From Michelle, to Amanda, to Gina, former school bus driver Ariel Castro abducted three girls for more than a decade. In the basement in Cleveland Ohio, the three girls: Amanda, Michelle and Gina were in hell for ten years and could not escape. The three girls did not know each other and when they were in captivity for that long of a time, they would start to get to know each other well. Ariel was born and raised in Puerto Rico until his mother found out that his father was cheating on his mother. Ariel’s father left his mother and siblings to live with his second family after Lillian (Ariel’s mother) confronted him about his other family.Lillian then moved to Reading, Pennsylvania. Lillian sent for her children in 1966 to live with her in …show more content…
She soon became pregnant with Ariel’s first child in 1980 (Glatt). On September 27, 1981, Ariel Castro’s first child was born and was named Ariel Anthony Castro Jr. (Hope). When Nilda was pregnant with her second child the beatings from him became worse and worse every time. In 1987 Ariel Castro attacked Nilda, he punched her in the eye and causing her to have permanently damaged in that eye (Glatt). Nilda became pregnant with her third child in 1988; she was nine months pregnant when he hit her in the back of the head with a hand weight, but he did not just hit her, he beat her with the hand weight. After she was beaten on the head with a hand weight, she had a healthy baby girl a few days …show more content…
She was on her way to Cleveland Child Services to prove that she could take care of her son Joey. Michelle Knight had a rough childhood: struggling in classes, kids calling her mean names like “Dopey”, drugs, and alcohol. In 1994, Michelle was thirteen and she ran away from home. The reason she ran away because she was sexually molested at a young age. She was recruited to be a drug runner. Michelle was paid $300 per week. The day she went to go get her son was the day the world would never see Michelle until 10 years later. She was on her way to get her son when Ariel (Emily Castro’s father) came up beside her on the side of the road and asked her if she needed a ride to go to child services (Glatt). When Ariel opened the door for Michelle at Family Dollar, she noticed that the inside of the door did not have a handle. Ariel told Michelle that he had puppies which he needed to get rid of and he would let her choose one for Michelle’s son, Joey. Suddenly there was no puppies to be found and she sensed something bad was going to happen. He led her to a pink bedroom slamming and locking the door; he pushed her down on the ground and told her to lie still or she would die. She stood still and he tied her feet so tight her feet went numb. After he was done with her feet, he tied her arms so she could not fight with him. Ariel stood over Michelle Knight and started to do inappropriate actions over her. After
According to the BBC, Charlotte Wyatt was an infant born three months premature in October 2003. This premature birth has caused complications including severe brain damage. The medical professionals caring for Charlotte acknowledged this, predicting that she would live no more than a few months, regardless of medical care. Charlotte remained living under hospital care as she received medical treatment, including things like constant oxygen supply, and at this point, she did not respond to stimulation but appeared to be suffering significant pain. She continued to outlive doctor’s predictions as these conditions continued for months.
Because of financial difficulties with his real estate business, her father, who had developed health problems as well, took a federal job in Atlanta in 1938, when Mary Flannery was 13. However, settling in Atlanta proved difficult for the family, and Mary Flannery and her mother Regina Cline O'Connor moved to the mother's family home in Milledgeville in fall of the same year.
I have been told of the conditions in the schools and their lack of proper facilities. These acquantenses tell me that Castro his controlling the boy’s father, monitoring his phone calls and making sure he tells everyone that he wants his boy to come home. They say he is not able to say what he really wants for fear of himself and family. For fear that Castro will take away the family’s food and shelter in Cuba. Over all, the general picture that has been painted is not pretty.
