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Fidel Castro, 2001.
An analysis of the life and contributions of the Cuban politician and leader Fidel Castro.
1,810 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, £ 36.95
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This is a descriptive paper on the life of Fidel Castro up until he came into power in Cuba. The author examines the way that fidel castro came into power, the changes that he made once in power and his stance today. The author argues that Fidel Castro originally gave hope and promise to his nation, yet today he stands for oppression.
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"Castro took Cuba on January 1st 1959 and is currently holding it. He is one of the few leaders whose country is still communist. Castro has put the country through some difficult times such as the Cuban Missile Crisis. Castro was an idealist who believed that the way things were need to be changed but he ended up leaving things the same as they were if not making them worse. He started off wanting to help the people, but now he?s oppressing his people."
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Cuba?s Future after Fidel Castro, 2005.
A paper speculating how Cuba will evolve after Fidel Castro.
2,398 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 46.95
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This paper examines Cuba's 1959 revolution and what Cuba holds for its people today in an effort to determine what Cuba's economic and political future will be without the leadership of Fidel Castro. The paper considers several factors relevant to Cuba's future including its culture, its relationship with the Soviet Union and its economy.
Introduction
Old Cuba and Monoculture
The Cuban Revolution
Cuba's Relationship with the Soviet Union
Leadership Transition
Cuba's New Economy
Cultural Change
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"In 1959, Fidel Castro and his movement "enjoyed overwhelming popular support" (Perez-Stable 7). The Cuban people had never idolized someone like him or held anyone so beloved before. They truly believed in his extraordinary leadership and vision. In many ways, he was the perfect everyman and had an ability to relate to all Cubans on many levels. He pleased the people by delivering old promises of social change and was able to placate Old Cuba's military unlike leaders before him. However, many new ideals brought to fruition during this time did not agree with the United States or its foreign policies toward the market. The United States wanted to keep Cuba dependent on the relationship. The Cuban Revolution and leadership "focused on three crucial elements in consolidating its rule: developing the economy, seeking new international allies, and constituting a new political authority" (Perez-Stable 10). Out of this grew a new conciencia or consciousness based greatly on the well being of the collective people as being crucial to economic success and strengthening Anti-American sentiment."
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Cuba After Fidel Castro, 2007.
This paper explores the scenario of a Cuba without Fidel Castro as leader.
2,521 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 48.95
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The paper discusses Fidel Castro's recent surrender of power to his brother, Raul, while undergoing stomach surgery. The paper reveals that this action has fueled much speculation as to Cuba's future. The paper explains that while most experts predict that under Raul's reign there will be increased tensions between Communist hard-liners and moderates, it is unlikely that there will be an immediate and total collapse of Communism. The paper predicts that Cuba will become more pro-Western with closer ties to a free market environment, similar to what seems to be evolving in China. The paper emphasizes that after Fidel's death, communications with the West will most certainly improve, but it is unlikely that there will be any dramatic changes.
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"Many experts, such as Terry McCoy, a Latin American studies professor at the University of Florida, believes that a change in leadership may not necessarily mean an immediate end to the Communist nation's current regime (Rigney 2006). McCoy says the question is whether Raul, who is less charismatic and lacks the leadership qualities of Fidel, can hold onto power, but believes the government will survive in the short term (Rigney 2006). According to McCoy, the succession plan "first involves Raul Castro and then a circle of much younger successors, who would run the country through some type of collective leadership.""
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Fidel Castro, 2003.
Discusses Cuba's political leader.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 19.95
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Examines negative and positive aspects of his life, biographical facts, the revolutionary movement to oust the reactionary Batista government, Castro's social and educational programs, and the impact of failure of Soviet Union.
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"In 1959 Fidel Castro became Cuba's political leader and a symbol of communist revolution in Latin America when he ousted the reactionary Batista government, and turned Cuba into the first Communist country in the Western Hemisphere. This paper will ..."
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Fidel Castro and Gama Abdel Nasser, 2001.
Discussion of the 2 leaders; how they transormed history of their countries; world impact.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 8 sources, £ 24.95
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Fidel Castro and Gamal Abdel Nasser
On January 8, 1959, Fidel Castro rolled into Havana, Cuba on a U.S.-made Sherman tank to the triumphant welcoming shouts of at least 1 million Cubans, thus beginning a Communist dictatorial regime that has lasted for over 40 years. Castro was born into a large, prosperous farming family on August 13, 1926 or 1927 (CNN.com, 2000). He attended Jesuit schools and studied law. While a student, Castro was also a political activist. And after he received his degree in 1950, he established a private law practice and joined the reformist Cuban People's Party (CNN.com, 2000).
