Cuba after the Pink Tide
FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, YOU ARE TO READ CURRENT NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT CARIBBEAN REGION OF LATIN AMERICA FROM THE WEBSITE FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN CONGRESS OF LATIN AMERICA (NACLA) AND SUBMIT A SHORT REVIEW. THE REVIEW IS TO BE AT LEAST 3-4 PAGES. TO SELECT THE ARTICLES, GO TO THE WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.NACLA.ORG/.) LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE. AND CHOOSE AN ARTICLE FROM ANY OF THE SECTIONS LISTED AT THE TOP OF THE BANNER, SUCH AS “MAGAZINE,” “COLUMNS” AND “OPINION AND ANALYSIS.” HOWEVER, TO GAIN COMPLETE ACCESS TO ALL THE RESOURCES IN THE WEBSITE, I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO SIGN UP FOR A FREE ACCOUNT. THE REGISTRATION IS EASY, JUST CREATE A USERNAME (OR USE YOUR E-MAIL) AND PASSWORD, AND YOU’RE READY TO GO!
COUNTRIES THAT IS ALLOWED TO WRITE ABOUT IN THE ASSIGNMENT ARE ( YOU CAN COVER ONE OF THE ISLAND REGIONS SUCH AS CUBA, PUERTO RICO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAITI, JAMAICA, BAHAMAS, OR ONE OF THE NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICAN NATIONS, LIKE COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA)IN TERMS OF THE CONTENT OF EACH REPORT, I AM LOOKING FOR TWO MAIN POINTS OF DISCUSSION. FIRST, YOU SHOULD DEVOTE THE FIRST HALF OF THE REPORT TO A SUMMARY OF THE MAIN POINTS IN THE ARTICLE THAT YOU SELECTED. TO HELP YOU TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, CONSIDER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS: WHAT IS THE MAIN ISSUE BEING DISCUSSED? (I.E. IMMIGRATION, ELECTIONS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, WOMEN’S ISSUES, CRIME, ETC.) WHO ARE THE MAIN PERSONALITIES MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE? (I.E. ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO, NICOLÁS MADURO, MAURCIO MACRI, ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR, PRESIDENT TRUMP, ETC.) HOW DOES THE ISSUE AFFECT THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE? DOES THE ISSUE HAVE ANY CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES INTERESTS? IN OTHER WORDS, PLEASE TRY TO BE AS OBJECTIVE AS POSSIBLE DURING THIS PORTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT.
AND FOR THE SECOND POINT OF DISCUSSION, PLEASE ANALYZE THE ARTICLE THAT YOU SELECTED AND PRESENT YOUR POINT OF VIEW ON THE STORY. FOR EXAMPLE, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE STORY? HOW DID THIS ARTICLE CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT MODERN LATIN AMERICA? AND WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE AUTHOR’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE ARTICLE? (I.E. DID HE OR SHE EXHIBIT ANY CONSERVATIVE OR PROGRESSIVE OPINIONS?) WHETHER YOU ARE LIBERAL OR MORE CONSERVATIVE IN YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRESENT YOUR VIEWS AS YOU DISCUSS THIS PORTION OF THE ASSIGNMENT.
IN YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE, COMPOSE YOUR ARTICLE ENTRY IN A FORMAT LIKE THIS:
GABRIEL HETLAND AND GEORGE CICCARIELLO-MAHER, “THE STATE OF THE LEFT IN LATIN AMERICA: A DISILLUSIONED REVOLUTION IN VENEZUELA,” NACLA REPORT ON THE AMERICAS WEBSITE (JULY 21, 2017).
Please use both a title page and a works cited page. MLA FORMAT
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