"The value of the Caribbean colonies to Europe came to be in their sugar production."¹ After the European explorers realised that the Caribbean was not naturally rich in gold and other precious metals; they were desperate to find other ways in which they could use these islands to benefit themselves. After several failed attempts to grow crops such as tobacco and cotton (on a large scale)‚ the Europeans realised that sugar had a greater potential to be sold in Europe than any
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MY ANCESTORS’ JOURNEY TO THE CARIBBEAN: A LINK TO MY RICH PAST 3/2/2012 BY CATO MORGAN JR. 1 BY CATO A. MORGAN JR. Contents Introduction: ......................................................................................................................... 3 My mother’s ancestry ....................................................................................................... 6 Music ....................................................................................
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Cultural Integration 2.4 enterprise. Specialised knowledge of how a product works creates jobs in areas such as information technology (IT) support. multiculturalism the official Australian Government policy of encouraging immigration from diverse‚ ethnic backgrounds. It also refers to the promotion and encouragement of the retention of ethnic languages and cultures within Australian society. popular culture considered to be more mainstream than ‘high culture’. It is associated with ‘lighter’ forms
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The legal system of the United States of America is very similar‚ almost to the point of being identical‚ to the legal system of the English-speaking Caribbean.”Discuss. The legal system of the United States of America and the English speaking Caribbean are predominantly common law legal systems. Both legal systems share a number of similarities; however‚ there are quite a number of pronounced differences that would make it impossible for one to conclude that both systems are similar to the point
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Contemporary Caribbean society According to Nassur Mustapha‚ development is defined as‚ ‘the progressive process of human‚ cultural‚ political‚ and economic and social change‚ which shapes people’s lives.’ The southern countries and particularly the Caribbean have been classified as developing countries‚ which are still somewhat dependent on the metropolis’ which once colonized them. It was Sir Arthur Lewis who first formulated a coherent strategy for industrial development in the Caribbean. In the
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An essay – Caribbean Drama‚ from the aspects of traditional or indigenous culture Stacy Herbert “If theatre is to truly represent the people and nation from which it comes‚ it should draw from its culture‚ festivals‚ traditions and folk art; and Trinidad & Tobago’s carnival offers a unique opportunity to create a theatre which truly represents this”. These are the thoughts and words of Errol Hill‚ with which I concur. In keeping with this idea‚ I will bring to the fore a number of Trinbagonian
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K. L. Johnson II 25 September 2014 Commodification of Caribbean Culture in Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place “If you go to Antigua as a tourist‚ this is what you will see. If you come by aeroplane‚ you will land at the V. C. Bird International Airport. Vere Cornwall (V.C.) Bird is the Prime Minister of Antigua. You may be the sort of tourist who would wonder why a Prime Minister would want an airport named after him – why not a school‚ why not a hospital‚ why not some great public monument?” (3)
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was started in no formal way‚ over the years it was enlightenment for almost all who were afforded this precious service. Global changes in areas such as demand for job requirement in the market place has really helped to strengthen the education system in Jamaica. It is a fact that historically education has provided some degree of upward social mobility for many Jamaicans‚ though it has done so to a lesser extent for some groups than for others. Gordon 1987 postulates that this social mobility
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whether you think it is the users of the language that are sexist. (Justify your position). Discuss the type of changes needed to resolve this issue in today’s society and how effective these changes will be‚ given the role of men and women in Caribbean Communities? What impact‚ if any‚ will this have on the teaching of English in your community? (Use reference to specific studies to support your discussion) ABSTRACT: “Sexist language” is language that expresses bias in favour
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Changes: There was a decrease in the popularity/ usage of forced labor systems. This was caused by Enlightenment thinking and the recent success of the Haitian revolution. Most of the movements that led to this improvement were led by Simon Bolivar. In the Caribbean‚ slavery was abolished. It was abolished several years before other regions like the US because of pressure from British labor unions. However‚ even though slavery was legally abolished‚ slaves were still obligated to stay with their
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