vacation to Jamaica. Mapsoftheworld.com states that Jamaica’s population of more than 2.5 million is equally divided between urban and rural dwellers. Jamaicans are mostly descendants of Africans but there are also East Indians‚ Chinese‚ Europeans‚ and Arabs. Jamaica is the third-largest island in the Caribbean Sea and since 1870 the capital has been Kingston‚ now with a population of more than 645‚000. The climate is tropical and tourists flock to Jamaica for its beautiful beaches. Jamaica has been
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anxious to expand and become rich. Realising that her monopoly was in danger she set out ‘to nip in the bud’ the plans of the other Europeans. Some methods she put in place or referred to were: Papal Edict & The Treaty of Tordesillas The Caribbean also referred to as the New World was ‘discovered’ by Spain in 1492 on Christopher Columbus’ first voyages from Spain. Immediately after his return Spain professed that this entire area was theirs‚ however it became effective in 1493 when Pope Alexander
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calypso as a "West Indian song with improvised‚ usually up to date words." Calypso rhythms can be traced back to the arrival of the first African slaves brought to work in the sugar plantations of Trinidad. Forbidden to talk to each other‚ and robbed of all links to family and home‚ the slaves began to sing songs. They used calypso‚ which can be traced back to West African Kaiso‚ as a means of communication and to mock the slave masters. Calypso singing competitions held annually at carnival time grew
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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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Types of Dance Ballroom Dance: The Ballroom dance is one of the most entertaining and elite styles of dancing. In the earlier days‚ Ballroom dance was only for the privileged class of people. This style of partner dance originated in Germany but is popular all over the world. Today‚ the popularity of Ballroom dance has spread to many corners! This dance includes many other dance styles (Tango‚ Waltz‚Foxtrot‚ Swing‚ Cha-cha‚ Rumba‚ Samba‚ Salsa‚ etc.). There are many dance techniques that have been
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the upbeat Charleston Dance. Most people will associate this dance with the flappers and the speakeasy‚ despite its origins‚ because many young women used it as a way to mock the people who supported the Prohibition. As a result‚ the Charleston was considered to be a provocative and immoral dance during its time. In this paper‚ I want to briefly explore the dance’s history‚ its characteristics‚ how it reached popularity‚ how the social implications of the time affected the dance‚ and ultimately how
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Most Caribbean nation’s interpretation of Yemoja is “Mami Wata”. She appears as a curly to kinky haired woman‚ with long black hair combed straight back. Yemoja is visualized as a mermaid or humanistic water being. She is often unclothed from the waist up. “Mami Wata” regularly carries luxurious trinkets such as mirrors‚ combs‚ and watches. Though she is a beautiful mermaid complete with tail‚ she is also said to walk the streets of modern African cities. The colours differ from Yemoja; the colours
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Roberts‚ a Jamaican demographer‚ suggests that due to slavery there are five stages of demographic transition in the British Caribbean. These stages are much more suited to describing changes in the Caribbean population because it takes into consideration our historical past. The first stage has to do with the period of early enslavement in the early eighteenth century Caribbean islands gained a population due to slaves being imported from Africa by Europeans who depended on the slaves as a labour force
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My initiative project created two different interventions‚ a liturgical dance group and a support group targeted at African American women. This project was 6-week long randomized study and tested the change in the participant’s thoughts on both adequate physical activity and dietary requirements. Both intervention targeted social and cultural values. The study used surveys at the beginning and at the end to determine the effectiveness of the interventions by the results of the individual surveys
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CARIBBEAN FEMINIST THOUGHT The issues concerning women in the Caribbean were seriously brought to the fore in the 1960’s -70’s. This came out of women’s movement in the USA where issues of racial and social equality were brought to the forefront of political policies and social concerns. Barbara Bush and Lucille Mathurin-Mair were early pioneers of women’s movements. They argued for women to have a place in history and more specifically in the slave society and resistance movement. Other historians
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