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Peronism Research Paper

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Peronism Peronism, also called Justicialism, really started when Juan Perón granted general wage increases. It is pretty much humanism when you getAfter that day, attention started getting focused equality which was long overdue. On the day of his release, Juan spoke to the people that rallied together for his release and spoke of the twenty truths of Peronism that included "We want a socially just, an economically free and a politically independent Argentina," "The best of this land of ours is its people," and more that explained Peronism. (Justicialism) Peronism in itself is "made up of three basic principles which are social justice, political sovereignty and economic independence." (What is Peronism) During her time as First Lady, Eva …show more content…

Evita's case was unique, not in the fact that she was unaware that she had cancer for most people who had cancer back then were unaware, but because of the fact that her husband brought in George T Pack and Abel N Canonico, two cancer experts and she was given special treatment that most people would not have been given that if given to her sooner could have potentially saved her life. George T Pack was a surgeon, radio therapist, and pathologist at New York's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and eventually agreed to operate on Evita. While all of this was going on, the public only knew that Evita was having surgery, but not of the extent of the damage. While Pack was not optimistic of the surgery, and afterwards, after learning of the return of the cancer, refused to perform a salvage operation, believing it would not benefit Evita. Evita then received chemotherapy and was the first at the time to receive it. After all this had happened, Evita weight only approximately 79 pounds. The chemotherapy did not work either, and Evita was pronounced dead on July 26, 1952. (The Illness and Death..., 1-2) Juan Perón decided to have Evita embalmed by the best of the time, Dr. Pedro Ara of Spain. Many mysteries about Dr. Pedro Ara exist and whether or not he fell in love with the corpse of Eva Perón. Nonetheless, he oversaw the body and it stayed intact, even during its travels to different places. …show more content…

During her life, Evita showed she cared about the people and women as she worked till her death for the betterment of the Argentinians. Many things have been done to honor Evita since her death. Broadway made the musical, Evita, about Eva Perón that shows her journey from her rural home, to Buenos Aires and as she "slept her way to the top" finally finds Juan Perón whom she later marries and becomes First Lady when her husband wins his presidential election. The musical shows her whole journey to become a beloved, but controversial woman in Argentina to her death. Evita has also been honored in the movie adaptation of the musical Evita. The movie, also called Evita, stars Madonna and tells of Evita's journey in a musical as well. On the 60th anniversary of Evita's death, it was decided to put the face of such a controversial figure on the one-hundred peso note in honor of her and all she did for Argentina.

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