In 1952, Castro's plan to run for a parliamentary seat was foiled when General Batista overthrew the government and canceled the election. After unsuccessfully challenging the regime in court, Castro .."
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"Fidel: A Critical Portrait", 2001.
An analysis of the book about Fidel Castro, "Fidel: A Critical Portrait" by Tad Szulc.
695 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 15.95
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This paper looks at the biography about Fidel Castro written by reporter Tad Szulc who spent many years following his life. The writer shows that the book presents a very balanced view of Castro as well as showing new sides of him not previously reported.
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"Tad Szulc is a veteran New York Times reporter who first came to know Castro in 1959 while covering a story. Over the years, he has continued reporting on Castro. Szulc has interviewed Castro on many occasions and also interviewed his friends, past friends and his enemies. He was given unprecedented access by both the Cuban government, and by Castro himself, to conduct his research for the book. The book really gets inside the events rather than just reporting from the outside."
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Castro and Communism, 2005.
A discussion on whether the Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, was a Communist when he came to power in 1959.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 42.95
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The question of whether or not Fidel Castro was a communist when he assumed power of Cuba in 1959 has been a debated issue over the last 40 years. Upon examination of his life and his time of power, however, it is clear that Castro was not a communist in 1959. This paper examines the life of Fidel Castro, and shows that while his associations at the time may have been communist, Castro himself was not.
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"Fidel Castro was born on a sugar plantation in the Oriente province of Cuba in 1926. Coming from a family of plantation owners, Castro worked the family sugar cane fields throughout his youth. Additionally, Castro attended the Colegio Lasalie and the Colegio Dolores, both Jesuit institutions. In 1942, Castro entered the Colegio Belen, a Jesuit prep school, and obtained a law doctorate from the University of Havana in 1950 ("Castro, Fidel", online)."
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United States and Castro?s Cuba, 2002.
This paper discusses the relationship between the United States and Fidel Castro?s Cuba, now more than forty years old, but still a source of great political and moral contention.
2,355 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 45.95
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This paper describes the history of Cuba before and during the reign of Castro. The author states that today, Cuban citizens live in a state of constant depression. The author concludes that the standing relationship between Cuba and America is based on the optimistic thought that Fidel Castro can?t live forever.
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"Cuba, once a unique and remote ally to the U.S.S.R., served as an outpost for anti-American hostilities and a potential vessel through which to deliver the devastating blows that may have turned the Cold War hot, now is an isolated bastion for ideals abandoned by most of the world. In the Western Hemisphere, they are alone, paying for what most American citizens will tell you is their philosophical transgression."
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Castro's Revolution, 2008.
This paper explores how Fidel Castro succeeded in overthrowing Cuba's pro-U.S. government and replacing it with a Leftist ideology.
1,502 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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This paper explores the political, social, and economic factors that led to Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba. The paper first describes the rightist rule of Fulgencio Batista and his brutal and unfair treatment of the population. The paper then explains how leftist movements are reactions to massive inequities in the economic, social and political structure within a nation. In light of this information, the paper then explains why Castro's promise of democracy and social equity succeeded in appealing to the masses and how this led to his successful revolution.
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"From 1962, Cuba has been politically aligned with the archetypal Soviet Communist political structure. Under the singular leadership of Fidel Castro, Cuba turned from just another North American / Western European playground of excesses that so much of the Caribbean has become to a violently anti-American communist nation directly aligned with the Soviet Union and simultaneously the biggest failure and success in the political life of President John F. Kennedy. Cuba has taken on many roles over the course of the past several centuries. First, it was a stopping point prior to landing in the U.S. for slave ships, then it became the location where the U.S.S. Maine was supposedly sunk by Spanish saboteurs which led to the U.S. involvement in the Spanish American war, then it became an industrialist / capitalist haven where the raw materials of the Caribbean and the moral corruption of gambling, prostitution, drugs, and organized crime were the rule of the day. Then, with the people of Cuba increasingly disconnected from the wealth their land was generating, disenfranchised from within their own government, and led by a young and charismatic farmer, Fidel Castro, overthrew the pro-U.S. government and replaced it with a Leftist ideology that purported to be dedicated to the people."
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To Kill or Not to Kill: The CIA's Anti-Castro Operations, 2002.
