Hugo Chávez (Venezuela)
By Kristen Campbell
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Visual Analysis
This clip from YouTube is from a Fox News newscast and it’s about how Hugo Chávez
became the President of Venezuela. It provides some brief background information on how he was a part of the Venezuelan military, how he became president of Venezuela, and how he was ill from cancer which lead to his death in 2013. Chávez was said to have been one with the poor class in Venezuela. In the clip from Fox News, there are shots of him greeting hundreds of Venezuelans such as him lifting up a small boy. Other shots of him were also him doing the salute pose when he was involved with the Venezuelan Government, him signing the new constitution that put many Venezuelans to protest against him which led him to his two year absence from political office. The end of this clip also mentioned that had wanted to become a baseball player before he had actually became president, Chávez had cancer, which lead him to having a short life span of an age of 59 years old.
Creative Piece Journal Entry
Dear Journal,
Today was another great day of visiting the poor class on the street just for me.
I have decided that if I can keep up with having a much longer term in office, I will be unstoppable and the people will have to keep voting for me for future presidential elections. I secretly love having people adore me as their leader and I intend to keep it that way. Although I do have to say a couple of things; do my people secretly hate me for ruling them for such a long time? What if they are just pretending to like me so that the economy want go corrupt? Ah, what am I saying, that won't happen for a while. Anyway, I have another parade with the locals who are waiting for me to greet them.
-Chavez
Essential Question: Was Chávez a positive inspiration to the country of Venezuela or did he have a negative impact on Venezuela during his reign of Presidency?
Citations
"Hugo Chávez Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, Web. 04 May 2015.