George R. R. Martin’s short story about zombies does not focus on the zombie apocalypse as so many stories and movies do in today’s popular zombie culture. In what can only be assumed to be a far distant future, Martin’s zombies are surgically altered humans whose brains have been replaced by a synthetic alternative. This turns these formerly alive humans into form of cheap, or slave, labor that is exploited on planets where most humans are either unwilling, or unable to work (Martin, 2008). Martin’s zombies in this story harken back to the origins of the modern zombie mythos. Those being derived from the African slaves who toiled on the sugar plantations of Hatti (Estes, 2012). I do not think it is any coincidence that Martin’s zombies are…
The Serpent and the Rainbow. by Wade Davis( A Harvard scientist uncovers the startling truth about the secret world of Haitian voodoo and zombies.1985.) In The Serpent and the Rainbow: Author Wade Davis travels through Haiti in search of the way haitians are able to create zombies on there own, and a way to understand their culture as well. When Wade begins to receive more knowledge towards their culture and the term zombification, he also begins to see how deep the actual Haitian social justice system is connected when dealing with the world of voodoo. When Wade realizes that voodoo is a major thing in some cases, and that it's used as a form of punishment just like the powder that's being used to turn people into zombies.…
Requiem Guatemala reflects the Guatemalan civil war and the attempt to stop the communist. This war was between the civilians and the government, leading to multiple massacres including, the massacre of cuarto pueblo, and the massacre of Puente alto. Five young men of Santa Cruz gave up their lives for the people, all this recorded by a priest named Father Fernando Bermudez, who had to flee to Mexico after receiving several death treats for his recordings on this situation. Despite the fact of nothing but evil happening during this time the pueblos always stayed united as one in the fight towards the governments bad deeds. I felt that the theme could be defined as staying strong as a union against the…
Kevin Brockmeier is An American writer of fantasy and literary fiction. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on December 6, 1972 and is a graduate from Southwest Missouri state university. Brockmeier has won 3 O.Henry prizes, The Chicago Tribune’s Nelson Algren Award for short story fiction, several. And He also won the Booker Worthen Literary Prize and the Porter Fund Literary Prize. Kevin Brockmeier is a very successful author and is known for his short stories.…
In chapter 13 zombies was a popular myth in Haiti; and was believed to be people who die and are called back to life by witchcraft. This chapter talks about Zora’s personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica where she participated as in initiate rather than just an observer of voodoo practices. During her visits she stayed with several types of voodoo priests. (Houngans and Bocors) She witnessed various ceremonies with her own eyes. The religion is a mishmash of Christian and African elements. Often after reciting a Catholic litany of saints, a litany of loas (voodoo gods) is chanted as well. The voodoo gods are separated into the Rada or Arada gods (the good ones) and the Petros gods (the evil one). Zora never says if raising the dead is done…
On the other hand, Professor Markley holds a quite neutral attitude to the Voudou. When she defined the “Traditional Cultures”, she judged on these cultures unbiasedly. In the reading material, she wrote that traditional cultures “have limited technology but extensive knowledge of environment.” She considered both the limit and advantage of an exotic culture. What’s more, Professor Markley use Alfred Metraux’s “Voodoo in Haiti” to introduce what is Vodou, the history of Voudou, central believes, healing and code of ethics. The article is much more like a scientific document and tells us some background knowledge of the Voudou. Besides, Markley quoted the interviews with Haitian practitioners of Voudou when introducing the one creator God-Le Bon Dieu. For example, “He conjures up no precise image, he’s too far away for there to be much point even in addressing…
The U.S. consisted of natural resources that would become the driving force for the thriving economy. The central idea of the post-Civil War era of corporations was the dependence on raw materials from around the world and sold goods in global markets. The rising economy was beginning to influence future infrastructure of the growing United States before the Civil War. Also, the politics was a huge part of the disputes of the big businesses that would later be the main reason corporations grew. The U.S. entered a “new economy” which increased in number, size, and influence on big business on politics between the period of 1970-1900 that led to rapid increase in American changes in the economy.…
Requiem Guatemala reflects the affects of spreading Catholicism during a time of war. The novel, by Marshall Bennett Connelly, creates an image of the horrific killings of the five boys during the time of the civil war in Guatemala. The priest that survived to retell the tragic stories of the killings was explained as they occurred in Penny Lernoux’s People of God, which differs than that of Connelly’s story. The theme of his story is how good people get punished for doing great things.…
With my heart beating out of my chest, the only thing I could think of was that I did not want to die in Mexico. It was a warm sunny day as we started our ATV adventure outside of the comforts and security of the resort walls. There were 6 of us and we planned to take turns driving. When it was our turn, we could go anywhere we could get the machine. The rental guy was nice enough to loan us his personal iPod, as the machine had a stereo. The iPod was filled with Mexican music of all sorts. How fitting, we realized. What would a Mexican adventure be without the music?…
The topic of this essay is all about Haiti and its culture. In the following paragraph it will be going over who discovered Haiti, when was Haiti settled and where it is located. I didn’t know much about before this prompt, Haiti except that is is a nice island filled with culture. Haiti is a unique country because of its colorful culture and people that inhabit the wonderful island.…
Laguerre, Michel S. Voodoo and Politics in Haiti. New York: St. Martin 's, 1989. Print.…
For this week, I read on CNN a story about what Fidel Castro thought about President Obama’s visit to Cuba written by Patrick Oppmann. The relationship between Cuba and the US has not been great ever since the embargo’s and Fidel Castro. Ever since Castro took over Cuba, the US has had embargo’s and bans placed on Cuba and have not really allowed Cubans to migrate to the US and vice versa. Neither the US or Cuba have had an embassy in each others country for quite some time, until the US lifted the embargo and made a deal with Cuba, which allowed the embassies to reopen. In this article, it talks about how a communist Cuban paper, the Granma, published a full page column titled “Brother Obama”, in which the former Cuban president rejected Obama’s visit and his words of reconciliation.…
In the novel “Chronicle of a death Foretold” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez honor is one of the many significant themes that play an important role in the story. In the story, Santiago is brutally murdered because of family honor. He is also never warned by any of the townspeople, except his friend who fails to warn him because they all believe that family honor was needed to be restored to the Vicario name after what was believed to have happened. If honor didn’t play a role in the story Santiago would have never ended up being killed.…
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GENERAL COMMENTS The Caribbean Studies examination comprised three papers — Paper 01 consisted of 15 compulsory short-response questions, Paper 02 consisted of eight essay questions of which candidates were required to answer four, and Paper 03 was the Internal Assessment component for which candidates conducted research and submitted a research paper. Paper 03/1, the alternative to the Internal Assessment, was written by private candidates. Paper 01 contributed 27 per cent to candidates‘ overall grade, Paper 02 contributed 33 per cent, and Papers 03/1 and 03/2 each contributed 40 per cent to candidates‘ overall grade.…