Jones raised money to fund his own church that would spread his Marxist idea. He saw the way African Americans were treated as outcasts in society as he was an outcast himself. He decided the best way to spread his beliefs would be through the church. That would the Peoples Temple. It was originally created for interracial gatherings for the homeless and sick.The Peoples Temple was formed in Indianapolis‚ Indiana in mid-1950s. Jones managed to secure an affiliation with the Disciples of Christ. With
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paksha (bright fortnight) of the Hindu calendar month Kartik. In the Gregorian calendar‚ Diwali falls between mid-October and mid-November. Diwali is an official holiday in India‚[2] Nepal‚ Sri Lanka‚ Myanmar‚ Mauritius‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad & Tobago‚ Suriname‚ Malaysia‚ Singapore and Fiji. For Hindus‚ Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. For Jains‚ Diwali marks the attainment of moksha or
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Title Page Question: Compare the independence movements in the French and the Dutch Colonies (20 marks) The path to independence for the Caribbean progressed gradually from emancipation until the end of the nineteenth century Caribbean people was shaking off the mental‚ psychological and emotional trauma associated with enslavement and bonded labour. The abolition of slavery in the various colonies did not result in any significant change in the social‚ economic
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headquarters is based in Georgetown‚ Guyana. CARICOM MEMBER STATES : Antigua and Barbuda‚ The Bahamas‚ Barbados‚ Belize‚ Dominica‚ Grenada‚ Guyana‚ Haiti‚ Jamaica‚ Montserrat‚ Saint Lucia‚ St. Kitts and Nevis‚ St. Vincent and the Grenadines‚ Suriname‚ Trinidad and Tobago CARICOM ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: Anguilla - 4 July 1999 Bermuda - 2 July 2003 British Virgin Islands - 2 July 1991 Cayman Islands - 15 May 2002 Turks
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hectares‚ yet over half of all plants and animal species live or grow here. The largest rainforest in the world is Amazon which is 600 million hectares and covers nine nations- Brazil‚ Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Guiana‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Guyana and Suriname. Tropical rainforests are home to many rare plant and animals‚ they contain 80% of all insects and 90% of all primates. Many plants and animals can only survive in the conditions tropical rainforests provide and are in danger of being instinct if
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former colonies get off to a good economic start by giving them favored status. One of the most important of these agreements was know as the Lome Convention. Among other provisions‚ it established a quota for bananas produced in Jamaica‚ Belize‚ Suriname‚ and the Windward Island. The Europeans agreed to buy a certain number of bananas each year from these Caribbean former colonies (amounting to about one-quarter of all European consumption). It also committed the Europeans to levy a tariff‚ or
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The Amazon Rainforest‚ and Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world. Located in South America‚ encompassing parts of Peru‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Guyana‚ Suriname‚ French Guiana‚ Bolivia and much of Brazil. The Amazon‚ like the rest of the forests‚ has a great variety of fauna‚ flora and mineral deposits. All are important for balance‚ both climate and ecological. The Amazon forest is developed around the Amazon River and its watershed. The title of "lungs of the planet" that holds the
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the Atlantic Ocean. It has a number of oceanic archipelagos in addition to its mainland area. Brazil is bordered by every other country in South America except Chile and Ecuador. All of the countries that Brazil borders are French Guiana‚ Guyana‚ Suriname‚ Venezuela‚ Colombia‚ Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Uruguay‚ Paraguay‚ and Argentina. Brazil is located at 10 00 S and 55 00 W. Many people would say that it has a prime location for exporting because it is so close to the Atlantic Ocean. Brazil takes advantage
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The History of Douglarization The word Dougla is of Hindu origin. The term has many meanings such as many‚ a mix and much. This term is also used to describe a certain group of people in countries such as Trinidad and Tobago‚ Suriname and Guyana. Dougla is a derogatory term used to describe a person born to one African and one Indian parent. He/ or she is referred to as a dougla. The term is often seen as offensive as it refers to a person as half- caste or a half breed. Dougla’s came about during
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moving out of a position of being owned into one of possessing property‚ of controlling and managing it for his own benefit. • The effort began long before he was set free. It began with the Maroons in the mountains of Jamaica ‚ Bush Negros in Suriname and Guyana • Early peasantry started during slavery where‚ in order to increase the food supply slaves were provided with plots of land for cultivation. Practice varied according to the size of the territory and the nature of the land. Barbados
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