factors that have led Caribbean migrants living in the metropolitan countries to create a home away from home: According to a definition taken from Wikipedia a metropolitan area is a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories‚ sharing industry‚ infrastructure‚ and housing. A migrant can be defined as one that moves from one region to another by chance‚ instinct‚ or plan. The Culture of migration that characterizes Caribbean societies sees migration
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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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Caribbean Studies Definitions Term | Definition | Tectonic activity | Earth movements that impact and influence the surface of the earth resulting in earthquakes‚ volcanic activity and mountain building are when plate margins interact with each other. | ENSO | El Niño- Southern Oscillation. El nin͂o refers to the warming of the sea surface in the equatorial Pacific‚ which leads to the atmospheric changes known as the Southern Oscillation and rainfall and temperature variations globally. |
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THEME: Languages in the Caribbean TOPIC: Oral Traditions within the Culture RESEARCH STATEMENT: To examine the factors contributing to the diminishing presence of the oral tradition within the Jamaican society. INTRODUCTION Oral traditions are viewed as “the means by which knowledge is reproduced‚ preserved and conveyed from generation to generation…” – Renee Hulan‚ Renate Eigenbrod It is through interaction and interrelation that we procure experiences
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STUDY CASE (INTERNET CRIMES) 1 Open Source Licensing Open source licensing is resorted to by many sites. However this has certain legal issues. Basically there can be an issue of copyright. Other relevant issues are questions of enforceability on account of clash of local legislation and international agreement. The rights of a programmer warranties and software pattents also needs to detailed study. 2 Cyber Jurisdiction Internet creates virtual world. There are no demarcated boundaries between
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Ethnic affiliation play in Caribbean Society and Culture Subject: Caribbean Studies Teacher: Mrs. L. Nation Account for the changing role that Race‚ Colour and Ethnic affiliation play in Caribbean Society and Culture The
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Teenage Awareness of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Barbados Caribbean Studies Contents Acknowledgments.................. 1 Introduction.............................. 2 Literature Review................... 3-4 Data Collection Sources........ 5 Presentation of Findings...... 6-11 Interpretation of Findings... 12-13 Discussion of Findings
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is this reflected in Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (C.S.E.C) passes‚
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perils of burning garbage” Retrieved February 20‚ 2014 from The Jamaican Gleaner Website: http://jamaicagleaner.com/gleaner/20090516/letters/letters3.html Mustapha‚ N Ramsawak‚ R.‚ & Umraw‚ R. (Ed.). (2005) Modules in Social Studies for the Caribbean‚ (4th ed.) Caribbean Educational Publishers Brock‚ M http://www.ehow.com/info_8478076_effects-garbage-environment.html Thomas-Hope‚ E. (ed.) (1998)
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Introduction In the Caribbean and specifically in Jamaica‚ the most accepted language for communication is that language left to us by our European colonisers. The pidgin that developed from the contact of the African slaves and European masters later developed into their own individual languages (or Creoles). They (the elite in society) shun these languages as inappropriate or inadequate for public and sometimes even private use. This notion is widely accepted by even those who can speak nothing
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