commonly referred to as “United States-Cuba ‘Havana Club’ Trademark Dispute case” has been one of the more controversial and potentially divisive cases before the World Trade Organization (hereinafter referred to as: “WTO”) to date. The European Union (hereinafter referred to as: “EU”) filed a complaint against the United States alleging that a law which prohibited the registration and enforcement in the United States of a Cuban trademark, “Havana Club” rum, which was licensed to the French company

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    The book ‘Havana: Two faces of the Antillean Metropolis’ by Scarpaci, Segre and Coyula helps to debunk this myth through the story of its capital city and its citizens proving that Havana, and by extension Cuba, is a complex, contradictory country where “history has left its handprint on every street corner” (back cover). The general theme in Cuban studies is that Cuba is a country of many contradictions and dichotomies; the book perpetuates this idea through its exploration of Havana emphasizing

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    Angel Delgado (b. Havana, Cuba, 1965). He graduated from San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts (Havana) and Higher Institute of Art (Havana). His works have been exhibited at Nina Menocal Gallery (Mexico City), Couturier Gallery (Los Angeles), Jonathan Ferrara Gallery (New Orleans), Museo del Barrio (New York), Exit Art (New York), among other art venues. He was awarded with MOLAA 08 Prize (Long Beach, CA). He was an artist in residence at Mattress Factory (Pittsburg). His work is part of collections

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    Helen Keller once said,“Optimization is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Hope is something that Julian and his friends need to escape Camp Kendle in the book 90 MIles To Havana. 1 example is when they find out a way to escape. When they start to find out some things out about a camp, they find out something. They think that their parents is somehow can send things to the camp to help them escape. If they can put the things together they can find

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    customers which results in that they are losing customers’ trust. It is a great opportunity for Havana to compete with the existing fast food restaurant in China since Havana promises to offer fresh and healthy food. Havana’s main domestic competitor Chipotle has plan to expand to European market. However, Chipotle has not considered entering Chinese market yet which leaves time and space for Havana to enter China. http://advantage.marketline.com/Product?pid=C6B92CA6-EF72-4B66-A0B9-E6FA10E141F3

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    The management issue at hand is the question "Should Starbucks open a store in Havana?" The management issue here is foreign market entry. There are a number of methods to execute foreign market entry greenfield subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensing among them, but the more important immediate decision is whether the company should. For this exercise, it will be assumed that the company will partner with a Spanish hotel chain that has a major hospitality presence in the country, and will make

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    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

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