that us humans don’t cross paths with‚ specially the way other live that we may find strange and to them it’s very normal. Everyone must keep an open mind to new things in this world for that reason. One of the religion I find most intriguing is Santeria. From the way‚ you have your personal
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Santeria: Worshipping the Saints The religion of Santeria is a very different one compared to others more accepted and practiced like Christianity‚ Catholicism‚ and Judaism. Yet‚ one belief that all of these religions have in common with Santeria is the faith of God. The word Santeria when translated means “the worship of saints” which is exactly what makes Santeria different from other religions. Followers of Santeria worship Orishas‚ which are saints and each saint has a different personality
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Voodoo is a monotheistic religion that has a central belief in one god‚ Bondye. Bondye is unreachable and the only way to communicate with him is through Ioa. The Ioa or lwa are divinity spirits in Voodoo. They are very similar to the Orishas in the Santeria religion. There are twelve principal Ioas‚ and the most important or the one with the most power is “Papa Legba.” Papa Legba must be saluted at all ceremonies. It is a large sin to offend him and permission from him must be granted before approaching
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Country Profile: Cuba‚ September 2006 COUNTRY PROFILE: CUBA September 2006 COUNTRY Formal Name: Republic of Cuba (República de Cuba). Short Form: Cuba. Term for Citizen(s): Cuban(s). Click to Enlarge Image Capital: La Habana (Havana). Term for residents: Habaneros (males)‚ Habaneras (females). Major Cities: Cuba’s six largest cities (more than 200‚000 inhabitants) in order of population (2005 estimates‚ not including urban agglomerations) are Havana (2‚201‚610)‚ Santiago de Cuba (423‚392)‚ Camagüey
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Cuba. This island is known everywhere in the world. Everybody knows such names as Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. Also Cuba is associated with Caribbean crisis‚ which had frightened both the U.S.A. and USSR. That’s all that common person knows about this land and nation famous for specific culture and interesting history (especially of the 20th century). Cuba has always been a region of American interests in the Caribbean Sea and its 45-year resistance against capitalism (in fact – American politics)
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COUNTRY: CUBA Timeline of Cuba’s Foreign Exchange Rate Regime Cuba’s Exchange rate regime Among the dimensions of the impossible trinity‚ Cuba only has the autonomy of an independent monetary policy. Cuba has dual exchange rates‚ which mainly consist of two official currencies‚ Cuban Peso (CUP) and Cuban convertible peso (CUC) Majority of Cubans receive wages in the form of CUP‚ while nearly all consumer goods are priced in CUC. Problems of dual currency Inequality
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History of Cuba Midterm Essay November 14‚ 2012 You are the Cuban Revolution’s New Man or Woman. Explain to Fidel and Raul what it means in terms of your principles in the work place? What does it mean in terms of gender relations? What type of society do you want to bring about and what influences are dangerous to the utopia you wish to create? What threat does the United States pose to this new order? Be Specific here. Fidel does not like generalities. He wants to make sure you know the material
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↦How successful were the USA’s attempts to contain Communism in Cuba‚ 1959-1961? Until 1959 Cuba was an American ally‚ ruled by Fulgencio Batista. Although he was a dictator‚ he was heavily backed up by Americans which was important as most of the businesses were owned by Americans. However‚ in January of 1959‚ Batista was overthrown by Castro‚ the leader of guerrilla‚ in a revolution. He was strongly socialist‚ and started reforms on Cuba by distributing land between peasants‚ called the Agrarian reform
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FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN CUBA: THE LIMITS OF COMMERCIAL ENGAGEMENT María C. Werlau Since the collapse of the Soviet Bloc‚ the Cuban government embarked on economic liberalization based on the adoption of capitalist mechanisms which include an opening to foreign investment. This has led to increasing claims abroad that engagement— particularly commercial engagement within the context of constructive engagement1 —is the policy instrument that will lead to economic and political reform and the
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Centuries prior to the ruling of the Castro government‚ in the 16th century precisely‚ 90 percent of Cuba was covered with forests. Agriculture Ministry officials in Cuba revealed that the Castro government‚ in the last for decades‚ had sown 1.24 million acres of trees‚ of which were mainly derived from the mountainous zones of the Sierra Maestra‚ Escambray‚ and Sierra de los Organos. This reduced Cuba’s forest cover to 53 percent and by 1960 it was down by 13.5 percent. Ultimately‚ mining‚
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