Che Guevara

Year 11 Preliminary English Assessment Task Task: Motorcycle Diaries Question Two: Define Communism. Discuss its origins and how and where it was spread. In your discussion you must refer to at least 3 countries, which have adopted communism and examine its success and failures and the reason behind both. You must also examine the role Marxism plays in Communist ideology. Communism is an economic and social system in which all, or nearly all, property and resources are collectively owned

Ernesto “Che” Guevara is deciding if the actions he took made him a villain or a hero. I have found most authors have struggled with this same question and most times result in being bias one way or another. The more accurate analysis of these stereotypes is to set in the middle of the two. Future revolutionaries of the world could learn a great deal from Guevara’s persona by embracing the ideology of both villain and hero and that is the formula to becoming a successful revolutionary. Che Guevara, like

Although a great deal changed in the time span of Ché Guevara's career as a revolutionary Guevara from Cuba to Bolivia was fighting for similar issues. In the eventual triumph of the 26th July movement Cuba progressed a great deal and Ché and his revolutionaries believed that this success could be replicated across Latin America. Some of the issues affecting Cuba where high rates of illiteracy 37% of Cubans could not read or write. High illiteracy rates were also coupled with a high percentage

Marxism is a term used to describe, the political and economical theories of Karl Marx; which was later developed, into the foundation for, communism. Karl Marx was a world renowned philosopher, who once said “capitalism destroyed man”. His criticism of the practice of capitalism has been praised for centuries and is still alive today, prominently in Cuba. The idea of Marxism brought out social change throughout the world and has caused a lot of turbulence worldwide. The views of Capitalism and Marxism

“El Che” is a documentary that demonstrates the path that Ernesto "Che" Guevara took in order to be a renounced guerrilla fighter along side Fidel and Raul Castro. Through out his infancy Guevara, was an individual that could never stay still, thus he decided to be a student in the medical field because they were able to travel constantly to aid people. While his travels, Che witnessed a Latin America in turmoil, witnessed poverty, malnutrition, social violence and many cases of violations of human

The film The Motorcycle Diaries, directed by Walter Salles, accurately portrays the youthful Che Guevara. It successfully captures moments of how and why Che’s views and beliefs changed and showed us a different side of him that would not have otherwise ever been acknowledged. However, the film does not give off any hints as to how Che came to be such a significant revolutionary leader, therefore it is an incomplete depiction. Guevara’s was looking for nothing but adventure before embarking on

The history of Spanish culture and their historic events have been captured through art for centuries. Photography is one form of art that has documented and symbolized historic events that are still used today as historical documents. A Cuban photographer, Alberto Diaz Gutierrez, also known as Alberto Korda, famously documented the events of the Cuban Revolution. Alberto Korda became the world’s most famous Cuban photographer for his photography, documenting history of the revolution with over 55

Ché Guevara and Mission Command “The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.” These words of Ché Guevara provide some insight into the mind of the passionate revolutionary. He was a doctor, an author, a diplomat, a military theorist, and a guerilla leader. Though his tactics were brutal and his moral and ethical character is one of great debate, Ché Guevara showed prowess in the Mission Command tasks of: Visualize and Lead, and the Special Operations Forces

Fidel Castro is one of the most prominent communist leaders of the last century. He was a young Cuban lawyer when he decided to begin an armed struggle against dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1953. He failed at the time and was nearly killed, but lived to lead a second and successful rebellion. Those who hoped that Castro would become a democratic reformer, however, were disappointed when he instead became the hemisphere's longest-serving dictator. He was the Prime Minister, President and Commander-in-Chief

The story of Cuba is a very interesting one. Most are familiar with it as a small island in the Caribbean. Those who have not been completely negligent over the last half a century have probably also heard the names Fidel Castro and Ernesto “Che” Guevara. These two men were very pivotal players in the history of Cuba and its revolution. Literary and cinematic reenactments are a great method for providing historical knowledge. However, they can be heavily biased and much of the factual evidence can