Four Days in September takes place in Brazil in 1969. It is a fictional version of the kidnapping of Charles Burke Elbrick, who was the U.S. ambassador at the time. It begins with a man named Fernando and his friend César who join an armed movement called the MR-8 and there goal is to overthrown the Brazilian dictatorship. The group successfully robs a bank; however, César is shot in the process and caught by Brazilian authorities. The MR-8 group plans to then kidnap the U.S. ambassador and giving the dictatorship a deal to release 15 prisoners in exchange for the U.S. ambassador. The group kidnaps the U.S. ambassador and Paulo releases the deal to the press. Eventually, the MR-8 group is sloppy and they get caught by Brazilian officials, but
October/ Octubre by Patssi Valdez (1995: fig.1) gives the viewer an inside look into this brightly colored world similar to magical realism as we stare at a table with item and a window view that looks outside at swirls of frosty cold air. This large scale acrylic painting on canvas measures to 78 1/16" x 26 3/8" x 1". At first glance we, the audience, are faced looking at a table with blue patterned table cloth and three objects on top; a book of Sor Juana, a golden pear, and a potted plant holding two yellow tiger lilies. At the bottom foreground of the painting, we can see a red and blue circular rug underneath the table with a pair of pointed black shoes, suggesting that this is a female’s home. The background of this painting, depicts
August 27, 1963-A man claiming to be Oswald visits the Cuban Consulate in Mexico City.
Most Americans remember one of the most known date of December 7, 1941 and the event that occurred on that day. Day of Infamy is a book written by Walter Lord, the book reconstructs that day from both sides and different perspectives of the aerial attack of Pearl Harbor. Lord, with many help of witnesses including generals, admirals, and families and men enlisted help piece together this story to be able and share with the world.
The Day of Infamy, by Walter Lord, portrays the little details and planning paving the way to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The story is set in Japan to Hawaii on December 7, 1941, a day noteworthy to the bigger occasion of World War II. Walter Lord invested an incredible measure of energy finding and meeting survivors from both sides of the battle; they shared their recollections, reviewing the fear, and perplexity they encountered, while praising the bravery of numerous.
Thirteen days is a historical account of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It is told from the perspective of Robert F. Kennedy, senator and brother to President John F. Kennedy. It is an account of the thirteen days in October of 1962. It lasted from the 16th to the 28th. During this time many crucial events in United States.
In Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Steven M. Gillon is called on to define the impact ten days in history had on America. Each day was chosen for a variety of reasons, and each, no matter how obscure, helps define the course one of the world’s greatest countries took. Gillon had no control over the days chosen but his thesis, his equation for change, and the way the days reinforce his thesis, all create an excellent learning experience that seem like he chose each day personally.
One Day in September by Kevin MacDonald The film One Day in September, by Kevin MacDonald, is a documentary film of
“The Day It Happened,” written by Rosario Morales, is a brave and strong story about a woman named Josie who once was madly in love with her husband Ramon in spite of being physically abused by him. Josie’s neighbors noticed the domestic violence, helping her create a friendship bond between them. The neighbors became a type of support group to her, like many woman have in today’s society, helping her gain strength to leave Ramon for their future child’s safety. Sadly, women today still struggle in search for strength and courage that Josie gained. It is estimated at least 1.8 million women are physically abused in a relationships every year (Strube, Barbour 785). Throughout multiple researches, many people do not have a specific answer of
Upon arriving back at Miss Peregrine’s house, Jacob discovers that the wight is not dead and has kidnapped Miss Peregrine and some of the children. Without Miss Peregrine, the time loop couldn't reset. The day will not repeat itself. This means that the bomb is going off on September 3, 1940. Miss Peregrine has been taken out to sea. Jacob and his friends don't have a boat, so they
Phil!,Phil!,Phil!,Phil! Dang hearing my name gives me the rush, as you all know i'm Punxsutawney Phil the cutest, fluffiest,and awesomest groundhog you have ever seen i'm for sure you already know who I am. What!? You haven't well pull up a chair and listen to my story on how I became the fabulous Punxsutawney Phil.It was a quiet day, I was getting a nice healthy snack which involved clovers, and bark. All of a sudden a very large dark figure picked me up and loaded me into some big cage. I was then in a new home it was strange were I was at I was really hot, but here the temperature has been just fine, not too hot to cold, I was inkling to see where I was still a little figure came up to see me through some weird shield I was startled due
In the roaring twenties, the life of organized crimes was at its peak. What was the greatest mob hit ever pulled off in history? Well I'll tell you. It all happened on Valentines Day, the morning of February 14th, 1929. This incident was call, "The St. Valentines Day Massacre". The man behind this infamous crime was none other than, the infamous Al "Scarface" Capone. Al Capone was the all time greatest mobster of all time. The idea of organized crime fascinates me in so many ways. Capone was the only person to have pulled off such a crime. Al Capone was top gangster in Chicago and was one of the greatest members of the Italian Mafia and George "Bugs" Moran was the leader of the Irish/German mafia and he was the main target behind this hit. He targeted Capone because Al Capones had a bounty on his head, $60,000,000, and found George Moran as a threat. George was Capone's biggest threat of all. He needed to take him out quickly. (Al Capone, True Crime Story). Writing this paper will let me learn a lot more about this massacre. There is one question I would like answered, "Why hadn't Moran's crew made an attempt to fight back?" (Al Capone, True Crime Story). Moran's men had a long history of being violent with others. This is one question that we will never know. My most used source on this essay will be internet information and a book. I feel these sources will give me the most amount of information. Using a magazine will too but it was very hard to find a 20's magazine article.
The story focuses on Henry Reyna, gang leader of 38th street gang, and his gang being discriminated against for a murder that they didn’t commit due to the fact they were Hispanic and the way they dressed. On August 1, 1942, Henry and some of his friends were involved in a fight...
What do you think of when you hear the words Valentine's Day? Probably love, hearts,
December 7th, 1941, truly is a date which will be remembered. The attack on Pearl Harbor caused so much trauma and damage to the United States army, navy, and even the country itself. This tragic event pulled America out of the stands and straight into World War II.
September 11, 2001 was a regular day across the United States. The skies were clear in New York City, and the temperature was in the sixties. The entire city was beginning its Tuesday morning work day, which entailed a morning rush hour.