1. CUBA HIST 141 Michael T. Argüello Joo Young Yun

2. Music&Dance Music 1st classical Cuban music: the symphonies, operas, and piano music 5 basic genres of Afro-Cuban music; rumba, son, cancionCubana, danzon, and puntoguarjira The Tres: invented in Cuba African and/or Taíno origin such as the maracas, güiro, marimba and various wooden drums including the mayohuacan Dance Originated in the Haitian settlements of Cuba A blend of different dance styles from Puerto Rico and Cuba Rumba

4. Many writers have felt compelled to continue their work in exile due to ideological control of media by the Cuban authorities.

5. Stephen Crane, Graham Greene and Ernest Hemingway.

6. The output of non-Cubans

7. Stephen Crane, Graham Greene and Ernest Hemingway

8. "Everyone dreamed of Cuba“ by Miguel Barnet reflects a more melancholy Cuba

9. Social protest : NicolásGuillén and Jose Z. Tallet

10. José Martí

11. Dominant themes of independence and freedom

12. led the Modernist movement in Cuban literature. José Martí

13. Cuisine A fusion of Spanish and Caribbean cuisines (Spices and techniques with Spanish cooking + some Caribbean influence in spice and flavor) Traditional Cuban meal All food items would be served at the same time Consist of plantains, black beans and rice, ropavieja (shredded beef), Cuban bread, pork with onions, and tropical fruits. Plantains: Staples of the Cuban diet Meat dishes: Cooked slowly with light sauces Dominant spices: garlic, cumin, oregano and bay leaves Ropa vieja

14. Sports Baseball, basketball, volleyball, cricket, athletics, and amateur boxing are at the top international level. Baseball Most popular Started from 19th century Well developed national baseball league 16 teams in the national baseball league Boxing Most success in on the international stage Total of 25 gold Olympic or world championship medals Athletics Great history in the sport known as athletics or track and field IvánPedroso, Ana Fidelia Quiroz and Javier Sotomayor

15. SOURCES http://www2.cedarcrest.edu/academic/soc/ccameron/soc215/cuba/cuba.htm http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/Cuba/Cuban-Sports-Guide:-Popular-Sports-in-Cuba/263 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba#Culture http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/cuba.htm http://aviewtothesouth.blogspot.com/2005_12_01_archive.html