Discusses US - Cuba relations and CIA's attitudes to Fidel Castro.
1,483 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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This paper discusses the methods the CIA used to try to "get rid" of Fidel Castro and overthrow the communist Cuban government. This paper gives light to some of the many plots the CIA came up with to rid the world of history's longest ruling communist dictator.
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"To say that the relationship between the United States and Cuba is complicated is a major understatement. Ever since 1959, when Fidel Castro came into power in Cuba, the two nations have had a strained relationship at best, and a highly adversarial relationship when things got worse. Now that the Cold War is over and Cuba is no longer receiving weapons and aid from the defunct Soviet Union, relations between the two countries are much more relaxed. However, during the height of the Cold War, during the Kennedy administration and even before that, the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States developed and planned several ways to bring down the communist Cuban government; the catalyst they kept going back to in order to bring down the government was the assassination of Fidel Castro."
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Castro and Cuba, 2004.
An examination of the early days of Fidel Castro's power in Cuba and America's involvement at the time.
1,102 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 24.95
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This paper discusses how the failure of the U.S. to intervene against the Cuban Revolution of the 1950s helped Castro succeed in overthrowing the Batista government and instituting a Communist regime on the island. It argues that it was not just the failure of the U.S. to intervene when Castro came to power, but its failure to intervene during his rise to power that helped him succeed.
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"The United States was not completely happy with Castro?s predecessor, Fulgencio Batista. But Batista?s government, nonetheless, had arrested Castro on July 26, 1953, when Castro had already failed in an attempt to conquer a government barracks in Santiago de Cuba in Oriente province, a large and important area. Castro was then imprisoned on the Isle of Pines. Castro was released, however, two years later. The years in prison left him more eager than before to reform government in Cuba."
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Cuba & Castro, 1996.
Reviews the history of Cuba since the Castro-led revolution. Examines the goals & achievements of Castro's government, as well as the failures. Analyzes Cuba's prospects for the post-Castro future.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 8 sources, £ 50.95
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"Despite the original promise of the Revolution, the failure of Cuba's leadership to respond effectively to a poor economy, failing social programs and the collapse and repudiation of communism in other parts of the world makes future success unlikely. A terrible economic crisis, the constant reminders of Fidel Castro's age and mortality, serious indications that many of the revolution's goals are as far away from being accomplished as they were in 1958, and the rising disillusionment and cynicism of the Cuban people all indicate that the country's socialist revolution--the most thorough and radical in twentieth-century Latin America--is failing.
The political and economic life of early twentieth-century Cuba was dependent on a powerful planter class and on foreign support, thus creating a lopsided society of privileges. For almost 25 years, a shrewd army sergeant, Fulgencio Batista y Zaldi..."
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Castro's Cuba, 2002.
Traces the Cuba's political history with an emphasis on the social impact of Castro's policies.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 10 sources, £ 73.95
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The policies of dictator Fidel Castro have improved some aspects of life in Cuba, yet imposed such hardship some Cubans are willing to risk death to leave. While Castro's regime has improved literacy, health care, and athletic achievement, daily deprivation and loss of personal freedom has driven many individuals, particularly artists and intellectuals, from their native land. This paper traces Cuba's political history and examines in particular influences of Castro's policies in the areas of health, sports, and the arts.
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"High Fidelity", 2007.
An analysis of Rob Fleming's character compared to the traditional Bildungsroman character in Nick Hornsby's novel "High Fidelity."
988 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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This paper reviews Nick Hornsby's novel "High Fidelity." It discusses the general plot of the novel and describes, in detail, the role of the character Rob Fleming in the plot. The paper compares the character of Rob to the traditional Bildungsroman character and suggests that he does not fit with this typical role. It describes scenes and narratives of Rob's to explain this view-point.
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"Eventually, by the end of the novel, Rob begins to acknowledge Laura's humanity as well as his own. This separates him from his friends: "'we're not as bad as you think, Rob.' 'You couldn't be. Look, Barry. There's going to be people from Laura's work there, people who own dogs and babies and Tina Turner albums. How are you going to cope with them?'" (303) Rob has, like the Bildungsroman hero, become integrated into a larger society and become a man and learned to judge persons on more meaningful criteria than their love of counter-cultural music on LPs. But rather than suggest that this is a loss of youth, ingenuity, and vitality, Rob's maturity comes to Laura, to the reader, and ultimately to himself as a relief, as this maturity has been long overdue."
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