"Cent‚ five cents‚ ten cents‚ dollar." are the words of a famous calypso song. The Oxford dictionary defines calypso as a "West Indian song with improvised‚ usually up to date words." Calypso rhythms can be traced back to the arrival of the first African slaves brought to work in the sugar plantations of Trinidad. Forbidden to talk to each other‚ and robbed of all links to family and home‚ the slaves began to sing songs. They used calypso‚ which can be traced back to West African Kaiso‚ as a means
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about carnivals‚ we got a good understanding on how the Caribbean is different from other parts of the world. Carnivals are conducted in several places throughout the world‚ and one is different from the other. Based on the differences the carnivals in the Caribbean exhibit we can make assumptions on Caribbean identity. When it came to the carnivals in the Caribbean there was something extraordinary about their practices. In the Caribbean‚ the carnivals seemed to merge multiple past cultures into
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Jamaica’s population of more than 2.5 million is equally divided between urban and rural dwellers. Jamaicans are mostly descendants of Africans but there are also East Indians‚ Chinese‚ Europeans‚ and Arabs. Jamaica is the third-largest island in the Caribbean Sea and since 1870 the capital has been Kingston‚ now with a population of more than 645‚000. The climate is tropical and tourists flock to Jamaica for its beautiful beaches. Jamaica has been called the Island of Springs‚ and the vegetation is striking
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Caribbean Studies Describe the value of Coral Reefs to Caribbean society and culture. Coral Reefs are the home of more than one quarter of all known marine fish species and tens of thousands of other species. The Caribbean coral reefs are vital and valuable natural resources that contain a wealth of biodiversity including over 60 species of coral and 1‚500 different species of fish – many of which are found nowhere else on earth. Coral reefs provide both a good and a service to many Caribbean
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Africans from their native lands‚ brought on a new hybrid in the Caribbean. It all began in the 16th century when about 10 million Africans were brought to the Americas as slaves. More than half of these slaves were sent to the Caribbean. The Caribbean now has the most concentrated cluster of Africans in the Americas‚ with most of the population living in the Greater Antilles. With the imprint of millions of Africans in the Caribbean‚ a neo-Africa was created‚ allowing the African people and their
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World History Test Essay The region of Central America and the Caribbean are laden with such cinematic and beautiful physical features such as sunny beaches‚ volcanic mountains‚ rain forests‚ and clear blue water. Thus it is this beauty that is considered as the greatest resource for the region among others‚ due to the amount of tourism it has bloomed.(Salter 58) The region is renowned for its agriculture – friendly soil‚ which is renowned for the abundance of crops. As a result European powers
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Carmel‚ Rhea Farrell‚ Kyla Burton‚ La-Chelle Carter‚ Zhané Joseph‚ Kyla Weaver‚ Shennel Douglas and Niah Joseph Teacher: Mrs. Camacho Subject: Caribbean Studies According to Marcus Garvey‚ “a people without the knowledge of their past history‚ origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Cultural arts continue to be of major influence in Caribbean society. Cultural Arts is interpreted as‚ the civilization of a given people or nation at a given time or over all time; its customs‚ its arts
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The Essential Elements in Language and Literacy Curriculum in the Caribbean. Subject: Curriculum Issues in Language Arts Education Curriculum issues in Language Arts Education suggest many things‚ in order to understand the problems we must first grasp the theory of what is language Arts Education. English Language Arts Education incorporates the teaching and learning of reading‚ writing‚ speaking‚ listening‚ and viewing. Integration of language arts occurs in multiple ways. First‚ curriculum
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate CSEC CARIBBEAN HISTORY SYLLABUS Effective for examinations from May/June 2011 Published by the Caribbean Examinations Council © 2010‚ Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system‚ or transmitted in any form‚ or by any means electronic‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise without prior permission of the author or publisher.
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designated “hot spots” for fifteen days on the 21st August‚ 2011. The state of emergency was further extended until 5th December‚ 2011. The recent state of emergency in Trinidad (August 21st 2011- 5th December 2011) was chosen in relevance to Caribbean Studies because it was one of the most recent events that had a serious impact on the lives of the citizens. The financial and cultural inconveniences faced by my family during this state of emergency persuaded me to study this event. The researcher
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