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Although this blog was created for a World History project, it also has an effect on me & my family. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, my father, Orlando Rojas Ramos, fled his home country of Cuba in 1962. He left his family, friends, & life behind in hope to find a bigger a better future. While his experiences shaped the person that I know & love today, I will never be able to fully comprehend what it is like to be forced away from everything I know. The intensity & the sacrifices that he made at that time will forever be imprinted in his memories in every moment of every day. Therefore, this blog is also dedicated to my dad, Orlando Rojas. I love you.

Throughout this blog, I will attempt to touch upon some of agricultural effects the Post-Revolution had on Cuba.

15.4.09

Agricultural way of life...



Web source:
http://www.aliciapatterson.org/APF1904/Bazan/Bazan.html


These are not pictures of the Post Revolutionary time period, but is part The first picture is of a man "showing off his his leaves" and the second one is of a high school student picking tobacco during a voluntary school program in Bautista, Cuba. I found them very interesting, not only because it is talented photography, but also because of the contrast of them both. In the first picture, the man looks like he is farming his own land, which would also mean that he HAS to pick tobacco because the Cuban government requires him to. The sky is cloudy unlike the one of the younger girl the picture below his. In my own way, I view these as a metaphor of the differences in the mind of the older, more experienced versus the youthful, less concerned Cuban citizen.

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