The island of Jamaica is very rich in culture and has many historic turnabouts throughout the years. The country has a rich and complex history including being the first country to have Arawak and Taino Indians settle there. The Arawak Indians of South America were the first people to settle in Jamaica the named the island Xaymaca meaning land of wood and water. Christopher Columbus’ first arrival was in 1494. Christopher Columbus’ son settled in Jamaica in 1509. During Spain’s occupation on the
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Girls Can We Educate We Dads? Diction. “Girls can we educate we dads” is a poem written by James Berry‚ a Jamaican poet in the 1900’s which speaks about a girl who criticizes her dad’s stereotypical views about girls’ behavior and thoughts. The main message or theme that the author is trying to send to the reader is that involving stereotyping‚ generalization‚ and sexism and how these thoughts are present in many men all around the world yet are not true. This poem consists of many factors
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voice” and this is the theme of my Communication Studies Internal portfolio “Music: How it Impacts the Lives of Male Teenagers.” In the expository section‚ I presented a 10 minute speech to my teacher where I discussed the impact of music on Jamaican teenagers and teenagers in general. In this presentation I brought up points having to do with what music is‚ the benefits having to do with music‚ some drawbacks having to do with music‚ the overall influence it can have on teenagers and the advantages
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encounters are quite evident throughout the region. The cosmopolitan nature of the region’s language and cultural diversity develop from the mixture of European languages with Native American languages (mainly the Caribs and Arawaks) in the formation of creoles and local patois (hybrid languages) and those of Africans brought to the Caribbean as slaves‚ not withstanding the contributions of Asians mainly from India and China‚ and Middle Easterners. The fabric of Caribbean Literature is woven with the historical
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chattel slavery on the sugar estate of the British Caribbean. Also it is revisionism of previous knowledge as many contradictions of past events were made throughout the book with vital evidence to support such claims. A main focus is placed on the Jamaican territory in the British Caribbean during the time period of 1770-1834. A specific center of interest was directed towards the Golden Grove plantation owned by Chaloner Arcedekne‚ an absentee owner who wished to reside in England and as a result
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In Banquo’s wedding‚ the guest that would not be able to attend would be Annabelle‚ the daughter from “Girl‚” by Jamaica Kincaid. In the original story‚ the story of a young girl with a domineering mother that controls every aspect of her life is exhibited. The oppressive trait depicted by her mother is the focus of the story through demeaning remarks such as "try to walk like a lady and not like the slut you are so bent on becoming." These comments silence the girl and demonize her leaving her with
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Thus‚ the British and the American treat the colonized as the other‚ this treatment causes an identity crisis throughout the construction of the colonized otherness‚ this binary opposition puts the colonizers in the inferiority position Hall states that ’’Not only‚ in Said’s ’Orientalist’ sense‚ were we constructed as different and other within the categories of knowledge of the West by those regimes. They had the power to make us see and experience ourselves as other’’ (qtd in Cultural Hybridity
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dancehall artiste in jamaica has released where he openly acknowledges that he bleaches his skin and/or the promotion of doing so. In Kartel’s song "Cake Soap" (2010)‚ he says in Jamaican creole (also known as Jamaican patois)‚ "Cool‚ like mi wash mi face wit di cake soap" (meaning that he washes his face with cake soap‚ a Jamaican term for a detergent soap that contains bleach and that some people reportedly use to lighten their skin). In the 2011 song "Look Pon We" (featuring Russian)‚ Kartel boldy
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dancehall music is the one of the most popular types enjoyed. My theme is dancehall music because of my growing concern to the negative impacts this type of music has brought upon the Jamaican youth population. The intention of this project is to investigate and expose the effects of dancehall music towards the Jamaican youth population. I am personally interested in this theme because I enjoy music very much and being in the music club at my school has influenced me to explore different genres of
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Lady Saw’s song based on its applicability and relevance for social commentary on the present day Caribbean. Jamaican Dancehall over the years has continuously been used as a method of mass announcement that declares unswervingly to society‚ as an artistic form of remonstration. A demand for change is intensely ubiquitous and easily absorbed by listeners if this genre. It is most times used for ethnic construction and broadcasting of thoughts that reflect realities of their creators. Lady Saw’s
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