Che Guevara

for change in her country, for reasons we will discuss further along. Menchu led her revolution through peaceful protests, and kindness. This peaceful protesting had positives and negatives. The second revolution was a Cuban revolt, led by, Che Guevara. Guevara did not lead his revolution in the same was Menchu did, he was a violent man, who led a violent protest that included numerous executions of people who did not stand up with him. This argument is an important one because even still today

Ernesto Guevara was, and remains to this day, a very controversial figure. To many he is a beloved demigod, and to others he is a villainous murderer. There seems to be no middle ground when discussing the man known to most people as “Che Guevara”. “The Motorcycle Diaries”, is a movie in which Che Guevara is portrayed as an intelligent, charismatic man that believed in equality for all. The movie suggests that because he is bothered by the oppression and prejudice he witnessed during his travels

All discovery is in some way transformative. An individual’s discovery is transformative on their perceptions of the world. This is the case for the book ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’ by Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara and Keats’s sonnet “On first looking into Chapman’s Homer”. In this book, we are taken on Che’s journey as he travels Latin America as a young man, before the fame. His diary entries lead the reader into his own eyes, as a typical young man on an adventure, not the revolutionary figure we all associate

Over the course of history revolutions have come and gone leaving behind different legacies. Revolutions have been driven by the desire of the people to overthrow a government in favor of a new system to bring about certain change. In theory revolutions serve to achieve the common good and not just the good of a select few. The Cuban revolution is a prime example of this, under the dictatorship of Batista there was no common good, those who were successful remained successful, and those born into

will be explored relating why combatants in guerrilla warfare fight. Moreover, what objectives guerrilla leaders wanted to achieve with their theories of social revolution. The works discussed are Mao Tse-tung, On Guerrilla Warfare, Ernesto Che Guevara, Guerilla Warfare, and Carlos Marighella, Minimanual of The Urban Guerrilla. All three of these historical leaders were well-educated men who were social reformers. All concerned with inequalities among their people. All devised ways to wage class

The documentary Chevolution covers the worldwide impact and legacy that was left behind by a photographer known as Korda. A photograph taken in 1960, an image of Che called Guerrillero Heroico, took the world by storm as a revolutionary icon. The film breaks down how the iconic symbol of Che impacted many dynamics of interpretation – politics, art, religion, among others. Corinna Lotz stated “Korda’s image has worked its way into languages around the world. It has become an alpha-numeric symbol

as the United States by adopting Marxism and populism. Furthermore, it was interesting to find out more information about Che Guevara, considering that many, especially in the U.S., have mixed opinions on his historical significance. Additionally, I had somewhat of an idea of how influential Che was, but Chasteen provided a decent amount of information to really show how Che became influential and how far his reach was. Moreover, I never understood why or how Latin American countries adopted Marxism

Traveling is presented to different audiences with a multiple interpretation. One commonly idea people share is, different scenarios give different lessens. In this case, Ernesto Guevara is introduced into a world that he never knew it existed. Throughout his time traveling, he starts to separate the image from the reality of what he thought was Latin America. Throughout his time, notice how his character is becoming more distant from his naïve young times to becoming a more wise and selfless version

perceptions and values. The impact of a physical journey in order to come reconnected with one's spirituality can lead to the emotional and social discoveries that ignites the reassessment of these factors. This notion of transformation is validated in Che Guevara’s 1952 autobiographical memoir “The Motorcycle Diaries”. Where through his extensive recount of his travels there is the revelation of social inequity of which highlights the corruption of the political system. This exposure ultimately reveals

Why did the Cuban revolution of 1959 become a Marxist revolution? The Cuban Revolution of 1959 has been extraordinary in all respects. Not only the small number of men, Fidel Castro accumulated to overturn the dictatorial Fulgencio Batista was remarkable, but also the seizure of power of Castro and his 26th of July Movement differs from all other communist revolutions. While communist revolutions are usually pushed forward by the communist parties of the respective country, in this case of 1959