Perspectives of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
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(5 pp) There are those who say that we as humans create our own reality. This can also mean that each one of us have our own sense of reality. We may be able to deal with that, because it is considered personal. Yet the same can be said of history; in this discussion we will look at a singular event, the Cuban Missile Crisis - 1962 (as seen by the United States) from three different perspectives: traditional, revisionist, and post-revisionist. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBcubamc.doc

Positive Contributions by Cuban-Americans
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6 pages. The Cuban-American population is one of the fastest growing populations in America today. The positive impact and cultural distinctions they bring to the United States are sometimes lost among the unfair publicity and racial problems that are always at the forefront of public media. This paper will serve to explore all of the positive aspects and well-known Cuban personalities that have helped shaped the United States into a more diverse and interesting place to live. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JGAcuban.rtf

Profile of Cuba: A Socialistic Nation
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8 pages. Socialism is based on the collective government owndership of the means of production and distribution of goods. The Socialist country Cuba is a prime example of socialism. The focus herein is on the successes and failures of Cuba as a socialist nation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Santeria
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7 pages. This extremely interesting religion was founded originally in Africa and is a mysterious mixture of voodoo, Catholicism and many other types of beliefs that are still in effect today. In fact, Santeria is making a comeback and many people find they want to adopt this unique and fascinating religious conviction. This paper tells about the history of Santeria along with the beliefs and activities that occur. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: JGAsntra.rtf

Sugar Cane and the Spanish Conquest
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A 4 page overview of the importance of the sugar industry in the Spanish Conquest. The author contends that the desire for sugar drove much of the international relationships at the time. Spain, consequently, was not above enslaving the indigenous peoples of the Americas nor the indigenous peoples of Africa to fuel her desires for this highly valuable commodity. Bibliography lists sources.
Filename: PPsugarS.rtf

The Causes of Revolution; Mexico and Cuba
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This 5 page paper considers the role of nationalism in the revolutions in Mexico and Cuba. The paper examines whether nationalism can be cited as the cause of these revolutions of just as an outcome, or if there are other factors such as poverty that can be blamed. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEmexrev.wps

The Cold War and Cristina Garcia's "Dreaming in Cuban"
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A 5 page paper which examines how the ideological Cold War between Fidel Castro's Cuba and the United States affected the novel's characters. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TGcuban.wps

The Cuba Embargo: Why Does it Still Exist?
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An 8 page paper which examines why the Cuban embargoes are still in effect many decades later. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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The Cuban and Mexican Revolutions Compared
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This 5 page paper examines the two revolutions and how they are alike and how they are different. Attention is paid to political ideology. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA640rev.rtf