Monday, April 22, 2013

10 Elements Exposition




Element1 - Birthdate and Place
Ernesto “Che” Guevara was born in Rosario, Santa Fe in Argentina in June 14, 1928. His birth there was not intended, as his father had planned to start growing Argentine Tea leaves, then known as “green gold.”

Photograph of Che Guevara
Element 2 - Family
Che grew up with both of his parents, Celia de la Serna and Ernesto Guevara Lynch. He is the eldest of five siblings. His other siblings are Celia, Ana Maria, Roberto and Juan Martin; however their mother would be closest to Che. His first wife’s name was Hilda, and his second wife’s name was Aleida. In total, Che would have 5 children.

Element 3 - Childhood and School Life
Che grew up with Asthma that he developed at an early age. He suffered from his first pulmonary crisis 40 days after birth and became a nearly daily occurrence through June 1933. Pneumonia played a key role, due to his mother constantly taking him to the river. It was because of this incident that she was overrun by guilt; however it is this guilt that causes her to form such a strong bond with her son. The family went as far as moving to a place that wouldn't aggravate Che's condition and settled in a summer resort near Cordoba named Alta Gracia.
The Guevara’s constant relocation, be it from city to city or house to house, added a sort of spice to an otherwise monotonous life. Che’s family was constantly relocating up until his teen years. It was through this constant relocation that Che was able to meet such a broad spectrum of people; be it from different social classes or otherwise.
It was in his mother’s lap that Che learned to read and write. Che consistently attended second and third grade, however his asthma kept him from attending the majority of fifth and sixth grades. In the time he spent out of school, his father managed to pass on a love for sports and exercise.

Element 4 – Hobbies and Activities
             Following his father's guidance, Che learned to play chess and even began participating in tournaments at the age of 12. As a teenager, he discovered a profound fondness of poetry and an insatiable hunger for literature. By a young age he had already finished all the classics of his time.
           
Element 5 – Anecdotes
            When Che was younger, his mother, an excellent swimmer, would often go down to the river. She failed to account for the strong winds affecting the weather at the time and when Che’s father found him he saw his son standing soaking wet and shivering. Two weeks before his second birthday, Che suffered from his first asthma attack.
            In 1948, Che began attending the University of Buenos Aires to study medicine. It was during this time that Che went on two different expeditions through South America. The second trip he was accompanied by his friend Alberto Granado. It was on this trip that Che saw the economic conditions of the majority of the country. He felt his eyes open to the working class that he felt was being exploited.

Che next to Fidel Castro
Element 6 – Career
            After attending the University of Buenos Aires, Che went on to become a doctor. However after witnessing a socialist president be overthrown by an American coup, he felt almost obligated to fight back, and did so by joining the Guerillas in Cuba. Though he signed on as the group’s combat medic, Che participated in the field training. In 1956, Che participated in an attempt to overthrow President Fuglencio, accompanying Fidel Castro and the Unit that would be later known as the July 26 Movement
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One of the more popular contour depictions of Che Guevara
Element 7 – Reason for Fame
            Che assisted Fidel Castro in his rise to power, however today he is revered as a martyr. He is commonly associated with revolution and Guerrilla warfare. 

Element 9 - Death
Following his success in Cuba, Che began trying to spread the influence of revolution in other places in the world. He traveled to Bolivia trying to spark revolution; however he had little success only being in charge of a small group of guerrillas. Eleven months after arriving in Bolivia, almost all the guerrillas had been killed and Che had been executed by the Bolivian Government.