Ariel Castro was brought into custody on May 6th, 2013 after a distraught and terrified Amanda Berry was able to make an attempt to escape. It was Amanda Berry's bravery and that of Castro's neighbors that saved her and the other two women being held captive for over a decade. The three women were only girls when Ariel Castro first captured them, but that was not the worst of it, he chained and locked them up in his little home and tortured and raped them repeatedly. At one point, Castro beat Michelle Knight after he impregnated her to cause a miscarriage. At his trial, Castro stated “ I am not a monster, I am sick.(Eliott C. McLaughlin and Pamela Brown, 1970)
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Fidel Castro has most certainly been a controversial dictator during his reign in Cuba. His regime has made quite the infamous name for itself during the sixties. When news spread of his, for some, long anticipated death, some were riddled with joy and took to the streets with celebration. Others were solemn for the fall of an impactful leader. However, no one could deny that he left a legacy. Majority of what we hear about Fidel Castro in the United States is negative, seeing that Fidel ousted United States backed dictator Batista and positioned himself against the United States throughout much of his time in power. It shouldn’t be forgotten that Fidel has done pretty indefensible things while in charge but he also is not totally devoid of
In 1952, Flugencio Batista, then president of Cuba, conducted yet another falsified election in his favor. Resulting in a shutdown of all political parties, constitutional rights and even the closure of the University where Castro attended. By July 26, 1953 Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl, standing for social justice, began assembling, “111 insurgents... and headed an armed assault on the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba,” (Padgett 43). Raúl and Fidel were caught and set to trial, beginning the Revolution of Cuba. It was at this trial where Fidel Castro stood before the judges announcing his lack of fear for prison stating confidently, “History will absolve me” (Fidel Castro). This is where his support came from, he was seen by his followers as the symbol of avengers who stood up the greater evil. Through gore and long ensued battles his victory came in January of 1959, Fidel Castro was the new leader of Cuba (Fidel: The Untold Story). Those who were pro Batista fled to Miami and other far away locations as soon as possible. While those who stayed, predominately the working class, stayed and celebrated in the streets because justice had been served and the dictator had been overthrown by the Valiant
When her husband, Barack Obama, ran for president and was elected, she began to advocate for support of military families and solving child obesity. As the First Lady of the United States, she became very influential and a popular role model. She became very well known for her work with children and getting them more physically active and healthier. She has also volunteered at homeless shelters and soup kitchens, and has spoken at public schools to teach children the importance of education. Becoming First Lady gave Michelle many opportunities to spread her ideas and influence
Michelle Knight was his first victim in August 2002. Knight had not had the best life before her abduction. She had been bullied and assaulted at school and had dropped out of high school due to the abuse and became pregnant. Michelle Knight accepted a ride from Castro after recognizing him as the father of a classmate. Michelle was lured to Castro’s home on the
victimized in a violent rape. When older she worked at a brothel were she cleaned the floors, it
Fidel Castro was born on August 19, 1926, in Birán, Cuba. He spent most of his younger years on his father's farm with his brothers and sisters. Then, he attended Belen, a famous Jesuit boarding school, and excelled in sports, history, geography, and debate (Press 11-13). In 1945, Castro began law school at the University of Havana and became very involved in politics. Later, In July 1953, Castro led about 120 men in an attack on the Moncada army barracks in Santiago de Cuba. The assault failed and Batista’s troops succeeded. During the course of the battle, Castro was captured an...
Around the time of the late 1940s, Castro had joined in a group in which one of the leaders were killed. The Group was the socialist Party of the Cuban People. Castro stole guns for the group, and had returned home later that year. He had a children the year later, with his wife Mirta Diaz Bal...
Cuba. After a few years of exile in Mexico, Castro and a small band of about
Lillian Wald was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 10, 1867 into a cultured Jewish family. Both of her parents were immigrants, her mother was from Germany and her father was from Poland. The Walds’ moved from Cincinnati to New York where Lillian’s father, Max, dealt in optical wares in Rochester. She had the advantage of a very good education; not only did she know Latin, but she also spoke German and French as well as English.
Although it is certain that Fidel Castro and Fulgencio Batista would not have been able to peacefully sit in the same room together, they are alike in more ways than either man would ever have liked to admit. When reviewing the effects they had on Cuban history, many similarities could be noted. At the very start of each man's political career, he overthrew his predecessor using some sort of militant force. In Batista's case, this was achieved by staging a coup with military backing. For Castro, he was a main figurehead in the Cuban Revolution who eventually emerged as Cuba's leader for many years to come. At the onset of both leader's career's as Cuba's leader, Batista and Castro were admired by the majority of the public, but they went on to establish dictatorships and suspended the constitution, thus were later disliked by many.