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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

Undergraduate Coursework Accountability Statement (To be completed by student)

ACADEMIC YEAR: ___2013/2014__ SEMESTER: _____Summer___________

COURSE CODE: __FOUN1101__ TITLE: ___Caribbean Civilization_________

NAME: ___Junior Robinson_____ ID: ___312100238_________

1 I hereby certify that I am the author of the attached item of coursework and that all materials from reference sources have been properly acknowledged.
2 I understand what plagiarism is and what penalties may be imposed on students found guilty of plagiarism.
3 I certify that this paper contains no plagiarised material.
4 I certify that this is my own work and that I did not receive any unfair assistance from others (including unauthorized collaboration) in its preparation.
5 I certify that this paper has not previously been submitted either in its entirety or in part within the UWI system or to any other educational institution.
6 In the case of group work: a I certify that the individual work of each member of the group has been clearly indicated; b that where no such indication has been given, I take the responsibility for the work as if it were the section of the paper for which I am solely responsible; and c that I have not collaborated with any members of the group to breach the University’s regulations.

Signature: Junior Robinson

Date: 2013-06-10

Calypso according to the dictionary is define as a type of music that originated in the West Indies, notably in Trinidad, and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects1. This type of music was the voice of the people and the slaves on a whole. This particular genre of music was the background of communication by the slaves which represents the voice of the slaves when they could not communicate with each other at will and it instigate the road to freedom. Originally, calypso music was a type of code used in communication among

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