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I found out Cuba tried to make 10 tons of sugar in a year but weren't able too

the author uses logos very well in the book because he uses many statistics showing really how poor Cuba economics were by the end of his reign

Castro is very powerful now but he's getting to the point that people are disliking him and starting to leave Cuba. I think the end of his reign is coming soon

After taking over Havana Castro took over the goverment within a week and was prim minster in about a month. And he had almost all of Cuba supporting him

I learned that it only took Castro like 5 years to overtake the old president of Cuba. Even being put in jail and having 10,000s of men sent to kill his 300 men and he still was able to defeat Batista.

The book talked about the younger rise of Fidel Castro. It talked about how he got is radical political views from college and how he started his movement. He just tried to attack Batista who is the president of Cuba by attacking a military base. He ended up losing almost all his men and getting captured by the government.

I learned about the childhood of Fidel Castro and how he was very rich growing up because his dad was very poor but turned himself rich.

They talked about all the revolutions that Cuba has tried and failed it complete. After everyone they just get more dependent on the US when they are trying to do the opposite. At the end they just said Fidel Castro was born.

I learned about the history of Cuba. I never realized Cuba was founded mt Christopher Columbus and that they were owned by Spain up until the late 1800's

I thought for one the cover art was cool looking and that made me want to read it is as well as I think Fidel Castro is very cool story and it would be cool to understand more.

Brian talked about his friend Kermit dying in a helciopter accident in Iraq. How he copped with that and explained what it was like having to tell his wife what happened

Brian gets diagnosed with PTSD he's been saying he knows he's crazy but the diagnosis just confirms that he is for sure. He finished the story of the day of 6 VBIDEs it was a crazy day with multiple dead but somehow he didn't.

he continues to explain the day of 6 VBIDES and is going through all them he had to see that day and they keep getting scarier and scarier. he has masked men with guns driving towards him and huge crowds of people that could kill him just sitting right by him and he cant do anything about it.

That authors purpose was firstly to explain the story's and experiences he had while in Iraq while enlisted I think his other purpose is to show his crazy side and and explain how his ptsd really effects him

I'm a bit behind on my schedule but Im confident with the big break coming up I can catch up and hopefully even get a little ahead by the time were back next tuesday

he got kicked out of iraq for multiple mess ups and things he did wrong. I wish he would of went into detail about why he got kicked out but it seemed like he didn't want to talk about it. he ends up getting sent back after begging and waiting out his punishment. He wanted to go back desperately wish is weird

Brain talks about how he got kicked out of his base in Iraq because he didn't get clearance for something from his captain and he got a felony for not listening to him. After this he starts a bit of a drinking problem he says he drinks because of the crazy and his eye but I think its just coping for him getting kicked out of the bomb squad

Brian talks about his friends he made in EOD school and all they things they did in the school. He also tells how Jeff died just years after Brian returned from duty. I think part of the reason brain wanted to redeploy was because of Jeff dying.

he started EOD school or bomb squad school he explained how tough it was and how there is 30 people there and only 3 will graduate after the 9 months I got all the way to the school and stopped when he was finishing up his final test he completed it so I think he passed but Im not sure yet

he still is talking about his "crazy" but he also started talking about some things that keep him more normal like cigars and talking history with his Colonel or when he was holding guard he thought the kids were trying to kill him and he probably should of shot them but he waited risking his and his groups life because he didn't want to kill the kid

Im starting to understand the book more now and its starting to get better as well. He keeps going back and forth of being in Iraq and being home which keeps throwing me off. The story's of being in Iraq are good so far tho and Im starting to like the book.

its good so far. its a bit hard to understand because he keeps switching between being at home and in the combat zone. he also seems a bit crazy but I'm not to sure yet.

they finally found out what was in the bucket and it was just a used to be a metaphor so the whole class was mad but it made since what the teacher was saying

i'm confused on what the story's really about so far i'm juts learning about whats happening in the school but I haven't learned anything that seems story worthy its all just about this weird school.

micheal is the main character his parents miss spelled his name at birth so hes stuck with a miss spelt name. At his school there is different classes depending on how smart you are when he originally took the test to decided what class hes in he was in the smartest class but since he doesn't care about school and doesn't apply him self he got put in the dumbest class now. I haven't learned any of what he looks like