1980: A Turning Point in Miami's History .
With promising dreams of political asylum in a democracy, Miami was that magic city Cuban and Haitian exiles were looking for. Although it is plausible and easy to see the convictions of these victimized Cubans escaping a cruel dictatorship in their native homeland, and one of the poorest countries in the world in Haiti, the turmoil that was to come in the forthcoming months after their arrival, was critical to the transformation of Miami. Times of uncertainty, struggle for integration, discrimination, and trouble awaited these Marielitos. To these Mariel exiles, Miami meant freedom, therefore, in their eyes; it was still the magic city. But things were different for the Anglos, Blacks, and the older Cubans who were already established in Miami. The arrival of the Mariel immigrants, Haitian refugees, as well as the McDuffie case resulted in increased tension amongst the communities. Alejandro Portes and Alex Stepick, authors of City on the Edge: The Transformation of Miami, feel nineteen eighty was a critical turning point for the city because of the unforeseen pivotal events that occurred all within the year of 1980. The criminals of the Mariel Exodus, the result of the McDuffie case, and the riots amongst the Haitian refugees, contributed to this notion.
The arrival of the Mariel Cubans was quite an episode for Miami. Although Miamians were concerned about the thousands of new immigrants, a more significant problem arose with the Cubans leaving from the port of the Mariel. During the May Day Celebration Speech, Fidel Castro announced that amongst those leaving from Mariel were the "scum of the country- anti-socials, homosexuals, drug addicts, and gamblers, who are welcome to leave Cuba if any country will have them" (Portes and Stepick 21). When this announcement went public, Miami was out of control. According to Portes and Stepick, "Mariel destroyed the image of Cubans in the United States and, in passing, destroyed the image of Miami itself for tourism" (Portes 21).
When she was only two years old, her family fled from the Castro government of Cuba and came to live in Miami. ... In 1975, Gloria started college at the University of Miami to study psychology. One day she went to a Cuban wedding where the Miami Latin Boys playing. ... The band's name was then changed to the Miami Sound Machine. ... The year 1984 was the turning point for Miami Sound Machine. ...
DePalma's 1983 remake of the 1932 gangster picture Scarface (1932) transplanted the thirties premise to modern day Miami, with the Capone-inspired lead character involved in bootlegging, now a Cuban refugee who rises through the ranks of the cocaine industry. ... Montana enters Miami's underworld with a lust for power and material wealth that we witness more in awe than in empathy. ... During preproduction, both director and star spent time in Miami, with Pacino taking up residence to become immersed in local customs, values and speech patterns. To help, he'd later make a poin...
I had the opportunity to have access to new computer technologies by way of my employer in 1989, and from that point on my desire and interest to learn and a pursue a career in technology increased my opportunities of a better future in this country. I started working as a warehouse employee in a computer parts wholesaler and manufacturer of personal computers in Miami, Florida. ... I enrolled in Miami Dade Community College 1991 and concentrated my free time in learning English the best possible way I could. ... I continue working hard and studying at Miami Dade Community College, but at t...
This is witnessed in the example of the hiring of Miami police officers in the early 1980s. ... All of these factors point to the centrality of fostering ethical standards in policing. ... This can come in the form of lying, accepting bribes, robbing drug dealers, selling of drugs, or turning a blind eye when a fellow officer is using excessive force. ...
Before the birth of Tecumseh, the Miami, whose territory stretched from Pennsylvania southward to the Ohio River and northwards to the great lakes, realized that the Americans posed a likely problem. ... Also, the desire for fur was decreasing the number of animals in the forest and the Indians were turning away from their culture and values. ... Again colorful visual imagery,is pointing out to the reader the disappointment she feels and how truly she relates to the history of Tecumseh. ...
Set in Miami, this adaptation uses authentic Shakespearean language. ... The main characters, Romeo and Juliet, are transformed into young Miami teenagers of the nineties. ... One impressive point that Luhrman has integrated into the modern version, without altering the script is when Benvolio says "Put up your swords-, in the Luhrman version and the modern world where people use guns instead of swords, he has used the camera to focus on the guns where it says the brand name of the gun which is called a sword. ...
Ted Bundy; Biography of a serial killer is about the life and killings of the widely known and feared Ted Bundy. Throughout Bundy's life he showed signs of the profile for a serial killer but no one was looking for it. Being distant and cold from male figures, dependence completely on women, obsession with love. These kinds of things suggest that he would be a predator for women. Ted Bundy confessed to attacking over 27 women, only five of whom survived. ...
Company Background & Brand Description Starbucks began in 1971 when three teachers "Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegel, and Gordon Bowker "opened a store called Starbucks Coffee, Tea, and Spice in a tourist area, called Pikes Place Market, in Seattle. These three partners shared an intensive attraction fo...
More than a decade later, President Ronald Reagan launches the South Florida Drug Task force, headed by then Vice-President George Bush, in response to the city of Miami's demand for help. In 1981, Miami was the financial and import central for cocaine and marijuana, and the residents were fed up. ... At this point, the drug lords are using terrorism to force the Colombian government to back off the extradition issue. ... However, marijuana is illegal, turning the people who use it as medicine into criminals. ...
