Help with ideas for paper

The question for the 3,000 word paper: Was colonial rule an unmitigated disaster for the people of Cuba, or can one argue that the colonial legacy in Cuba contained some positive elements from the viewpoint of the colonial subjects and their descendents? The class: Politics of the Developing World, 2nd year level Problems: 1. Correct focus? -done much research on general conditions of Spanish colonial rule, the Spanish-American War, Cuban independence and American imperialism -question is involves many complex elements, not just Spanish "colonial legacy" -how am I to assume the perspective of the colonial subjects and their descendents? -do I write the paper while consideri... click for more