One day during winter recess my family and I traveled to Cuba. During my stay I would roam and explore Havana's streets with my cousin Adrian, who unfortunately lives there. As we walked through the improperly constructed streets, I would notice that we were the only ones properly insulated with thick jackets. The news reported temperatures as low as 55 degrees, which is extremely cold compared to the usual Cuban days. Outside the sun was hiding behind the gray clouds, making the streets unusually mysterious. In also, I saw kids walking around wearing nothing but ripped cotton shorts and mud-covered tank tops. It gave off a very depressing feeling. I asked my cousin various questions to calm my confusion because I had never seen such poverty in my short nine years. He would reply to most of my questions with the simple phrase, "That's life!". .
Not even Miami's poor class could compare to the poverty I saw in Cuba. I shifted all my questions to answers and began to imagine several solutions for the economical problems in Cuba. As I walked down the narrow shady street, the only responses, I could come up with seemed either political or aimed toward the stars. The thoughts about influencing the Cuban government into a new and improved system or organizing a fund raiser in order to provide all the Cubans with money didn't seem possible and got old. .
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Being the realistic person I am, I quit aiming toward the stars and decided to land on the moon. Exiting my mental spaceship, I realized that instead of changing everyone's life in that small island, I would start by helping out one person. After finding my night's purpose, another question arose; who's life, should I change!? . I turned my cheek to the left and viewed three small kids with blank faces sitting on a bench made out of sturdy tree branches and dark bulky stones. Shifting my vision to my right I noticed a fragile old woman.
Cinema in Cuba The film industry changed dramatically after the revolution. ... Many Cubans found the movies being made as another country's perspective of Cuba, and came to resent the false portrayals. ... This institute was vital for the movie industry in Cuba. ... After several years this notion changed. ... Cuba also produces feature films, new reels, and animated cartoons. ...
The U.S. economic blockade on Cuba has had quite an effect; there are not very many new cars in Cuba. ... Cuba itself has many religious subcultures. ... Cuban economy depends heavily on agriculture. ... Cuba is home to many famous icons. ... Devoted to helping the poor, Castro repeatedly tried to enter his way into political office for change of General Fulgencio Batista's military dictatorship. ...
Energy The energy issues that face Cuba are unique from those of most other countries in that Cuba has no coal, oil, or gas for energy production. ... Only a fifth of the Cuban people live in the capital of Havana, and Cuba boasts a literacy rate of 97%. ... -Cuban Freedom Flights program of 1965-1971. In the mid 1980's a massive exodus of about 125,000 Cubans created a crisis in U.S.- Cuban relations. ... Some 30,000 Cubans sailed to the U.S. ...
Cuba is a very diverse place. ... The US put an embargo on Cuba so that we would not support the communist party of Cuba (1). Cuba is located in the Caribbean. ... The government continues to balance the need for economic change against a concern for firm political control. ... Extensive changes are unlikely to be implemented since Fidel Castro is such a mean dictator. ...
Cinema in Cuba The film industry changed dramatically after the revolution. ... Many Cubans found the movies being made as another country's perspective of Cuba, and came to resent the false portrayals. ... This institute was vital for the movie industry in Cuba. ... After several years this notion changed. ... Cuba also produces feature films, new reels, and animated cartoons. ...
The Republic of Cuba consists of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud and many other archipelagos" (Cuba Facts). ... The capital of Cuba is La Habana. ... The Cuban embargo prohibits American trade with Cuba and North American tourist visitations. ... Also prevents the chance to promote democracy and make a change in Cuba. ... The main purpose of the Cuban embargo is to bring democratic change in Cuba. ...
These search engines were www.yahoo.com, www.msn.com, and www.lycos.com, and the terms used for these searches were "Cuban son-, "history of Cuban son-, and "Cuban music history-, respectively. ... Another website found came off the lycos search engine and is named "Sonidos de las Américas: Cuba - Sources in Cuban Music."" ... The article talks briefly about son in that it is the first musical genre in Cuba to be considered genuinely Cuban. ... The son does indeed have a syncopated rhythm which has grown to its current style by gradual change throughout various performances in the reg...
He favored the upper class people in Cuba, he did many things including killing people in Cuba. ... Fidel was now hope for the people in Cuba, as for the United States, Cuba is now a threat to them. ... Yes things are changing between the two countries but it's not quite there yet. ... Life after Fidel has changed so much. ... In Cuba it was similar. ...
It Is Time to Lift the Cuban Embargo For the last forty some years, the United States of America has had a blockade on trade and travel with the nation of Cuba. ... The Cuban Embargo was birthed by President John F. ... If the embargo with Cuba were to be dropped, there would be quite a few benefits to both the U.S. and Cuba as a result of that. ... With Cuba being so close to American shores, the ease of travel would be a nice perk to people that would like a change of scenery (Berrios 3), for Cuba is a melting pot of beautiful culture, with its grand music and other arts, as well as sights...
