Name: N. Ricketts Topic: Newer Industries Caribbean economies from their earliest periods of colonization were essentially agrarian based (during slavery). Economical activities included livestock farming and small farming done by the peasants. There were also trading and commerce which included the establishment of shops‚ inns and taverns. Large plantations were worked by a mass of slaves with the premier crop being Sugar Cane. When the colonizers first came to the West Indies they mainly grew
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What is Feminist Thought or Feminist Theory? Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining‚ establishing and defending equal political‚ economic‚ and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Feminist theory emerged from these feminist movements and includes general theories and theories about the origins of inequality‚ and‚ in some cases‚ about the social construction of sex and gender‚ in a variety of disciplines. Waves of Feminism The period described as first-wave feminism refers
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MODULE 1: CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE OVERVIEW Module 1 introduces students to the role played by geography in shaping the society and culture of the Caribbean region as well as the historical evolution of Caribbean society‚ the cultural characteristics of the Caribbean people‚ and the ways in which Caribbean society and culture influence and are influenced by societies and cultures outside the region. GENERAL OBJECTIVES On completion of this Module‚ students should: 1. Understand the factors which
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Aspects of slavery from c. 500 BCE until c. 1650 CD Slavery or servitude could be described as one of the most important factors that shaped the culture and lifestyles of the world. Slavery is an essential characteristic to mention when describing all parts of history‚ including ancient‚ medieval and New World societies. These societies viewed class status as a major structural part of their everyday life and social makeup. Class status helped to organize the hierarchy of the nation and produce
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The economic challenges facing the Caribbean The Caribbean is far from immune from the global economic crisis. Although many Governments initially thought themselves safe from its effects it has become apparent that every nation will see: • Falling remittances from nationals overseas; • A significant decline in tourism/visitor arrivals (forecast by some governments to be down by between 30 and 40 per cent for the year); • volatile exchange rates and in particular the a fall in income
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Slavery has been in the United States early as 1619. Slaves were brought to America for one thing and one thing only‚ money. Tobacco took a great amount of work to harvest‚ but with the slaves help it all got completed. Slaves cost at least three more times than a regular servant for the reason that slavery was their life‚ it was their job. Regular servants finished their ‘slavery’ time in about 4 years. Slavery really got across the whole country as time passed‚ and in 1670 the crop‚ tobacco‚ took
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Content Topic…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 History................................................................................................................................. 3 Appearance ……………………………………………………………………………… 3-4 Entertainment ……………………………………………………………………………… 5 Housing …………………………………………………………………………………… 5-6 Survival (farming and hunting)…………………………………………………………… 6-8 Religion……………………………………………………………………………………
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The practice of slavery was more common in the southern states in America. Slavery first started in 1619 in Jamestown‚ Virginia. One of the main reasons for so much slavery down south was because of the large plantations. It was cheaper to buy‚ house‚ clothe‚ and feed slaves then it would be to hire day workers and pay them a wage. The practice of slavery spread quickly from town to town and state to state until generations of slaves quickly became the norm. When it comes to slave auctions‚ Day
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There are various types of Caribbean family forms. The emergence of the different family types was largely due to historical influences that shape Caribbean civilization; such as racial diversity‚ ethnicity‚ social class‚ African cultural retention‚ legacy of Plantation slavery‚ and culture of poverty (Herskovits‚ Lewis‚ Clarke‚ Smith). Caribbean society has grown into an international mixture of different races and ethnic groups that construct their reality in the Caribbean. This mixture has resulted
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Caribbean Basin Initiative The title is a play are words itself which alludes to the United States initiative to stimulate certain countries Caribbean economy . The CBI which is externally a imposed solution is contrasted with the initiative of individuals- in this case the Haitian people who from time to time choose the dangerous route to migration in small open boats. The poem begins with an epigraph from Mary Kingsley when the quotation creates an image of travelers in small boats‚ that it would
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