Modern Latin America

Nice post Makaella! I really liked the different perspective that you gave about the poem. I primarily was one of the people who criticized the two differences in anguish that the two grandfathers had. My thoughts on the comparison was focused and based off of the past and history of the two. So, understanding what the blacks went through and how whites were privileged created my perspective on the poem. Reading your post, I began to look at the future too and could understand your ideas on the creolization within the poem! I really enjoyed reading this and thinking about a different perspective on the poem! 

Throughout our last couple of classes, we have been talking about Cuba before Fidel Castro gets involved, Cuba's view on independence and the United States, and creolization. During Professor Stark's part of the class we have been focusing on events leading up to the involvement of  Fidel Castro and about Fidel Castro's life when he was growing up. I never really learned much about Fidel Castro and what he really did, instead we may have touched on him a few times in my high school history class. I am excited and interested to learn more about what he actually did for Cuba and his impact. We have also been touching on the United States' intervention in Cuba, and how United States made Cuba seem dependent rather than independent. We touched on how the United States influenced many leaders and leadership decisions, that it seemed that the ones in charge of Cuba was the United States and not the people of Cuba. This idea of dependency is also seen in the book we are readin...

Nice post Carrie! I totally agree with you when you talk about how race is a big definition of who someone is in society. I'm not to fond of the aspect either. Racism is still a problem today. Although, it isn't as bad as it was during slavery, it is still very problematic because people are still mistreated for their skin color. There are still racial slurs that are thrown out so easily in today's society, which is really sad. I believe that society or character should be based on how someone act and their personality. Also, when it comes to having two different nationalities, it should be with what culture or nationality one wants to be seen as and practice. It doesn't matter if their skin color or facial features look more like one or the other, it's who they believe they are and want to be seen as. I really hope rascism lessens in the future, whether it'll happen or not is unpredictable. All we can do is hope!

During our last few class discussions, we have been talking about Argentina. We have been looking at the way all of the aspects of the country have been progressing and how. There have been new policies and regulations created by different leaders and unions throughout Argentina. However, what sparked my interest the most was how similar Argentina's past is like Mexico. In Professor Stark's part of the class, he pointed out how Argentina's history was as much of a soap opera as Mexico. This because they both had certain drama that went on with their rulers and just the history and progression itself. Another key aspect that shows the similarity of Argentina and Mexico was Argentina's Juan Peron. I wonder what other major similarities that the two histories had? Are there a lot of them? Is there a reason why they ended up having similar progressions? I just find it interesting that they had similar past, but its not surprising because there not on opposite sides of the w...

Hello Brendan! I decided to comment on your blog because it was different from what I wrote and had many ideas that I didn't really think of. It was also a well written blog too! As I read your blog, I found it interesting when you discussed the characters in the picture being Rivera's vision on Mexican unity. I really never thought of the painting like that, and I just found that to be something I can see once I look back at it. Another interesting ideal was your comparison to "The Last Supper" which was also something I didn't think of. One could even question if Diego Rivera was influenced by "The Last Supper" when creating the mural. Anyways, this blog post was really interesting and I enjoyed reading new incites I didn't think of!